POSSESSIVE 21: Knight Velasquez

PROLOGUE

He wanted to be selfish for once and just die but... Midnight... what will happen to his brother? He can't die like this... he can't die being hated by his little brother.

I can't... I can't d-die... I can't... Night...

But I'm tired... I'm so tired of living.

Someone... please... someone... save me...

He was taught not to beg but at that very moment, he begged to die and live at the same time.

To die because he had enough already... but also to live because he doesn't want the people he cherished to get hurt. Paano niya mapo-protektahan ang mga mahal niya sa buhay kung wala na siya? Paano kung mapahamak ang mga ito?

Paano?

But how can he fight to live when he's already tired of living.

Save me... please... please...

Knight didn't know if someone—if God— has heard his pleas... but a soft voice filled his ears. Very soft that it's like a faint sound of an angel whispering on his ear.

"It's okay... you're gonna be alright."

Gusto niyang imulat ang mga mata. Gusto niyang makita ang mukha na may-ari ng malamyos na boses na 'yon. Gusto niyang marinig ulit ang sinabi nito pero naramdaman niyang para siyang nahuhulog sa kailaliman hanggang sa malakas siyang napasinghap kasabay ng pagmulat ng mga mata niya.

Knight immediately roamed his eyes around.

White walls. Antiseptic smell. IV fluid. Hospital gown.

He froze. He's in the Hospital.

"It's okay... you're gonna be alright."

His lips parted in confusion. Was it a dream?

Akmang babangon sana siya para mag-imbestiga kung panaginip lang ba 'yon o hindi ng pumasok si Cloud sa Hospital Room niya.

"My Lord!" Kaagad siya nitong nilapitan at pinabalik sa pagkakahiga. "Lie down!" He sounded pissed. "Your wounds will open again."

Natigilan siya sa huling sinabi nito lalo na't naramdaman niya ang sakit sa likod niya.

"W-what happened?" Tanong niya kay Cloud habang inaalalayan siya nitong mahiga ulit.

"You got punished again for breaking a rule. I was in Singapore as per your order when I received a call from this Hospital." Umupo sa gilid ng kama niya si Cloud. Bagsak ang balikat nito. "Ako ang nasa 'In case of Emergency' mo kaya nila ako na-contact. The Doctor told me that you lost so much blood and it nearly killed you. You were unconsciousness for the last three days now."

Kumuyom ang kamao niya. "May naghanap ba sa 'kin habang wala akong malay?"

Umiling si Cloud.

Knight smiled coldly. Of course. His friends are also busy with their own lives. Valerian just got married, so does Shun and some of his friends.

"Don't worry. Ako lang ang nakakaalam na nandito ka at napatahimik ko na lahat ng may alam."

Napatitig siya sa kisame. "If I lost so much blood, how come I'm still alive?" Tanong niya. "Nasisiguro kong hindi ako sa Hospital nawalan ng malay."

"May nagdala sa 'yo rito sa Hospital."

Nanlaki ang mga mata niya sa sagot ni Cloud.

"It's okay... you're gonna be alright."

Those words... that soft feminine voice... keeps on replaying on his mind.

"Was it a woman?"

Disappointment coated his being when his butler shook his head. "Dalawang matandang lalaki ang nagdala sa 'yo rito. Nalapatan ka na raw ng pang-unang lunas bago ka dinala. Bahagyan nang napatigil ang pagdugo ng mga sugat mo kaya ka raw nabuhay. Thanks to those two old men... you're alive."