STANFORD SERIES #1|ALEXANDRA|R-18|COMPLETED

CHAPTER TWENTY

CHAPTER TWENTY

WHEN Alexandra's woke up, the white walls and white ceiling are what she saw first. Is she already in heaven? Did she finally die because of the heartache? She burst into tears as soon as she remembered what Michael did.

"Alexandra!" Nasilayan niya si Keno na may pag-aalala sa muka nito. "Wait lang tatawagin ko ang doctor."

Iginala niya ang kaniyang paningin. Nakahiga siya sa hospital bed at nakasoot siya ng hospital gown. Ilang sandal pa ay hinaplos niya ang kaniyang tiyan.

"M-my baby?!" Bulalas niya. Eksato namang pumasok ang doctor kasama si Keno.

"Miss Buenaventura, how's your feeling? Nananakit parin ba ang puson mo?"

"D-doc, k-kamusta ang baby ko?" namimilog ang kaniyang mga mata habang siya ay nanginginig. Tumingin pa siya sa kaibigan na nagpipigil ng luha. "K-keno! Anong nangyari sa baby ko?!"

"I'm sorry for your lost, Miss Buenaventura," umpisa ng OB-Gyne na si Dra. Evalyn Santos. Umiling siya ng mariin habang tumutulo ang kaniyang mga luha. "I'll help you to recover from your early miscarriage."

"No! No! No!" napahawak pa siya sa kaniyang ulo at umiling. "Hindi yan totoo! Buhay ang baby ko! Buhay siya! Bring my baby back!"

He just felt Keno hug her. She could not explain what she feels. She could not accept that she had lost her baby. It's very painful to lose a child. Ano bang nagawa niya sa mundo at pinaparusahan siya ng ganito?

"Masyado kang naging emosyonal kaya hindi nakakapit ang baby mo. I am really sorry." Saad ng doctor. Humagulgol lang siya habang pinapakinggan ang doctor. Gusto niyang magwala, pero wala siyang lakas.

"K-keno!" hagulgol niya sa kaibigan. "I can't take this anymore. I wanna die, Keno!"

"Hindi! Huwag na huwag mong sasabihin yan, Alexandra! I am here. Sister tayo diba? I will stay by your side forever, Alexandra."

"But I lost my baby! It is all my fault!" idagdag pa ang ginawa ni Michael sakanya na panloloko. Parang hindi na niya kaya pang huminga. "Gusto ko ng mawala sa mundo!"

"Shhhhhhh. Don't say that!"

Maya maya pa ay may naramdaman siyang tumusok sa kaniyang braso. Ininjectionan siya ng doctor.

"Mr. Reymundo, kapag nakatulog na siya, pumunta ka sa opisina ko."

"Okay, doc."

"Please excuse me," saad pa ng doctor. "Binigyan ko siya ng pampatulog dahil makakasama sakanya ang pagwawala niya."

"Salamat po, doc." Sagot ni Keno.

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"THE bleeding shouldn't remain heavy longer than a few days and will mostly stop entirely within two weeks. Physically, she will probably feel normal fairly soon after the bleeding stops and her menstrual period will probably return within four to six weeks." Mahabang paliwanag ng doctor kay Keno. "Anyway, bakit ikaw ang kasama niya? Where's her family or the baby's father."

"Mahaba pong kuwento, doc. About her family, wala po kasi saakin ang contacts nila and Alexandra don't want to talk about her family either." Sagot niya. Iniwan niyang tulog ang kaibigan sa kwarto nito. Sobrang nasasaktan rin siya para sa kaibigan at naawa. "Doc, my friend looks depressed, what can we do to help her to recover fast?"

"I will recommend her to Dr. Alejandro, a Psychologist. For her emotional therapy. I know it's not normal what your friend is going through. As you heard a while ago, she said that she wanted to die." mas lalo tuloy siyang nag-alala sa sitwasyon ng kaibigan. "She is serious about that."