The Wing Series 2: Eight Pleas

CHAPTER 20

Maaga akong nagising kinabukasan. I did some stretching and exercises first before taking my time in the shower. Nakaroba lang ako at pinapatuyo ang buhok nang nahagip ng tingin ko ang stroller at travel bag na nasa gilid ng kama ko.

I heave a sigh and turn off the blower. Binuksan ko ang pinakahuling drawer sa vanity ko. I get the familiar blue notebook there. A bitter smile appeared on my lips as I flip every pages of it.

There's only four left in my pleas. I can't yet achieve the fifth since my career is still on bloom, but the sixth...somehow...I got a boyfriend.

Ngumuso ako. Kinuha ko ang cute na blue signpen na may desinyong balahibo sa unang drawer at nagsulat. Nag-init ang mukha ko sa sinulat at inilingan nalang ang sarili. Nilapitan ko ang stroller para maisilid ang notebook sa secret pocket non. Dahil sa ginawa ay nasagi ko ang passport at ticket na nasa ibabaw lang at nahulog. I blew a deep breath and pick it up with a heavy heart.

It's a one-way ticket to Canada later this evening. Pagkatapos ng event ay aalis na agad kami. My brother would stay with me there for three days. Tumawad pa ito ng isang linggo pero tatlong araw lang ang gusto ko tapos ay babalik na ito ng Pilipinas. He can visit me for the next weeks though pero ayokong magtatagal siya.

Dr. Wang said that the treatment mostly last for 6-12months pero depende parin daw iyon kung mabilis o mabagal makarecover ang katawan ko. I will be admitted to our hospital's special ward, and it means that I will be living there for as long as I'm recovering.

Funny how I used to hate hospitals. Hindi ko naisip na boung buhay ko sa ospital ako namamalagi. Every summer, I always spent it in the hospital and let the doctors monitor and do some 'research' on me. That is my kind of vacation.

How I used to hate the needles that prick my skin many times a day for the whole summer, and now, I guess for the whole year or so. How I used to hate the smell of antiseptic and ethanol, but now I will be smelling it for the whole damn year and I would also smell like one.

I really hate hospitals. It is said to where the patients are treated but I don't feel that way whenever I'm inside the building. Pakiramdam ko mas nagkakasakit ako kapag nasa hospital ako eh.

And no one will entertain me there. No annoying Dum Dum...

A knock on my door bring me back to my reverie. Sumungaw ang ulo ni Ate Mandy.

"Nasa baba si Rid. Baka lang hindi mo..."

Hindi pa natatapos ni Ate Mandy ang sasabihin ay mabilis na akong tumayo at ambang lalabas.

"Hindi ka na magbibihis?" tanong nito na agad nagpatigil sakin.

I look down at my silky red robe. Shit. Oo nga pala.

"Pakisabi po magbibihis lang ako saglit" mabilis akong pumasok sa walk in closet at agad naghanap ng damit na maisusuot.

Nasabi nga pala nito kagabi na susunduin niya ako. We will be having a breakfast in his parents' house. I wore a fitted light blue highwaist jeans and a white close-neck fitted top, then paired it with my silver stiletto. Sinadya kong ganoon ang soutin dahil may kaunting recap pa kami bago maghahanda para sa event mamaya.

Nilagyan ko ng kaunting kulay ang mukha ko at nagspray ng paboritong pabango bago tuluyang lumabas sa silid. Pababa palang ako ng hagdan ay nararamdaman ko na ang malakas ng tibok ng puso at nang magtama ang tingin namin ay halos kapusin na ako ng hininga.

Can you believe that? He's got this effect on me! Ang unfair dahil parang hindi naman ganito ang epekto ko sa kanya!

Tumayo ito sa inuupuang sofa at seryoso akong tinitigan. Matamis ko siyang nginitian at inilang hakbang ang distansyang nakapagitan samin. I was about to hug him when his arms immediately wrapped on my waist tightly and slightly lifting me in the air.