"...bigla na lang bumalik yung nanay nung bata..."
"...kahit na in the first place siya naman yung nangiwan..."
"Oh Hi Miss Eva!"
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ELIO's
"Oh Hi Miss Eva!" Dianne was the first one to greet her. I smiled in tensed with that.
Sinasadya niya ba talaga? Wala talaga silang pinagka-iba parehas na parehas ng ugali, hindi man lamang maging considerate sa nararamdaman ng ibang tao.
"Dad? Okay ka lang po ba?" untag sa akin ni Dianne dahil kanina pa pala ako nakatulala sa kawalan.
"Hmm what is it again anak?"
"I said Dad na siguro naman kilala mo na si Miss Eva, she is also one of my teachers." nakita ko naman na makahulugang ngumiti si Eva nung banggitin ni Dianne na teacher.
"Oh yes, parang anak ko na nga itong batang ito—I mean sila, sila ng nga classmates niya." Tumingin naman si Eva sa direksyon ko na akala mo ay nagbabanta. "By the way, mauna na ako. Enjoy your bonding together. See you in school." She said before she finally bade goodbye.
"Dad she is a weirdo. Hindi naman namin siya close and in all honesty we do hate her, masyadong mapapel, kawawa naman yung naiwan sakaniyang advisory class ni Maam Iris." I was shocked with the news, totoo pala yung usap usapan even sa group messages ng mga teachers yun din ang pinaguusapan.
We continued on talking about things. We are letting ourselves know more about each other like what is her and what is my favorite color, what food we hate and love, and many other things, maliit or malaking bagay man.
Little did they know someone's heart is already being shattered as of the moment.
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OCEANA's
How dumb could I get? Ang dami dami ko pang what ifs when it comes to his daughter when all this time, nasa harap ko lang pala and take note we are close to each other—very very close.
I am already here at the corner part of this restaurant when my eyes caught a VERY familiar figure—Elio. I am about to bombard my friends with text messages kasi akala ko pinagtripan nanaman nila ako. I assumed, akala ko pinapunta nila si Elio BUT no, I was taken aback after seeing Dianne behind Elio. Naguguluhan ako nung una kung bakit but my late realizations slapped me hard once again. She is his—d-daughter.
I was too occupied that I didn't notice na andoon pala si Eva—TEKA SI EVA?! sa table nila, the thing lang na narinig ko was "Oh yes, parang anak ko na nga itong batang ito—I mean sila, sila ng nga classmates niya."
Hypocrite.
I don't knew how I was able to abscond from the restaurant all I know is that I am in pain, real pain. Today was supoosed to be a happy day, a day of celebration but how come it became a fiasco.
"Oceana? Oceana, gurl!! Kaloka ka, kanina pa kita tinatawagan sasabihin ko sana na nasa parking na ko pero di kita macontact!" It was Santy. I did not answer I just immediately run to him and cry out all the pain, gladly he knew me so well. He caged me in his embrace till I calmed down.
"Anong nangyari?" He asked but I kept mum, not uttering any single word. He just sighed—a worried one.
"Halika na, iuuwi na kita...Yung sasakyan ko padadaanan ko na lang mamaya sa kuya ko." I just nod, hindi ko na din ata kayang magmaneho pa. Sobrang bigat ng araw na ito, gusto ko na lang matapos agad.
Hindi ko namalayan na nakatulog na pala ako pero sobrang sakit ng ulo ko. Kapag naman umiiyak ako noon hindi naman ganito kasakit sa ulo.
SANTY's
My poor bestfriend, hindi niya deserve yung mga nangyayari sa kaniya ngayon.
She already fell asleep when we arrived at her home. Hindi ko na muna ginising hinayaan ko na lang magising ng kusa. And she did woke up pero parang may off...
"Girl?! hoy Oceana okay ka lang ba?!" nataranta ako nung makita kong napahawak siya sa ulo niya.
"Oo okay lang ako teh, pasok na tayo sa loob." pero parang may something talaga ayaw lang magsabi ni Oceana.
"A-ahh awww aray!!" nataranta ako dahil sa sigaw niya bago pa man kami makapasok sa loob ng bahay niya.
"Anong masakit??!" I am panicking, ngayon na lang ulit—ngayon na lang ulit siya pinagsaktan ng ulo.
FLASHBACK
Cars chasing each other, stop lights, loud beeps but the most heard noise that night was the slap-bang crash from a pink celerio car.
Their world suddenly stopped.
They saw how the cars stopped, they saw how the people run to the car, they saw how the people try to find out if the people inside are safe or in danger—
"Call an ambulance!! May babae!! duguan!"
A shout that served as a cold water for them—Santy, Iris, and Nanay Mita. It was her—Oceana, soaking in her own blood. They never knew what happened next, all they knew was they are already inside the hospital.
They saw the doctor who attended Oceana.
"Doc? kamusta po siya?"
"No need to be worried. Mabuti na lamang po at minor injury lamang ang natamo ng pasyente pero under observation pa rin po siya at kailangan ulit namin magsagawa ng mga test pag nagising na siya. All we are sure of now ay ligtas sila ng baby."
Para silang nabunutan ng tinik sa lalamunan pero para din silang naestatwa lalo na nung sabihin ng doctor na "ligtas sila ng baby". Wala silang alam.
As soon as Oceana was transfered to a private room, they've informed Elio of what happened and what he needs to know.
Elio rushed to her, crying.
"Love, hey! Kapit lang ha, kapit lang kayo ni baby." Elio softly uttered while crying and feeling Oceana's belly even the bump is not really evident.
It's been 20 hours already since the accident happened pero hindi pa rin gumigising si Oceana and that made them worry. The doctor said that if it reach 24 hrs and still hindi pa siya gumigising she'll be coma.
Prayers ang pinanghawakan nila. Elio was beside her never leaving her side, ni maidlip ay di magawa ni Elio dahil sa pag-aalala sa mag-ina niya.
She woke up from a dreadful 23 hour sleep.
"Oceana!"
"Ija!"
"love!"
END OF FLASHBACK
OCEANA's
I did not noticed that I fell asleep again. Akala ko ay umalis na si Santy kasi ang tahimik na ng bahay ko. Naalala ko bigla yung panaginip ko parang totoo lahat pero impossible kasi kung totoo iyon, sana kasama ko ngayon ang anak ko—anak namin PERO panaginip nga lamang iyon siguro dala ito ng mga nangyayari.
"Buti naman gising ka na gurl. Oh ano masakit pa ba?" nagulat ako nung magsalita si Santy, nakapasok na pala siya dito sa loob ng kwarto ko.
"Hindi na... pero ang weird nung panaginip ko teh." Hindi umimik si Santy pero sa pagtitig niya pa lang alam ko nang pinapahiwatig niya na ituloy ko ang kwento.
"Alam mo yung naaksidente ako..." nakita kong tumango si Santy "Yun yung panaginip ko...pero ang weird kasi buntis daw ako noon, dinadala ko daw ang anak namin ni Elio...pero diba teh nung naaksidente ako antagal ko talagang walang malay tas muntik pa akong ma-coma...then pag gising ko din namam nung araw na iyon, nagdesisyon na talaga akong magpakalayo na kay Elio." Nakita ko naman na nakatingin lang sa akin si Santy hindi mawari kung naguguluhan ba siya or...
"T-tapos a-ano pang n-nangyari? bukod doon sa may anak ka may iba ka pa bang naaalala—I m-mean nap-paginipan?" I can sense how tensed he is, sabagay ang weird nga naman kasi nung panaginip ko. Umiling lamang ako bilang sagot.
SANTY's
"...buntis daw ako noon, dinadala ko daw ang anak namin ni Elio..." Akala niya panaginip lang iyon...
"T-tapos a-ano pang n-nangyari? bukod doon sa may anak ka may iba ka pa bang naaalala—I m-mean nap-paginipan?" Kinakabahan ako hindi ko alam kung dapat ba kaming magsaya dahil medyo may naaalala na siya o malungkot dahil baka isipin niya na...niloko namin siyang lahat...Thank God at umiling siya bilang sagot niya.
Baka sign na to ni Lord, he is giving us time para ipagtapat ang katotohanan kay Oceana—katotohanan na nakalimutan ng isip niya pero hindi nabubura sa puso niya.
FLASHBACK
She was on her ninth month of pregnancy, all was well except that there are times na sumasakit ang ulo niya and it bothered all of them but she kept on saying na "okay lang, tolerable naman." But truth is, on a scale of one to ten the pain level is around twenty means it can kill me because of too much pain.
Elio and Oceana decided not cut ties anymore lalo na nung malaman nila na magkakaroon na sila ng anak. Elio was very hands-on to her especially when going to her OB, buying foods she likes or what they call paglilihi stage, Elio also deal with her mood swings like one time she is happy then the other time she is just stubborn.
Sa araw ng panganganak niya, kasabay din nun ang isang pangyayari na di nila inasahan na mangyayari. Worst comes worst.
She delivered a healthy baby girl...
END OF FLASHBACK
Selective amnesia...
selective amnesia involves forgetting only some of the events during a certain period of time or only a part of a traumatic event. Amnesia resolves itself without treatment.
[Hindi po ako expert when it comes to things like this pero based lang itu sa intindi ko, medyo nakinig ako sa prof ko ngayon kasi parang interesting yung topic niya which is amnesia.Correct me na lang po if I am wrong.]
Sino nga ba talaga si Dianne Faye Basco?
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