A Match Made in a Hell

Kabanata 13

“ Wake Up , please. Open your eyes!” ramdam ko ang pagmamakaawa sa boses niya kaya napangiti ako.

I never expect that someone could possibly care for me this way that his willing to sacrifice his life.

Naaaninag ko na ang mukha ng lalaking ito. His voice is so familiar but I can't remember and I don’t have energy to think, I'm so tired to death.

Binuhat niya ako kaya napahawak ako sa leeg niya. Unting liwanag pa. Makikita na kita.

Ramdam ko ang init pero hindi dahil sa apoy kundi sa balat ng taong may hawak sa akin ngayon.

Thank you , Thank you for saving a useless girl like me. Who never care for anyone.

“ Hold me tight, Don’t try to open your eyes, It's better this way. Mas mabuting hindi mo ako makilala” kumunot ang noo ko.

I think this is the first time that I wish my memory is sharp in remembering other people voice. So I can recall who's this.

Nilapag niya ako sa  lupa nang nasa baba na kami. Malabo parin ang paningin ko ngunit nakikita ko ang katawan niya na umalis sa  tabi ko.

Why? Is he leaving me here? Well, if he doesn’t want me to know him, maybe getting out from here is the best choice before anyone could see him.

“ Wait, Thank you!” sumigaw ako sa abot ng makakaya. Naubos na ang lakas na meron ang katawan ko. I want to sleep, I want to lay in bed and rest all day.

Unti-unting bumigat ang mga talukap ko at bago ako mawala sa sarili ko ay narinig ko na ang boses ng mga taong dahilan kung bakit ako nagsumikap mabuhay. I'm safe, Then everything went black.

Nagising nalang ako sa dahil sa ingay ng lugar, where am I? at bakit ang ingay ng paligid? I expected that Hospital Room is quite but what's is happening right now ?

Binuksan ko ang isang mata ko at tinanaw ang mga tao sa loob, what the fuck? What are they doing here?

“  Uy, Gumalaw na si Sheera” tuluyan kong binuksan ang dalawang mata ko at sabay sabay silang lumapit.

Where's Kuya and Papa.They know that I hate crowded places, this room is big but I have 46 classmates. Just think how full it is rightnow.

“ Okay ka na ba? Wala bang masakit sayo?” nilibot ko ang paningin ko dahil salo salo na ang boses na naririnig ko na halos hindi ko na maintindihan.

I need to find Papa and Kuya rightnow, I have something to ask. I'm somehow nervous. It's not even a week since my birthday and Papa's condition. I wish he's just bluffing about that.

“ I'm okay, Wag kayong mag-alala. I'm still alive and kicking” nakita ko ang sabay-sabay nilang pagbuga ng hininga, Why? Are they really worried about me? How foreign, Ngayon ko lang naramdaman 'to.

May mga taong nag-aalala pala sa akin. I never care to look for other people good side because I'm blinded with the thought, they are all evil inside but sometimes maybe they are not bad.

Natanaw ko 'yong president ng council. Ano nga ulit pangalan no'n? at si Lawrence sa malayo. Sila lang dalawa ang pamilyar sa akin because you know, I hate remembering other people names.

Nakita ko ang pagpasok ni papa sa pinto. He looked at me at alam kong galit siya pero hindi lang niya pinapakita dahil sa nandyan ang mga kaklase ko.

“ Uhm, Can you please excuse us, I just want to talk with my daughter. We already booked a reservation in a restaurant. Nasa labas ang anak ko , sasamahan niya kayo. Thank you for visiting my daughter, It's truly appreciated. “

Isa isa silang nagpaalam.I wish they will stay longer for me to escape Papa. He will surely scold me for my stupid actions.

Sinara niya ang pinto at naglakad palapit sa kama ko. Tumingin ako sa bintana, I'm not ready to answer his questions.

“ You already knew what I want to ask Sheen. Spill it. Tatlong araw ka ng nakaratay diyan kaya, Alam kong okay ka na”

This is I'm afraid off. When Kuya involved in a Gang accident when he was in Highschool.
Papa didn’t even care if he can’t walk because of his bruises and wound. Tinadtad niya ng tanong. I'm glad I slept almost 3 days, kung nagising ako sa unang araw baka mas mahirap pa rito.

“ Pa, You know it's part of my job” hinagis niya sa  akin ang mga papel, bumilis ang tibok ng puso ko. No, This can't be happening.

“ I know that you remembered the condition I gave to you, right? Ang sabi ko kapag napunta ka sa Hospital dahil diyan sa trabahong 'yan ako mismo ang magtatanggal sayo, you can't change my mind, Sheen Aurora!”