Two Broken Strings

Chapter Two

She was lying on a stretcher two people are attending to her, one puting IV on her hand and the other one's getting her BP so I just sat there beside her while holding her free hand tightly. Moments later, I felt her squeeze my hand, napatingin ako sakanya and she's smiling down at me.

"At nakuha mo pa talagang ngumiti!"

Mas lumaki pa ang ngiti nito. "I'm just happy."

"Baliw ka ba?!"

"You're crying, so you do care for me?"

"The hell I care for you!"

"Does that mean friends na tayo?"

"F*ck! Yan pa talaga ang inisip mo sa kalagayan mong yan?!"

"I'll take that as a yes." She said, smiled at me then closed her eyes.

"No! Stay with me! Wake up Lea! You b*tch! Sabi mo hindi mo ako iiwan!" I panicked and started to cry again then I saw her opened her eyes again.

"That's it. Frienda na talaga tayo. Don't worry I'm serious. I wont leave you. Ever." She said and tycked her tongue at me.

Hindi na ako nakapagreact pa dahil nakaratung na kami sa ospital they took her to thr ER at dahil restricted sa loob, naghinta nalang ako sa labas ng kwarto and not too long later two people in their doctor's coat came running towards me. They have this worried look on their faces when they entered the room where they took Lea. Napagtanto kong ang mga magulang ito ni Lea. Tahimik lang akong naghintay hanggang sa muling bumukas ang ER and then Lea's parents come out together with another doctor, marahil ay iyong umasikaso kay Lea. They two have relieved faces while they shook hands with one another as if saying thank you and I knew ayos na siya so I silently exited myself pero nakakailang hakbang palang ako nang may marinig akong tumawag sa pangalan ko lumingon ako and I saw Lea's parents walking towards me. They are both smiling at me.

"You're Veronica right?" Mrs. Rodriguez said.

"Ahm, opo."

Nabigla pa ako nang bigla nalang akong yakapin ng ginang habang nanatili nalang nakangito sa akin si Mr. Rodruguez.

"You don't know how thankful I am for what you did to our daughter."

"Wala po iyon. Anybody would do the same thing I did"

"Still.." Giit parin ni Mr. Rodriguez

"Pasensya na po ngayon ko lang napansin na may dinaramdam siya sana'y-"

"Wala kang maling ginawa nagpapasalamat talaga kami at may kaibigan ang anak naming katulad mo." Putol ni Mrs. Rodriguez sa sinasabi ko.

"And you must be really special to her para ikaw ang una niyang hanapin kanina nang puntahan namin siya sa ER. Muntik na akong magtampo samantalang nung bata siya, ako ang lagi niyang hinahanap pag naoospital siya." Dagdag naman ng ama nito pero may ngiti sa labi.

Tingin ko namula ako sa sinabi nila. Kung alam lang nila.

"Hinahanap ka na ng anak ko. She's on roon 1003. Aalis na rin kami mamayang gabi na namin siya dadalawin." Paalam ng lalaking doctor. Muli naman akong binalingan ni Mrs. Rodruguez and then she smiled at me tenderly before pulling me agin for a tight hug. I almost bust into tears when I felt her warm hug andbthey way she caress my back. Hindi ko na maalala kung kailan ang huling oras na may yumakap sa akin nang ganoon.