SNIPPET OF A FAIRYTALE

Perks of being hit by a ball.

"Parting is such a sweet sorrow, that I say goodbye to you 'till it be morrow."

-Romeo and Juliet

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PIBI

Still disoriented I tried to open my eyes. Half awake, half asleep I felt that I'm moving, oh wait I'm in a trike?
Nathan is with me, he is staring at me. He is holding me. Is this what they call heaven?? I smiled wistfully.

Nothing compares to this feeling. I closed my eyes again and seized the sensation. Sabi nga nila, dying in the arms of the person special to you, is the best possible way to die.

(NATHAN)

What the hell' s wrong with her?? Naapektuhan ba ng bola ang utak nya? Maybe her frontal lobe is damaged. Kanina pa kase sya ngumingiti, and I think I saw her opened her eyes pero pumikit sya ulit. And why is she smiling?! I'm scared as hell.

Pero buti na lang nakarating kami kagad sa ospital where Daddy works. They brought her to the E.R. and checked her.

I'm trying to call Tito Ferdy's number pero out of coverage area. Baka naka off. Wala naman akong number ng mama nya. Damn. 6:30 na. Baka hinahanap na to sa kanila.

I'm sitting on a chair, nakaschool uniform at hinihintay magising si Patricia when my dad saw me.

"Nate?" hindi pa sure si Daddy kung ako nga. Very rare lang naman kase ang pagpunta ko dito. Either may kailangan ako sa kanya o may sakit ako. Kaya i can't blame him kung magulat man sya na nandito ako.

"Dad." he looks at me, as if checking if there's any bleeding or wound

"What happened? Are you okay?" I could feel the worry on his voice.

"Yeah dad. Perfectly fine. It's PatPat." I sighed and put my hands on my waist.
Ngayon ko lang naramdaman ang pagod.

"What happened to her?" Daddy is already standing in front of me.

At the exact moment, a nurse came out of the E.R.

"Ikaw ba yung kasama nung babae?" Nurse

"Ako nga po. How is she?" Ako

"She's--- goodevening Doc." parang nahiya pa sya na di nya kagad napansin si Daddy.

Dad nodded at her. "So how's the patient?"

"Wala naman pong damage or concussions, nahilo lang po kaya nawalan ng malay. May maliit na pasa rin po sya sa forehead." Nurse

"Okay. Please transfer her to a vip room." Dad

Leave it to my dad, to give a vip room to a girl who was just hit by a soccerball. I rolled my eyes but not too obvious.

Pinuntahan ko muna si Patricia sa room nya. She's sleeping. I could hear daddy talking to Tita Mia.

"Yeah, she's fine. No need to worry. Yes Nathan brought her here. It's nothing. Haha! Of course. She's sleeping. Okay. Tell Ferdy to get his ass off here. 'kay bye!" Parang mga bagets lang mag-usap sila Daddy.

"Nate, I need to do rounds. Please watch her until your Tita Mia comes okay?" Dad

"Okay." i replied

And dad disappeared.

Patricia looks calm in her sleep. Opposite ng Patricia ng kilala nya kapag gising ito. Maingay, pasaway, magulo, at walang awat kung makatawa. The last timehe saw her sleeping? Nung 2nd year pa yata, when she had chicken pox and had to stay in the same room and hospital. Dumalaw lang sya nun, nung alam nyang tulog si Patricia. He didn't want her to think that he's worried about her.
And just like before, Patricia looks like an angel when her eyes are close and she's not blabbering outrageous words.