CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
Days passed, but, I felt like time slowed down than the usual pace. I was slowly losing my sanity and all I wanted was to drift away from the time being. Schoolworks filled my schedule and I was busy doing them to distract myself for a while.
Elijah and I communicate lesser than before. Usually, we can only send one message per day to each other, hindi ko pa rin pinaalam sa kanya ang tungkol kay Abuela.
I was daydreaming and thinking about all my problems nang binatukan ako ni Sage.
"Hey!" Sigaw ko habang hinahawakan ang ulo ko. Ang sakit kaya!
"You're asking me to help you with your schoolworks but your busy daydreaming? How's that fair?" Singhal niya.
"Sorry." Bumuntong-hininga ako at nagpatuloy sa ginagawa. I was asking him to help me draw for my posters since he's good at drawing. "Pwede mo bang lagyan ng palm trees dito?" Turo ko sa cartolina.
"Tss." Inirapan niya ako at napakagat ako sa labi ko.
"Uh, ako nalang. It's okay." Nahiya ako sa kanya at umambang aagawin ko ang cartolina ay hinawi niya ang kamay ko.
"Don't." Aniya at hindi na lang ako nagsalita. Hinayaan ko siyang tapusin ang ginagawa niya habang nagbabasa ako.
Kinuha ko ang cellphone ko nang may nag-message. Nanuyo ang lalamunan ko nang nabasa ko ang text ni Bella. Nakatingin lang ako sa cellphone ko at hindi makagalaw.
From: Isabella
Ate, pumunta ka dito sa hospital. It's Abuela...
"I-I have to go." Tumayo ako at naglakad na paalis. Hindi ko na hinintay ang sagot ni Sage at tinakbo ko na ang canteen patungong carpark.
"Ate!" Mabilis akong nilapitan ni Bella at niyakap. Her eyes were all puffy from crying, same goes to me. Rinig na rinig ko ang hikbi niya at hinigpitan ko ang pagkayakap sa kanya. I wanted to fall down on my knees and cry, but, I had to be strong for my sisters. They leaned themselves to me, I couldn't afford to be weak. They need me.
"Shush." I tried calming her down. I caressed her back while she's still sobbing.
We waited for an hour before the doctor could talk to us. Gusto ko nalang takpan ang tainga ko para wala akong marinig na masama.
"Her condition is getting worse." Yumuko ang doctor. It's as if it pains him to give us such terrible news.
No one dared to talk. We were all quiet while looking at the floor. I can't lose my Abuela. I just can't. I was still processing everything.
Pinayagan kaming pumasok sa transparent room habang nakasuot ng disposable gown and mask. I volunteered to go in last.
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