Chapter 23 : The Reason

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          Vice opened his eyes and he was lying in what looks like a hospital bed. 'What happened? Where am I at?'   He looked around him and saw Jegs lying in the couch near him.

Vice :  Jegs! Jegs!

     Jegs turned and immediately got up from the couch and went beside Vice.

Jegs  : Nakunakunaku. Sandalee. (and he ran outside the room)

     Jegs came back with Donna, Beshie, a nurse and an old gentleman wearing a white lab coat in tow. A doctor, perhaps?

Vice  :  Ano nangyari? 

Beshie :  See...dok. Nagka amnesia na siya. Pati name niya di na niya siguro alam.

Vice  :  What?

Doctor :  I'm  Dr. Pineda your neurosurgeon. What's your name, young man?

Vice  : Parang YMCA  from the Village People lang na kanta ah. (Vice muttered to himself)

Doctor  :  Ano yun hijo? Ano ulit pangalan mo?

Vice  :  Ha?! Aaah...eehh...Vice po. Jose Mari Vic Edrinal po.

Doctor : Alam mo ba kung saan ka ngayon, hijo?

Vice  :  Po? Hindi po. Kagigising ko lang. Ano pong nangyari sa akin? Pero I think yung sa tanong ninyo po kung asan ako ay nasa hospital po ako di ba?

Doctor  :  You were in a car accident. Kaya tama ka dinala ka dito sa hospital. You got hit from behind. Malakas. Reckless driver bumangga sa iyo. Kaya nauntog ulo mo. Ilan kayong nabangga niya. Buti na lang you were the third car na nabanga plus you were wearing a seatbelt kung hindi tumilapon ka na palabas sa sasakyan mo. Kawawa nga yung unang nabangga niya. He died on the spot. How are you feeling right now? Di ba masakit ulo mo?

Vice  :  Natakot po doon sa kwento ninyo. Should I consider myself lucky then?  (The doctor laughed at Vice's response) Ahhh...tungkol naman po doon sa nararamdamang sakit sa ulo. Medyo dull headache lang po. Sa may bandang dito. 

     At kinapa ni Vice yung ulo niya. Napansin niya na naka bandage ulo niya. He looked at the doctor para magtanong sana.

Doctor  : Ah yes. Nagkaroon ka ng sugat sa left side ng noo mo. Your vehicle went out of control dahil sa lakas ng impact and it flipped to the side kaya nabasag yung  window sa driver's side. Broken glass ang naka sugat sa ulo mo. Don't worry wala ka namang fracture sa skull. Small incision lang. Tinahi lang namin. Mga four stitches lang. So expect that to swell up and kikirot. Just ask the nurses for pain medications, okay? Yung kailangan lang natin bantayan is yung condition mo so you might have to stay here in the hospital for a few days para ma-obserbahan pa. Head CT scan so far walang severe head injuries. Nagkaroon ka ng concussion so we still need to monitor pa.  Nabugbog lang yung utak mo dahil sa aksidente. If everything is well. Pwede na kita i-discharge in two or three days. By the way, kung medyo nahihilo ka, sobra sakit ng ulo mo,  nasusuka or nagiging drowsy ka na masyado ay ipag paalam mo or ninyo agad sa mga nurses natin ha? So we can do another CT Head scan and maagapan kung may problema.

Beshie :  Okay po Doc Pineda. Salamat po sa pag alaga sa friend namin. Vice, magpahinga ka na ulit. By the way, Doc Pineda. pwede na po ba siyang kumain. 

Doctor  : We'll wait muna. May dextrose naman siya. Di yan food pero it will keep him hydrated. We still have to observe his condition for one more day. Bukas if everything is well ay pwede na. I will see him again tomorrow. Okay, do you have anymore questions or concerns. I have to go see my other patients. Give me a call pag may problema, okay?

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