From: Mr. Irande
Good morning, Glaica.
From: Mr. Irande
Did you have a nice sleep?
Pati ba naman pagtulog ko poproblemahin niya? I'm almost full of him. Konti nalang and I'll add him on my blacklist. Nawalan ako ng gana no'ng nakita ko ang oras. Few minutes from now I'll be late already.
Tinakpan ko ang mga niluto ko at nagdesisyunan na maligo nalang, nagbabakasakali na dadating si Deriel sa kalagitnaan ng aking pagligo. I went to my room again to get my shower essentials and head my way to the bathroom.
I opened the door and covered my mouth because of what I'm seeing. He was nowhere to be found. Hinanap-hanap ko siya kung saan-saan, I sent him a message, I was overthinking things and this is all what I'm going to see?
He's lying down in the floor... unconscious. Tinatagan ko ang loob at kinakabahang lumalapit sa kanya. I tapped him hoping that he'll wake up but I am hopeless.
“Deriel? Can you hear me?”
Ilang beses ko siyang ginising pero walang nagbabago sa kanya. I checked his pulse and I calmed down a bit when I can still feel his heart beating.
His heart is beating slow and it seems like it's about to give up anytime.
No! I can't loose Deriel. He is the only one I have in this chaotic life of mine.
“Deriel! Gumising ka diyan!” I shouted and then tears started flowing from my eyes.
Yinuyugyog ko siya para siya'y magising pero walang nangyayari. Tell me that everything is just a nightmare!
“Tulong!” ilang beses na akong sumisigaw and no one came.
Pumipiyok na ang boses ko kakasigaw at kakaiyak. My tears are too much to stop. Hindi ko na maipapaliwanag ang nararamdaman ko. I'm hurt, confuse, and angry.
Bakit napamahal ang kamalasan sa akin?!
I don't know what I did to be this unfortunate!
I slowly lie his head in my towel from my thighs. Tumayo ako at tumakbo kung saan ko nilagay ang cellphone ko. I dialled an emergency number and they immediately answered my call. I told them my location while crying at tumakbo muli sa banyo para puntahan si Deriel.
I let his head rest at my thighs again.
I caressed his hair, crying. His lips looked pale already. He looked pale already!
“Hold on, Deriel! They are coming.” referring to the ones that will come to help us.
Few minutes the rescuers came. I left the door open because I’m expecting their presence. They immediately laid Deriel on a stretcher at umiiyak ako habang pinapanood ang ginagawa nila.
My strong Deriel is lying down, helpless.
I never minded what I'm wearing at deretsong sumama sa rescue team. We hop into an ambulance. Sa gitna ng biyahe namin ay umiiyak ako habang tinatanong ng team ng mga detalye.
“Anong oras po nangyari ang pag-collapse niya, Ma'am?” tanong nung babae sa akin.
I can't afford them information because all know is I just saw him lying down the floor, unconscious.
“Wala po akong a-alam. H-Hinahanap ko po ko siya k-kanina pero hindi ko siya n-nakita. I was about to take a b-bath when I saw him i-inside the b-bathroom na walang malay.” humagulgol ako habang sinasagot siya.
Naintindihan ata ng babae ang nararamdaman ko. She's asking me questions when I don’t even know what to feel because of what’s happening.
She stopped asking question to me. We arrived at the hospital and he was immediately rushed into the ER.
