Cross my Heart

Chapter 02

"Yes, really. He was hit by a car and sa harap ko pa." pagkwento ko.

"Oh my gosh. How is he? Do you know that guy?" tanong ni Haia.

"I've never seen him before. He's in the operating room pa. I don't really know what to do Haia, What if he dies?"

"Ano ka ba? Ikaw ba naghit-and-run sa kanya? Diba hindi naman so don't feel bad about -- Oh wait andito na Professor natin. I'll just make an excuse, I'll tell her nasa school clinic ka. Bye"

Habang nag iintay ako sa labas ng operating room ay tinawagan ko na rin si Kuya Daniel. I told him to bring my new school uniforms and kailangan ko rin magpahatid sa kanya para makabalik ako ng school without Kuya June seeing me.

Napatayo agad ako nang bumukas ang pinto ng operating room. There's a doctor and two nurse beside him.

"Are you the patient's girlfriend?" he asked.

"No, I-" Napatigil ako sa tanong na 'yun ah. Huh, why would I be his girlfriend kakameet ko lang naman sa kanya. Silly Erin, di rin naman alam ng doctor.

Baka hindi sabihin sa akin ang situation pag sinabi kong schoolmate lang ako. "Yes, I am"

"The patient is in good condition. We made a CT Scan before performing an operation. It was only an external injury, he only had few stitches sa ulo n'ya. Hindi naman ito makakaapekto sa brain n'ya. But still, we need to watch his condition. Might as well, call his parents and tell the situation."

"Thank you, Doctor." That's a relief. Thanks God, he's fine.

Wait, how can I contact his parents? Buti nalang kinuha ko ang leather bag n'ya nung nalaglag 'to after n'ya mabangga. I'm sorry college guy, but I have to go through your stuff.

Tiningnan ko muna ang wallet n'ya. I saw his picture and his name. Khalil Austin Isac Raveno, 19, December 13, 2001. Ang dami n'yang name ha. Looking at his face, marami na siguro s'yang naging girlfriend, mukhang heart breaker. Well, mukha s'yang artista to be honest. Tiningnan ko rin yung iba pang laman sa wallet n'ya, he has a lot of cards. I can see some of his cards are same as my Dad's. Maybe he's also rich.

Wala akong nakuhang info about his parents dito sa wallet n'ya. Tiningnan ko rin 'yung phone n'ya. Nabasag ang screen nito, siguro dahil sa impact ng accident. Nabuhay ko pa naman s'ya pero may password.

Hmm. What about his Birthday? 121301

I can't believe na open ko 'yung phone n'ya. Who puts their birthday as their password these days? Napangiti tuloy ako dito mag-isa. Siguro ang weirdo ko tingnan, having blood stains on my uniform tapos ngiti ako nang ngiti.

Bigla kong naihulog ang phone nang may lumapit sa aking babae na doctor.

"Where's my brother?" hingal na hingal n'yang sinabi.

"P-po?" tinuro ko nalang ang operating room dahil baka ang tinutukoy n'ya ay si college guy.

Papasok palang s'ya sa operating room nang biglang inilabas na ang pasyente. Iyak s'ya nang iyak hanggang makarating kami sa VIP room.

"Excuse me, Ma'am. This is his bag." pagka abot ko sa kanya ng bag ay tinanguan n'ya lang ako. Lalabas na sana ako ng room pero bigla n'ya akong tinawag.

"What's your name?"

"Erin Fuentes" I said.

"Thank you, Erin. I hope I can meet you again." I can see the sincereness in her eyes. Pero kanina she seems mad and worried.

"I'm not telling this to Dad. Pero Erin, from now on please stop getting involved to other people's business. Paano kung ikaw ang napahamak?" alam kong galit si Kuya Daniel pero pinipigilan n'ya itong ipakita sa akin. Nakatuon ang mata n'ya sa kalsada habang nagdadrive