Snippets of Our Future (Commit and Run Series #2)

Chapter 11

I don't want to lose her. Not in this lifetime at maging saang buhay pa man.

"Don't worry about me, Euseff. I'll be fine, in fact, ngayon lang ulit ako nagkaganito. I almost forgot that this thing existed within me. Alam mo na, napagod lang talaga ako kagabi. Ang dapat na inaatupag mo ay ang paparating mong laro!" pinisil niya ang kamay ko. "You should be focusing on your training."

"And how would I do that if you are like this? La, please, listen to me... don't stress yourself too much. Let Tita—" she cut me off.

"Busy 'yon. May binibilin akong gawain sa kaniya. And I promise that this will be the last that I will be confined, okay? Now, go back to your training and do your best..." binaba niya ang kamay ko kaso bigla ring nalipat sa ulo niya nang sumakit 'yon.

Fuck, I panic. "Oh my, shit! Nurse, Nurse, Doc, Doc!" I hurried to the nurse station, hoping to find a doctor but I saw a nurse instead.

"It was just a normal effects, Sir. Nanibago lang po siguro ang sistema ng katawan niya dahil tulad nga ng sinabi niya, minsan na lang siya maka-inom ng gamot para sa high blood niya." The nurse stated.

Umalis na rin siya kaagad matapos magbigay ng gamut kay Lola at i-check ang vitals nito.

"Umupo ka nga! Mas mukha ka pang may sakit sa akin, eh. Normal lang 'yon. Narinig mo naman, 'di ba?" pinaupo niya ako ulit sa silyang nasa tabi ng higaan niya. "Why not try to relax? Mas sumakit ang ulo ko sa pagpa-panic mo kanina!"

I nodded. Okay, I need to relax so Lola will be relaxed also. Bumalik ako ng upo sa couch at tiningnan na lang ang phone ko nang tumunog 'yon. I received a text from Tita Hareit.

From: Tita Hareit

I'll be there in a few minutes. Any food requests? If you want to go home, I can watch Lola until you come back.

To: Tita Hareit

I'll just go home po. Take care, Tita.

Bigla ko na ring naalala ang planong message ko kay Coach. Hindi ako agad pwedeng umuwi ngayong araw dahil hindi pa nakaka-labas si Lola. I just really needed to make sure that she'll be okay. I typed a reply to Coach.

To: Coach Fighting Maroons

Good morning, Coach. I hope you are well today. Hindi po ako makakapunta sa training ngayon dahil nasa probinsiya po ako at kinakailangan kong umuwi dahil may emergency si Lola. Alam niyo naman po na ako lang ang apo niya. I can't promise to return by tomorrow—our last day of practice but rest assured that I will do my best to return as soon as possible to join the team. Hoping for your understanding. Thank you, coach.

I clicked sent after that. Marami akong natanggap na message sa group chat nang lumipas ang ilang sandali. I assumed that Coach probably shared it to the team. Pero sa lahat na 'yon, reply lang ni Tres at Frat ang Malala. Akala mo naman talaga ay hindi na ako babalik.

From: Tres Damien Polrejas Tf

Wag mo naman kaming iwan, oh! Akala ko ba ipapanalo natin to? Daya mo naman, tol. You break, broke, broken... ah, basta! Binasag mo ang puso ko... ang sama mo!

From: Fraternity Balew

You betrayed me... and I know you won't feel sorry for the things you did... tama ba ang lyrics? Bahala na basta nagtatampo kami sa 'yo ni Tres dahil iniwan mo kami!

I just laughed with their messages. Bobo. Puro na lang talaga kalokohan tapos kapag simpleng drill, reklamo dahil mahirap.

Dumating din naman agad si Tita Hareit na dala ang mga pagkain para kay Lola at siguro para sa kanya ang iilan.