NURSE MADELAINE

CHAPTER 60: Three Tattoos

Gian was lying down there quietly, trying to open his eyes, matching his breaths to the beeping of the machines that surrounded the bed. The only indications of his heartbeat, his existence, he was alive. His legs were slightly numb, but he can move it. Shallow cuts ran along his forehead.

"Kyle?" Nang magbukas siya ng mata, ay ito ang una niyang nakita. Nakaupo ito sa may tabi niya na tila inaantay siyang magising.

"Wala sa akin si Madelaine. Kung anuman yang nasa isip mo, tigilan mo na yan. Hindi na ako galit sayo gaya ng inaakala mo. Oo, nagalit ako sayo noon. Pero hindi ibig sabihin non, nawala na ang lahat ng pinagsamahan natin. I'm still the Kyle you use to know Gian. I am that trustworthy friend and brother you never had. I am not Carl, Drake and Nathan whom you can call your bestfriends. Pero ako, you are the only bestfriend I ever had. Kung may isang taong nakakakilala sa akin ng totoo, ikaw yun. So whatever you are thinking right now...tama na Gian. I will never do it. Not to you. And not to Madelaine." Naluluhang sabi ni Kyle na nangiti na lang nang tumulo ang luha niya.

"I like Madelaine, but not to the extent of abducting her. She was more of a little sister. Maniwala ka man sa akin o hindi, yun ang tingin ko sa kanya. I'm sorry if I kissed her on the pool. Nadala lang ako. She was so special and extraordinary, and I found some deep connections with her. But that connections would not make her stay with me. Mahal na mahal ka niya Gian. If you only saw her the day of the wedding, hindi mo iisipin na mapapayag ko siya na tumira sa akin. She loves you so much. Hindi niya kaya na makasal ka kay Nayomi. Kung alam ko lang na mawawala siya nung araw na yun, I would'nt left her alone. Sana hindi ako umalis. Sana hindi ako pumayag sa gusto niya." Habang nagpapaliwanag si Kyle ay nakayuko lang si Nathan na para bang nahihiya sa kaibigan. Siya ang dahilan kung bakit nadisgrasya si Gian. Nakakahiya mang aminin kay Kyle, pero ikinwento lahat ni Nathan ang tungkol sa mga sabi-sabing narinig niya patungkol kay Andrea.

"And about that rumor, hindi yun totoo. I didn't abducted Andrea. Oo meron akong resort sa isang secluded island, and we stayed there for almost a year. Naging low profile siya dahil masyado akong seloso. I was too obsessed with her, yung ayokong may iba siyang lalaking nakakausap maliban sa akin. Alam ko mali yun, unreasonable...but I did. Nakakasakal, she needed her freedom. Pakiramdam niya, binabago ko siya. That time, I want to be his world. Gusto ko, sa akin lang umiikot ang mundo niya. I was too obsessive and possesive, that's why she left me. Wala kang kasalanan Gian, wala kang kasalanan kung bakit kami naghiwalay ni Andrea. It was me, kasalanan ko lahat." Sa unang beses ay inamin niya kay Gian ang totoong naging dahilan ng paghihiwalay nila ni Andrea. Matagal na panahon na isinisi niya kay Gian kung bakit sila nagkasiraan ng nag-iisang babaeng minahal niya.

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry for blaming you all those years Gian. Alam mo akala ko noon, nasasaktan ako ng sobra sa pagkawala ni Andrea sa akin, pero ang totoo...nasasaktan ako dahil hindi natin maibalik yung dating tayo. That was the most painful part of-"

Napabangon si Gian sa kama kahit pa masakit ang buo niyang katawan. Niyakap niya si Kyle na umiiyak at humihingi ng tawad sa lahat ng mga nangyari.

"Wala na yun. Sorry din. Sorry kung hindi man lang ako nagtanong. Sorry for assuming na galit ka pa rin sa akin. Sorry If I was blinded and believed that Madelaine would be probably staying with you." Gian was tapping Kyle's back when Nathan suddenly embraced both of them.

"Sorry din Kyle. Ako talaga ang may kasalanan eh. I'm sorry for believing those rumors. Wala na kasi ako maisip na dahilan kung bakit hindi pa rin natin nahahanap si Madelaine." The three of them were hugging each other while Carl, Liam, Hunter, Dylan, Jace, Gareth, Ethan, Zach, Adrian, Tristan and Miguel were smiling.

"SORRY!" Jace, Gareth and Ethan raised their hands.

"Actually, joke lang naman namin ang kwentong yun, si Nathan kasi...ang bilis maniwala." Pagpapaliwanag ni Ethan na nakayuko. Masama na ang tingin ni Carl sa kanya.