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Seventeen

A/N: long chapter

Francine's POV

We arrived at the hospital in Quezon City. Nakita namin na ang daming media sa labas, covering what is happening.

Napasama sa magulong car crash sa EDSA ang car na gamit ng parents namin kasama si Ate Liza. Papunta dapat sila sa office nila Mommy when it all happened, wala pang update from the police kung ano ba talagang nangyari.

Sinalubong kami nila Tito Richard, Tita Dawn, Kuya DJ, and Ate Kath na nasa tapat ng Operating Room.

"Ate, what happened?" Agad kong yakap kay Ate Kath na stressed na din.

"Is Mom and Dad okay?" Lapit ni Andrea.

"They'll be okay." Sagot ni Ate Kath samin bago nya kami ulit yakapin ni Andrea.

"Where's Ate Liza?" Tanong ko.

"Kakadala lang sakanya sa ICU." Sagot ni Kuya DJ.

Gusto ko sanang mag-panic, or do anything to release my stress sa nangyayari, kaso I can't. We need each other right now, and I can't be weak.

Umupo kami ni Andrea sa chair. Waiting, praying na sana maging okay ang parents at kapatid namin. Pakiramdam ko we've been waiting for forever. Tinignan ko ang mga taong nakapaligid samin, I can see that they are all worried, and stressed din. The stress of waiting for an update from the doctors inside the OR is surreal.

That's when I noticed na I started fiddling with my fingers, my eyes down on the floor. Then, a hand held me, I looked at Kyle who knelt down to my level. He gave me a small smile na hindi ko maibalik sakanya dahil sa sobrang pag aalala.

Then, biglang lumabas yung surgeon from the OR. Our heads automatically turned, agad nilapitan ni Ate Kath ang lumabas na doctor. Lumapit na din ako and si Andrea.

"Doc, how's our parents?" Tanong ni Ate Kath.

The doctor took a deep breath as he looked at all of us.

"I'm sorry." He started.

At naramdaman ko nang bumagsak ang puso ko, kasabay nito ang mga luhang hindi na kayang pigilan.

"What?" Ate Kath asked, halos pabulong na ito.

"We tried." Tingin ng doctor kay Ate Kath. "I'm sorry."

"No!" Andrea exclaimed, already crying. "No! Get back there, and revive them!" She cried.

Lalapit sana si Andrea sa doctor, pero pinigilan sya ni Seth. I tried to focus on me, pero the news is too much. Hindi ako makagalaw, I can feel the cold sweat falling from my head and sa likod ko. Para bang dumoble ang lamig dito sa hospital when he apologized. I'm trying to catch my breath as my heart beats faster than it ever did.

"Please!" Andrea cried. "Revive them." She then fell on her knees sa floor. "Please, just please."

"Andrea." Alalay ni Seth si kapatid ko, who is holding her as she breaks down on the floor.

Then I felt suffocated, na parang hindi ako makahinga. I tried to catch my breath, I placed a hand on my chest as I looked at Kyle.

"Francine?" Is the last word I heard before falling into darkness.

Andrea's POV

After declaring the death of my parents, hindi na natigil ang pagpatak ng mga luha ko. Andito ako ngayon sa parang garden ng hospital. Looking around, I can see a few patients, either nurse or family members ang kasama nila.

"Ali?" I turned to see Seth who just sat beside me.

Hinawakan nya ang kamay ko, his eyes buried in mine. He wiped a tear on my face using his thumb.