More Than Just A Kick

Chapter 19

Girlfriend?

"Doc- Aunt, is she alright now?" Marsan ask worrily about me.

"You can say that she is but it may trigger again as you know PTSD is risky and it affects the patient really big time. Tingnan mo maalala lang niya si Marthim, naiinsecure na siya sa sarili niya, nabilis din yung pintig ng puso at nakikita kong nagagalit siya ng husto sa sarili niya dahil sa nangyari. Maaapektuhan ang pamilya niya at ikaw kaya malawak na unawa ang ibigay mo sa kanyang lagay ngayon."

"Francaise, I can see now where are you coming from. Dahil sa kinwento mo na ang nangyari, you see. He saved your life but that doesn't mean you killed him. His family never treats you with anger naman pala eh. Kaya sa tuwing maalala mo yan be thankful because you're alive now. He saved your life. Just think that he's very alive now in France. I have a few questions regarding this. Can you answer this?"

"Yes doc."

"If you were to go to France, what place would you want to visit the most."

"Paris."

"What place would you not visit the most? The place you hated the most?"

"Tagaytay. I really hate cliffs."

"I see, you want to go back to Paris because it has a good memories with him. When you think about Tagaytay, all you see is bad memories with him."

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Marsan did a great job for me dahil makalipas lang ang ilang buwan ay natapos din ang therapy sa akin at tuluyan na akong nakarecover. In fact, hindi na ako binabangungot ng tungkol kay Marthim.

At ngayong araw na ito ay start ng aking unang training pagkatapos ng pagtigil ko saglit. Marsan is the one who is leading us, habang si coach ay nagmamasid sa aming mga galaw. Nag-warm-up muna kami bago nagjogging, then we take a break para uminom ng tubig.

Grupo nina Laura kasama si Stephanie, warmly welcomes me.

"I miss you!" Tili ni Stephanie.

Recently, I heard she hungs with the three kaya close na siya sa kanila.

"Kami din," Sabay yumakap si Laura sa akin.

"What happen ba to you?" Si Sandra, sa kuryusong mukha.

"I had been in a treatment."

"Woah. What treatment, Francis?"

"Of a PTSD."

"Oh my gosh." Laura exclaim in an awful shock. "What happened to you? You look fine before and even now. Parang di ka na-trauma, eh."

"It was very a long story. Baka ikwento ko na lang sa inyo next training."

"I wanna hear what happen pero sige next time na nga lang, Francis."

"Nagtataka lang talaga ako. Bakit si Stephen hindi pa gagraduate at third year pa lang? Bakit siya umulit?" It was Sandra while looking to Stephen who's drinking water.

Katulad niya ay napaisip din ako kung bakit.

"It must be because of my Ate." Turo sa akin ni Stephanie gamit ang kanyang index finger.

"No. It wasn't because of me. But why? Dapat ba fifth year na si Stephen?" Kuryoso kong tanong.

"You all didn't know why?" It was Laura. "Oh, come on girls."

"I know what happened but what is his entire reason why two years ago he took business management at pa-third year na siya noon when he decided na lumipat siya ng course, which is civil engineering." Sandra explains.