Love Remains 15

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Lahat kami nagulat sa sinabi niya
"Manang?"
She look at us
Nakita naman namin ang pagkalito sa reaction niya
"Sino kayo?"

"Doc what's happening?" humahagulgul na sabi ni mommy
The doctor check on Manang
She's very responsive naman sa doctor

"Your vital signs are good, tell me what's your name?"
"Ha? I'm - -"

Bigla nalang siyang humagulgul
"I don't know who am I, wala akong maalala what's happening to me? Who are you all" pa tuloy ang pag iyak niya

"Calm down" doc
But she don't

"I don't remember anything, what's happening" she started to remove her IV's
Hinawakan naman siya ng mga nurse
"Get your hands off me" she started shouting

"I'm sorry ma'am kailangan po nating I-sedate si ma'am"
We just nodded

"Relax Manang" sabi ko habang unti unti siyang kumakalma
"I don't remember any---" she fallen asleep

The neurologist entered
"Good morning ma'am and sir I'm Dr. Alexander Sy a neurologist I'm here to discuss my findings on Ms. Marcos case"
He started discussing

Napahagulgul na rin ako sa naririnig namin

"She's suffering from post traumatic amnesia" iyan nalang tumatak sa isip ko

"Is this temporary?" dad
"In some case yes  but over 95% it's not"
"Oh my god what are we going to do?" Mom

"Ma'am Sir I advice you all not to stress the patient let her reminisce the past with natural doing. Hayaan niyong siya na mismo ang makaalala huwag na huwag niyo ng ipagpilitan na ipaalala sakanya ang mga bagay bagay dahil yun pa ang magdudulot ng stress at matagalang pag galing "

Halos hindi ko  na rin naalala ang sinabi ng Doctor patungkol kay Manang
Tinitigan ko lang siya habang natutulog

" My poor baby " mom kissed her forehead
" mommy will take care of you anak" she whispered to Manang

After 6 hours nagising nalang siya
Umuwi na sila mommy ako nalang naiwan dito nag babantay sakanya
"Manang?"
She look at me

"I'm irene your sister" her reaction is still plain
"Ahm how's your feeling?"
"H-hungry" sagot niya

"what do you want to eat?" tanong ko
"what's my choices?" medyo nahihiyang sabi niya
Napangiti naman ako
I grab my phone and show her the food panda app

"You can choose here" inalalayan ko siyang umupo
"mcdo" she answered
I asked her kung ano mga gusto niyang kainin  good thing she responded

"okey the food will arrive in 15 minutes" she nodded
"You should drink water first" pinainom ko siya

Nakatingin lang siya saakin
Nginitian ko naman siya

"my masakit ba sayo?" I asked
Umiling siya at nakatingin lang sa kamay niya

"You are irene right?" biglang sabi niya
I nodded

"Ahm can I know what's my name?"
Ngumiti ako at mas lumapit pa sakanya

"your name is Maria Imelda Josefa Remedious Romualdez Marcos" kumunot noo niya

"too long, what's yours? Just irene?"
"My whole name is Maria Irene Victoria Romualdez Marcos, irene is my nickname and Imee is yours"
"So I'm Imee?"
I nodded

"We have a brother named Bonget darating sila bukas. Umuwi na kasi sila nung nakatulog ka"
"How about our parents?"
I grab my phone and show her pics

Our family picture
"This is our parents, mommy meldy and daddy Ferdi and this is bonget and her wife Liza, by the way she's pregnant" she nodded
Wala talaga siyang reaction sa mga sinasabi ko

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