"Jo...si...si mom..." I heard his sobs as he said those words.
"What? Why? What happened to tita? Where are you?" sunod-sunod kong tanong dahil kinabahan ako sa sinabi niya.
"We're in the hospital."
"Anong nangyari?" hindi na ako mapakali dahil baka kung napano na si tita.
"Na-stroke siya Jo, nasa ICU, comatose."
"What hospital?" tanong ko at inihanda na ang mga gamit ko. Sinabi niya naman kung anong ospital, "I'm coming, my love." sagot ko at ibinaba ang tawag pagkatapos ay bumalik sa pag-aayos ng gamit.
"Sa'n punta mo? " si Navi.
"Emergency." Then I picked up my bag to go to the hospital.
"May klase pa ah?" pagpapaalala niya pero kailangan ko talagang umalis. Napabuntong hininga ako at ipinagdasal na lang na sana'y hindi dumating ang prof. namin.
"Something came up. I really need to go." I replied. I didn't want to tell her about what happened until I know the details, I don't want her to worry.
"O-Ok. Ingat ka." was the last thing she said before I went out.
I drove and got there as quickly as possible, hindi na nga rin ako nakapagpalit ng damit dahil dumiretso na 'ko sa ospital, I know Lex needs someone right now. Makakahabol naman siguro ako sa lessons namin dahil isang subject na lang naman 'yon kung sakaling dumating ang prof.
"Dustin." I got his attention and tapped his shoulder because he doesn't look like his usual self, saka niya pa lang napansin ang pagdating ko.
Niyakap niya ako nang mahigpit nang makita ako, "Everything's going to be okay. You know tita's a fighter right?" I assured him and patted his back which made him relax his muscles, narinig ko rin ang mga hikbi niya.
"Sorry, may klase ka pa ba?" tanong niya nang humiwalay ako sa yakap habang pinupunasan ang mga luha niya.
"Yes, but it doesn't matter. Kaya ko namang humabol." I showed him a small smile so that he'll believe me.
"Thank you, Jo." he said while flashing a sad smile before kissing my cheek.
"Anytime, love."
Turns out, his mom's stroke was caused by stress from her work and she also has hypertension so that's another factor. Since we can't stay in the ICU any longer, we went home to his unit because it's closer. I accompanied Lex all through the night, I can't just leave him there because his father is still in his flight coming from a business meeting overseas.
"Hey, I cooked soup." I said then held his cheek which made him close eyes and feel the warmth of my hands.
BINABASA MO ANG
Courts and Constructions
Roman d'amour(Engineering Series #1) Calli, a second year Civil Engineering student from UST, meets Lex, a fourth year Legal Management student also from UST, in a night out. Will this night bring the two closer together or further apart? Two different professio...
