The Red Strings

•Chapter 1

"MAHIGIT tatlong buwan kang nanatiling naka coma state," the man said. I can't still believe that the suicidal accident was happened 3 months ago, it still feels like it was yesterday.

"The Doctor said that your condition is now good and your life was saved but due to that accident your brain had been affected that leads to coma." Dagdag nyang sabi— I refer to the man who is sitting in a chair beside me.

Nanatili akong tahimik, I don't want to chat. Naguguluhan at in a shock pace pa rin ako, Three months akong na confined dito sa hospital and coma? I'm still confused!

"I'm glad that your awake now." Napatingin ako sa lalaking katabi ko at parang nabigla rin sya sa ginawa ko, his face I can see it now clearly.

The face of someone who saved my life and gave me the hope to live.

"Why?" I wanted to thank him for saving me but instead of saying 'thank you' that's what I said. Kita sa mukha nya ang confusion pero agad itong nawala nang na gets nya ang punto ko.

"I just wanted to." He directly said to me while looking to me straight in the eye. He just want to? I'm not convince.

"You know that I did it purposely, so why save me?" Diretso ko ring tanong sa kanya while looking straight to his eyes.

"You know miss you have no right to finish your life, because you are no God." Tumayo sya nang matapos nyang sabihin sakin yun, leaving me dumbfounded.

Inayos nya pa ang kumot ko at binigyan nya ako ng isang normal na ngiti bago nya ako tinalikuran at naglakad papunta sa pintuan para lumabas, pero he stopped when I ask.

"Your name, w-what is your name?" Lumingon naman sya sakin and our eyes meet pero inilihis ko ang aking mata at napunta ulit sa red strings na naka connect-ta saming dalawa.

"Oh yes, how rude of me to forgot to introduce myself," he whispered pero narinig ko naman. "Ahem I'm Jerome Fernando Chan, the one who accidentally bumped you with my car 3 months ago." He stated.

He gives me a warm smile before he left the room, while me can't uttered a word. That man— no Jerome, he's such an efficient person.

Napatingin ako sa pinky finger ko, the red string is still there. How come na di ata nakikita ni Jerome ang red strings? Or am I the weird one?

Napatitig ulit ako sa red string na nakatali sa pinky finger ko, this string helped me out. Kung di ko sinunod ang desisyon ko malamang I'm still unconscious and still in deep sleep right?

I removed all of my thoughts in my head at napag desisyon-nan na matulog ulit, I feel tired. Nakakapagod rin palang humiga ng matagal, and when was the last time that I had a good sleep?

Hanggang sa nakatulog ako ng mahimbing.

MY SLEEP lasted for an hour dahil nagising ako sa pag pasok ng nurse na nag che-check sa lagay ko— I'm a sensitive person, nakuha ko ito due to the trauma that happened in my childhood.

Habang abala ang nurse sa chini-check nya I suddenly ask her,
"Nurse, ikaw ba ang laging naka-assign sa pagsusuri sakin?" She nod her head as an answer.

"Nurse for the past 3 months... Wala bang bumibisita sakin? I mean besides that man—Jerome, Wala bang ibang tao na bumisita sakin?" I asked her again.

Napaisip naman ang nurse pero sa huli sinabi nya sakin na walang ibang tao daw ang bumisita sakin for the past 3 months except sa lalaking nag dala sakin sa ospital,ng matapos ang nurse ay lumabas na sya sa kwarto.