What If (St. Mary's U Series #1)

Chapter 1

I woke up when I heard people around me chatting, at dahil na din sa liwanag galing sa ilaw. It's not new to me. Palagi naman kasi akong dinadala sa hospital kapag inaatake ng matinding hika.

Slowly, I opened my eyes and then I saw Carlynn and Chantalle.

"Euri, you're awake!" Carlynn said, she approached me.

"Are you okay now?" Chantalle worriedly asked.

"Yeah, I am." I simply answered.

Tumingin ako sa paligid para makita kung nasaan ang iba pang kaibigan pero hindi ko sila nakita.

"Where are the others?" I asked.

"Oh! Sila Austin ba? They're just settling some things." Carlynn answered and turned to her phone to contact our friends. "Uuwi din tayo pagkabalik nila."

"Okay," I replied.

My phone beeped. I reached it from the table beside my bed to check Yaya's message.

Yaya

Eurica, anong oras ka makakauwi? Gabi na.

Ako

Maya-maya po. We're still waiting for Austin and other friends po, Ya.

It's already 10 in the evening. I was about to ask Carlynn again where is Benj and the others, but the door suddenly opened. Pumasok sila Benj, Austin at Khalil sa kwarto.

"Where have you been?!" I asked, forgot that Chantalle already fell asleep while waiting for them, too.

"Kanina pa kami naghihintay! My God!" Carlynn said angrily.

"We just went somewhere." Benj forced a laugh. Napahawak sa batok niya.

"Yeah, and settle for the bills." Austin answered while Khalil just looked away.

"Oh I see, thank you guys." I replied. "Let's wake up Chantalle so we can go home now." I added.

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While we're on the way home, I wanted to ask them kung paano at kung sino ang nagdala sa akin sa hospital.

I tried to remember what happened pero naguguluhan lang ako. "Chantalle, who sent me to the hospital?" hindi ko na napigilan itanong. Ako, si Khalil at Chantalle na lang ang nandito sa van.

"Uhm..." Her forehead creased. Pumangalumbaba habang inaalala kung sino nga ba yung tinatanong ko.

"Can't you really remember? Don't you know him?" Sunod sunod na tanong niya.

I shook my head "Him? No." I answered. "I can't even remember him."

I felt Khalil stiffened a bit. He is sitting beside me.

"Akala ko kilala mo siya." She told me, like wondering why I didn't know that guy.

"Would you mind telling me who is he?"

"It's --"

"Chantalle," Khalil cut her off. "Nandito na tayo sa inyo." Chantalle was taken aback before she went off the van.

"Alright, thanks for today!" ngumiti siya. "Bye, Eurs. Bye, Khalil!" Kinawayan niya kami at hinintay namin siyang makapasok sa loob ng bahay nila.

Tahimik lang kami ni Khalil habang nasa biyahe. Nang palapit na kami sa subdivision namin, I've decided to ask him.

"Khalil, sino ba yun?"