Kabanata 20

𝐾𝑎𝑏𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑎 20

Sick

I'm almost thirty minutes pacing back and forth because of the worries I'm feeling right now. I am worried about Kera's health. Bigla kasi itong hinimatay kanina noong aalis na sana ako. Dumudugo rin ang ilong nito na mas lalong ikinaba ko.

Ilang saglit pa akong nagpalakad lakad sa labas ng emergency room bago lumabas ang doctor na umasikaso kay Kera, kaya agad ko itong nilapitan.

"Doc, how is she?" salubong ko agad kay Dr. Mitingson.

"For now, she's stable Mr. Cavalcante. But her Brain Tumor is in stage 4 already. She needs an extra care from the people surrounds her. Sa ngayon, kailangan muna siyang mag stay dito sa hospital para matutukan ang kanyang kalagayan..... Maiwan na muna kita Mr. Cavalcante, may mga pasyente pa akong dapat asikasuhin."

Matapos magpaalam si Dr. Mitingson sa akin ay pumasok na ako sa kwarto kung saan naka confine si Kera. Mahimbing parin itong natutulog. Hindi ko maipaliwanag ang nararamdaman ko sa mga oras na to. I wanted to shout in so much worried I'm feeling right now. I wanted to punch Raven for letting Kera to be in this situation. And I really want to kill Kera's father for cursing her.

This is all because of that fucking belief!

Pinabantayan ko muna sa nurse na naka assign kay Kera si Kera, at sinabing babalik rin agad, may pumunta lang.

Dumugo ang labi ni Raven dahil sa malakas na suntok na pinakawalan ko. I was like a tiger, ready to devour anyone I'll see.

"Kaya ba di mo pinakasalan si Kera, dahil alam mong may sakit siya? Hah! Sumagot ka!" tuloy tuloy na sigaw ko kay Raven, habang pinupunasan nito ang gilid ng labing dumugo. Raven looked pissed too, but no one can beat how pissed I am right now.

Tumayo muna si Raven ng tuwid before he slid his hands in his pocket, feeling relaxed from being punched.

"I already know that Kera has a Brain Cancer, 4 months ago, before I ask her to marry me.....Yes, I know she had a cancer, but it's not the reason why I didn't marry her! " Raven clenched his jaw as he said those words to me. But I remained as a heartless tiger.

"The day we left in the hotel, I asked her to marry me again. And this time, I surely follow my heart, and not my father's words.....But she refused me.....Kera found out already that she's sick! And she don't want to be a burden to me, even if I already accepted that when I asked her to marry me!" patuloy ni Raven.

I balled my fists in annoyance. Sa inis ko, umalis ako sa NBS at bumalik sa hospital, bringing all the worries I'm feeling all this time. Pagtapat ko palang sa kwarto ni Kera, nakita ko na itong nakangiti ng matamis. Pero halata sa ngiti nito ang panghihina, na mas lalong nagpakirot sa puso ko. Before I enters Kera's room, I blew a loud breathe and force myself to act normal, for Kera not to worried.

"Hey..... how's your feeling?" malambing na tanong ko rito. Kera smiled genuinely, like she wasn't sick.

"I'm feeling better, Cad," nakangiting sagot nito,but her tears betrayed her lips. It starts to fall, until it flows like a rain, breaking my heart and feel so shatter just by looking at her.

How cruel this world is to them?

How cruel her sister to hate her just because no one wants to marry her?

How cruel her father to curse his own daughter for the sake of their belief?

I couldn't imagine I could be this broken, not until I saw the woman I love, is breaking.

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