Stay Awake, Soonyoung

14

Months later...

"Soonyoung!" Jihoon hugged him as soon as he came inside his room.

Jihoon was wearing outside dress. Gumaling na yung paa niya kaya napalabas na siya ng hospital. His job was composing songs and releasing it, he became an artist.

Nakalipad na si Seokmin, nasa Europe na siya at tinutupad ang pangarap niya.

Napangiti si Soonyoung, "you're here earlier than yesterday, you finished work early?"

Tumango si Jihoon, "I missed you."

Niyakap niya pabalik si Jihoon, "nandito ka lang kaninang umaga ah?" natatawang tanong niya.

"Yeah but I still miss you."

Inalis ni Soonyoung ang yakap ni Jihoon at pinahiga sa tabi niya, "Jihoon?"

"Hm?"

"Do me a favor."

Napatingin sakanya si Jihoon, "what is it?"

He kissed Jihoon's forehead, "I want to see you perform on stage."

"You want to see me sing on stage?"

Tumango si Soonyoung.

"Magpagaling ka para makalabas ka na dito."

Tumango ulit si Soonyoung at ngumiti, yung ngiti na hindi na kita yung mga mata niya.

"Do you feel any better?"

Tumango si Soonyoung, "lately, hindi na ako nag susuka."

That's true, he doesn't puke the same amount he was puking few months ago. But it doesn't mean that he could feel the improvement, he's still weak.

Jihoon grabbed his face, "that's an improvement, tuloy mo lang ha?"

"Hmm," niyakap niya si Jihoon.

*****

"Ferry! Palabasin mo na kase si Soonyoung," pagmamaktol ni Jihoon.

They were at the hallway of the hospital. Magpeperform si Jihoon mamaya at hiling ni Soonyoung na mapanood siya pero ayaw ni Ferry palabasin si Soonyoung.

"Hindi nga kase pwede, ang kulit."

"Wala namang mangyayaring masama eh, mabilis lang kami please."

"Hindi pwede."

"Please, para kay Soonyoung naman ito eh."

"Paano kung may mangyaring masama?"

Umiling si Jihoon, "I promise you, wala."

Sandaling napatingin si Ferry kay Jihoon, "isang oras lang."

Napangiti si Jihoon, "yes! Thank you Ferry!"

Tumakbo pabalik si Jihoon sa kwarto ni Soonyoung at nadatnan niyang nagbabasa siya ng libro tungkol sa mga tiger.

"Pumayag na si Ferry!"

Napangiti si Soonyoung, "let's go?"

Tumango si Jihoon. Binuhat niya si Soonyoung at nilagay sa wheelchair niya, sobrang gaan nalang ng katawan niya kaya walang hirap siyang nabuhat ni Jihoon.

"Jihoon, magpapalit muna akong damit."

Jihoon kissed his forehead, "huwag na, ayos na yan."

"Pero pagtitinginan ako doon."

"Yeah they'll look at you because you're too beautiful, besides nandoon naman sila Mingyu, babantayan ka nila."

Tumango si Soonyoung.