I woke up to the muffled sound of what seemed to be people that are arguing. Naririnig kong naghahalo ang boses ni mom and an unfamiliar man.
Unti-unti kong dinilat ang mga mata ko at unti-unti kong ni-register ang paligid ko. I looked around and it only took me a couple of seconds to see na nasa hospital ako. Hinawakan ko yung ulo ko na medyo nawala na ang sakit.
" Doc! I don't understand! My daughter fainted!" galit na sabi ng mom ko, I flinched at her voice. Nakakatakot talaga si mommy pag galit.
"We know Mrs. Chandler, but we couldn't find anything wrong with her. We have run several tests but she's normal." kalmadong sagot nung doctor.
"Mom, she's up." biglang sabi ni Claire nang makita nya akong tinitingnan sina Mom.
Dali-dali namang lumapit si mom sa akin at niyakap ako.
"Oh God!! You scared me Shing!! Ayos ka lang ba? Masakit pa ba yung ulo mo? Anong nangyari?!" sunod-sunod nitong tanong.
Nang maalala ko yung huling nangyari ay nanlaki ang mga mata ko.
"Nasan si Allie? Okay lang ba sya?" pag-aalala ko.
"Yes, she called us after you fainted. I told her na umuwi muna sya but she resisted. She stayed here all night para bantayan ka. I drove her home kanina so she can rest." sagot naman ni Dad. Naka hinga naman ako nang maluwag sa sinabi nya.
"Thanks Dad, for taking care of her." nginitian ko si papa at hinalikan nya naman ang noo ko.
"Shing, sabi ng doktor, there's nothing wrong with your head. Normal naman daw lahat ng test mo." mom asked confusedly. Pati ako ay naguluhan din.
"I don't know mom, bigla nalang talaga syang sumakit. Akala ko nga nabangga kami e, but no. Sumakit nalang talaga sya bigla." paliwanag ko kay mom at kumunot naman ang nuo nya.
" I think we need to see other doctors mom." suggest ni Claire.
"We'll do that tomorrow okay? Pahinga ka muna ngayon anak." sabi ni dad at tumango nalang ako.
Pinaprocess pa ni mommy yung papers para ma discharge ako kaya humiga nalang muna ako and closed my eyes.
Shit. What the fuck just happened.
"What day is it?"
I immediately opened my eyes cause I couldn't believe whose voice I heard just now. I looked around the room only to see Claire na nag s-scroll sa cellphone nya.
"Was that you?" tinanong ko si Claire kahit alam na alam kong hindi sya yon at alam na alam ko kung kaninong boses yung naririnig ko.
"What?" pagtataka ni Claire kaya umiling nalang ako. She sighed and put down her phone.
" Ate, is there something you've been hiding lately?" seryoso nyang tanong.
Nagulat naman ako sa tanong nya. What does she mean? Meron ba akong tinatago? Wala naman siguro.
"What? Why are you asking these random questions.. You're acting weird Claire, kahapon pa yan" I let out a breathy laugh but she didn't even smile.
" No. YOU'RE acting weird." she said with an unreadable expression.
"What do you mean?" tanong ko sa kanya na may konting pagka-irita.
" Mahal mo ba talaga sya ate?" I was taken aback at Claire's question.
" Si Allie?-syem-"
"Raine..si ate Raine?" hindi ko alam kung anong ire-react ko sa pinagsasabi ng kapatid ko. Should I be mad at her? for bringing Raine up? Should I be sad? Atsaka, sinong Raine ba ang tinutukoy nya?
"Claire please...stop messing with me right now."
Natahimik naman sya at bumalik sa pags-scroll ng cellphone nya. I tried not to think too much on whatever the hell Claire just asked. Baka kasi sumakit na naman ulo ko.
Antagal naman kasi nila mom, gusto ko na umuwi.
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Nang makauwi na kami ay agad na akong nagpahinga. Bumagsak ako sa kama ko at pinikit ang mga mata ko.
Not long after ay nag ring ang phone ko.
"Hi love." I smiled kahit alam kong di nya ako nakikita.
" How are you love? I was so worried, I'm sorry I wasn't there when you woke up..can I come over? I wanna see you." I smiled at her voice.
She's always been so caring and sweet.
"I'm okay now, thank you love..I'll come and pick you up okay?" tanong ko sa kanya.
"No! You don't have to do that, you just came back from the hospital, you need to rest. Jake can drive, we're both coming over. Do you need something? Foods?" I laughed at her. Napaka thoughtful talaga nya.
" No, just...get here safe," sabi ko at narinig ko naman syang nag giggle.
"Alright, see you, love..I love you." paalam nya, I said the words bavk before she hang up.
See? She loves me. And I love her.
Kaya bakit pa ba yun kailangan tanungin ni Claire.?
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At kahit na sinabi kong wala akong gustong ipabili, ay nakikita kong maraming dalang pagkain sina Jake at Allie. Sinilip ko sila sa bintana ng kwarto ko habang papasok na sila. After a few seconds ay nag ring ang doorbell, dali-dali akong bumaba.
Just as the door opened ay niyakap kaagad ako ni Allie. I heard a couple of sniffs.
"I hate you...you really scared me," she hit my arms at napa 'ouch' naman ako, then she looked up at me with teary eyes.
Dali dali ko syang niyakap.
"Aww, napaka iyakin naman neto." biro ko sa kanya.
"Don't call me iyakin, I'm not a crybaby." she pouted at natawa naman ako.
"Come on let's go inside." I told her at nilingon ko si Jake. "You need some help?"
"Nah, I got it." tumango nalang ako at doon ko napansin na napaka rami ng mga snacks na dala nila. There were chips and drinks na para bang magpapakain sila ng sampung pamilya.
"Wait wait, ang dami naman ng binili nyo?" tanong ko.
" Well, Ed and Noah are gonna come over too." Jake suspiciously smiled at napakunot naman ang nuo ko.
"Come on, I'm hungryy" reklamo ni Allie kaya binalewala ko nalang.
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"Are you shitting me?" hindi ako makapaniwala sa narinig ko.
" Nope." umiling-iling si Jake.
"That's why we're all here, we're celebrating!" sigaw ni Noah habang tinaas nya ang isang can ng beer.
I looked at Edward at nakita kong abot tenga ang ngiti nya. He's smiling too so that means hindi nagsisinungaling si Jake.
"Holy shit, totoo nga? They want us to play on their wedding?" tanong ko ulit sa kanila.
"Yes love, it's true..I heard it too when Jake was talking on the phone." sagot ni Raine na tuwang-tuwa sa naging reaksyon ko.
"Oh my God!! Yess!!" sigaw ko habang tinataas yung beer.
"No no..no no..." sabay-sabay nilang awat sakin bago ko pa ito mainom.
"what..?"
"I'm afraid you can't drink at the moment C" sabi ni Edward habang kinuha nya ang beer ko at ininom ito.
"yeah you just got out from the hospital and you have a doctor's appointment tomorrow. So...no beers for you," sabi ni Allie.
"Why did you buy so much beer then?" naiinis kong tanong. Sinadya ata nila to eh, para magselos ako.
" Don't worry we bought some juice too." pang-aasar ni Jake and I rolled my eyes at him.
"Napaka sama nyo." I pouted..but I remembered the good news and I was smiling like an idiot again.
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