Aqua's POV
Nasa labas kami ngayon ng clinic ng school. Nasa loob si Vlad.
Nakarating kami dito mga an hour ago, tineleport kami ni Twila dito, at nakauwi na ng mermaid kingdom ang princess and queen. They are secured na doon.
All is well except Vlad.
And ngayon nag-aantay kaming buksan ng nurse tong clinic. Since this mission is kinda confidential. Di nila sinabi sa mga students, para di mag panic.
They are treating Vlad. At hindi mapakali si Twila, she's crying so bad. She's blaming herself anong nangyari.
"Hindi mo nga yun kasalanan." Sabi ni Ivy sakanya at hinagod ang likod niya. Kanina pa siya umiiyak, nonstop!
"I-it's all my f-fault." She cried.
"It was an accident, di natin alam na andun si Uliyah." I said to her. Umiling siya.
"I k-knew na Uliyah was *sobs* somewhere, If o-only I didn't p-panic at b-binilisan ang p-pagteleport sa r-reyna at prinsesa..." She stopped for a moment to breathe. "S-sana d-di c-critical si *sobs* V-Vlad ngayon." She said and sobbed so much. Hinagod naman namin ang likod ni Twila.
"Shhh tama na Twila, you saved us naman." I said to calm her down. Pero la epek bes, walang epek.
We all turned our heads when the clinic door opened. Iniluwa naman nito ang nurse.
Agad naman siyang nilapitan ni Twila.
"H-how's Vlad?" Mahina nitong sabi. The nurse didn't say anything, instead, she opened the door wide.
Agad naman kaming pumasok. At nadatnan namin si Vlad na mahimbing na nakahiga sa isang bed. Malinis na siya ngayon. And wala nang bruises.
"S-so?" Twila said and faced the nurse. "H-how is he?" Kinakabahang sabi ni Twila.
Umiling ang nurse na para bang masama ang condition ni Vlad.
"Okay na siya." The nurse said which made us feel ease. "But..."
That but made all our faces pale. But what?
"Wh-what?" Ivy asked.
"A-anong mangyayari?" I asked.
"He will be in a coma for about—" she looked at her calendar. "I don't know in particular... but my guess is 4-6 weeks. Di naman weak si Vlad and I know he can fight this." She said and patted Twila's back. "However, if he was an ordinary person, it would take about 2-5 years to recover." Dagdag niya.
Ganyan pala talaga kalakas si Uliyah. She shouldn't be underestimated.
"T-that long?" Shocked na tanong ni Flame. Tumango naman ang nurse.
"We still need to observe him." The nurse said and looked at Vlad. "If you may excuse me, I will report this to the principal." Sabi ng nurse at umalis.
Agad namang lumapit si Twila kay Vlad at hinawakan ang kamay nito.
"You guys should rest." Mahinang sabi ni Twila.
"P-pero si Vlad—" Ivy was interrupted by Twila.
"Ako na bahala kay Vlad, I know you guys are tired, and you guys have a lot of questions, but for now rest muna kayo." She said while looking at Vlad.
"Are you sure you will be okay alone?" Ian asked.
If someone is tired among us, its definitely Twila.
"Oo." Tipid na sagot ni Twila.
"Pwede kita samahan." I suggested. But she shook her head and insisted that we rest. So wala kaming nagawa kundi sumang-ayon.
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8 weeks have passed pero Vlad is still in a coma. It is just so alarming, kasi ang sabi ng nurse 4-7 weeks lang.
Update: The whole school still doesn't know Twila's identity pa. Baka kasi dumugin si Twila. We decided ipakilala si Twila sa school after Vlad is okay na.
We got shocked ourselves also nung nalaman namin nung nasa mission kami. But we understood her kung bakit di niya sinabi. I know maraming taksil.
These past few weeks, we were taking turns kung sino mag-babantay kay Vlad. Pero mostly si Twila talaga, ayaw niyang pinapa-alis siya sa clinic. Nakabantay lang ako kay Vlad mga 2 times lang. Si Ivy? Mga 3. Sa boys naman apat apat.
All those weeks, si Twila ang nag aalaga lagi kay Vlad. I understand her, I know she loves Vlad so much.
I know she's full of regret right now kasi di niya pa masyadong na-express ang love niya kay Vlad. But it's still not too late.
Kakatapos lang ng classes namin— actually we often skip class, pero na bobore na din ako e. Kaya pumasok ako.
Kasama ko ngayon si Ivy, papunta kaming clinic, si Ivy kasi ulit magbabantay. Sigurado kasi kaming pagod na yun si Twila.
We're so worried na din kay Twila. 2 weeks na kasing siya lang nag aalaga kay Vlad. Wala siyang labas-labas sa clinic. Sometimes nga nakakalimutan na niyang kumain.
"Kamusta na kaya si Twila?" I unconsciously asked. Kaya napatingin naman saakin si Ivy.
"I know she's fine." Sabi ni Ivy. "She will be strong for Vlad." Ewan ko pero biglang kumirot yung puso ko, kaya napakapit ako doon. Kaya napatingin agad saakin si Ivy. "Are you alright?"
"A-ahh oo." I said at tumango. Nawala naman agad yung kirot.
Twila's POV
"Vlad, wake up." Mahina kong sambit habang pinagmasdan ang napagwapong mukha ni Vlad while tracing my fingers around his face.
*knock knock knock*
Agad akong napatingin sa pinto.
"Pasok." Nang bumukas ang pinto, si Ivy at Aqua pala.
"Hi." Bati ni Ivy saakin. I just smiled.
"Kamusta ka?" Aqua asked. I just smiled ulit. I don't know what has happened to me at bigla nalang nawala ang gana ko sa lahat.
"Kami na bahala ni Aqua dito Twi, you should rest first." I was about to protest, pero naalala ko si Chizu. I know pinapakain siya nina Freysha at Ally— teka na miss ko din yung dalawang yun.
I had no choice but tumango.
Pero pagtayo ko, para akong nahilo. Kaya agad akong inalalayan ni Ivy at Aqua.
"Are you okay?" Agad na tanong nila. I nodded. Ayaw kong dumagdag sa mga worries nila. I know I'm fine.
"Ako na mag-alalay kay Twila pabalik sa kwarto niya." Ivy said pero Aqua protested.
"Hindi, okay lang, ako na. You take care of Vlad." Aqua said. Wala namang nagawa si Ivy kundi um-oo.
Inalalayan naman ako ni Aqua palabas.
"Kelan ka huling kumain?" Seryosong sabi ni Aqua saakin. Kaya ba uminsist siyang siya ang magdadala saakin sa kaarto ko para sermonan ako— teka kelan nga ba ako huling kumain?
"D-di ko alam." Mahina kong sagot. Piningot naman ako ni Aqua. Napa-aray naman ako ng wala sa oras.
"Gusto mo bang magalit si Vlad sayo pag gising nun? Di mo inaalagaan ng maayos sarili mo." Sermon saakin ni Aqua na nagpa-tawa sakin. "Tinawa-tawa mo diyan." Masungit na sabi ni Aqua. Umiling nalang ako.
Pagdating sa 'Royalties' umalis naman agad si Aqua kasi may gagawin pa siya. Pag dating ko sa kwarto, ayun nakita ko si Chizu.
At oo malaki na si Chizu since he's been eating enhanced dog foods na may magic, and now he's so big, and so cute!
"Mommy ang tagal mong nawala!" Nagtatampong sabi ni Chizu, tumawa naman ako sa sinabi niya.
"Sorry, I was taking care of you know who." I said to him.
"Ahh si papa Vlad ulit?" He said innocently kaya napatawa ako.
"Halika nga." I said and tapped my lap. Agad naman siyang naupo sa lap ko kahit ang bigat at laki niya na.
Chizu and I cuddled, until I decided to take a bath, limang araw na ata akong walang ligo e. Kaya yun agad yung ginawa ko.
Pagkatapos kong maligo, agad akong nagbihis at humiga sa kama. Tumabi naman saakin si Chizu, tagal na nung last time akong nakahiga ako dito. Kaya di ko namalayan nakaming dalawa nakatulog na.
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The next morning maaga akong nagising. Pumunta ako sa kitchen at nagluto ako ng pagkain naming dalawa ni Chizu.
Nagplano akong pumunta kina Ally pagkatapos kong kumain tapos diretso na sa clinic, pero may biglang tumawag. Agad ko naman tong sinagot.
"Yes hello?" I greeted. Pero walang sumagot kaya inend call ko nalang at nagpatuloy kumain, baka nangtitrip lang.
Pero may tumawag ulit. I was suspecting na yung tumawag kani-kanina lang kaya di ko agad sinagot.
But it keeps on calling!
"Mommy can you answer it? It hurts my ears." Sabi ni Chizu. I sighed and took the call.
"Kung mangtitrip ka lang, better stop calling." Inis kong sabi. Pero there was a long silence. I was about to end the call...
"H-hes awake."
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Oh diba I kept my promise na kapag 15 votes na yung last chap update ako agad HAHAHA
Bakit kaya kumirot bigla puso ni Aqua? Hmm? Any guess?
Sorry kung parang puro fast forward, I really want to end it na hahaha pero don't worry napaka-ganda ng next update😉
[15 votes ulit para matagal hahaha]
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-Ms. A