Ecstasy

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[BULLET]

Tatlong oras na mula nung nadala ko si Jo dito sa condo ko. I am now facing my laptop. Nag-search ako ng symptoms ng overdose. Here's what I know: bagong kind daw ng ecstasy ang tinake ni Jo, it was personally made by Daryl, he said its effects are same as what you get with ecstasy, except that it's more extreme. Kaya ang sinearch kong symptoms ay overdose from ecstasy.

Here's what I found:

• Hyperthermia - a dangerous overheating of the body.
• Very high blood pressure.
• Fainting spells.
• Loss of consciousness.
• Seizures.
• Panic attacks.

So far wala naman siyang nararanasan sa symptoms, I think. Kaka-check ko lang kanina nung tempreature niya at mula sa 39° nabalik na yun sa normal ngayon. The only problem is she's not waking up and her heart is still beating faintly.

Freshmen kami noon sa college nung unang ma-overdose si Jo at kasama ko siya that time. Since then, sinubukan ko nang maging handa for the next time na mag-overdose siya nang ako ang kasama niya. I never prepared for when I am not with her.

Mataas ang tolerance ni Jo sa drugs, just as how I could smoke five cigarettes when I'm stressed and I smoke eight sticks of cigarettes on my normal days. It becomes ten to twelve sticks if I did a job.

Nilibang ko ng saglit ang sarili ko. Naghugas ako ng plato habang may nag-pplay na movie sa living room ko. Nasa kwarto ko si Jo, natanggal ko na yung boots niya kanina at kinumutan ko rin siya.

————— • HOUR FIVE • —————

Kakatapos ko lang maghugas ng plato nung biglang mag-ring ang cellphone ni Jo. Hindi ko yun sinagot dahil nakita kong ang pinsan niya ang tumatawag. It would be more suspicious kapag ako ang sumagot ng phone ni Jo because I don't normally answer other people's phone. 

Umupo ako sa sofa, tinitigan ko ang phone ko na katabi ng kay Jo.

When it did ring, ang pinsan ni Jo rin ang tumatawag sa'kin. Sinagot ko naman yun.
"Hello, are you with Jo?" Tanong sa'kin ng pinsan niya.
"Yes, we're just studying, pulling an all-nighter for one of our major subjects." Sagot ko. I tried my best to sound nice, but that's all I got.

"Okay, can I talk to her?" Tanong pa niya.
"Nasa CR po siya, naliligo. Pero sasabihan ko siya na tumawag sa inyo." Sabi ko naman. Nakampante ang pinsan ni Jo at nagpaalam na sa'kin.

Ang sunod kong ginawa when the call ended is, I turned Jo's phone off. Para isipin ng pinsan ni Jo na nainis lang si Jo sa kanya at pinatay ang phone niya. She always does that kapag hinahanap siya sa'kin ng pinsan niya.

I checked her vitals hourly. Meron akong medical equipment dito sa unit, bukod pa sa first aid kit. Maraming beses na rin akong nasugatan at hindi makapunta sa ospital. I know how to suture my own wounds, my mom taught me and she was a doctor once in her life.