The one that got away

18. The truth

"Sino ka?" 

Jin Hye saw her world came crushing down in front of her. Why did Calen asked her who she was? Nanginig ang tuhod niya. Anong nangyari? Why was he asking her? Posible ba? Posible ba na hindi siya nito matandaan? Pero bakit? He was shot! Hindi naman nabagok ang ulo nito? 

"C-calen, please.. don't do this." She said to him, nanginginig ang mga kamay na hinawakan niya ang braso nito. Hindi niya maintindihan ang takot na namumutawi sa kanyang buong pagkatao. Bakit ba nangyayari ito?

"C-calen..." Pinisil niya ang braso nito. She was about to cry again. Ang malas-malas niya. Ano bang nangyayari? Tuluyan na siyang napaiyak, then to her surprise, she saw Calen silently laughing. Kumunot ang noo niya, mukhang tuwang-tuwa ito. Walang sound ang tawa nito pero ngiting-ngiti naman ito. 

"W-what? W-why a-are you..." 

"You should've seen your face, you were so scared." Calen said tapos ay tumawa na naman ito. Nakadama siya ng inis. So he was just playing with her? Sa inis niya ay nahampas niya ang dibdib nito. 

"Aw!" Mukhang nasaktan ito sa ginawa niya. 

"Are you trying to kill me woman?" Napangiwi pa ito. Inirapan niya si Calen at saka napaiyak. "Jin Hye..." 

"Huwag mo nang uulitin iyon!" Humihikbing sabi niya. Calen held her hand and smiled at her. 

"Oo, hindi, siguro, bakit." 

"Ha?" Naguluhan siya. Calen sighed. 

"Oo, when you asked me kung mahal pa rin kita. Hindi, when you asked me kung sumusuko na ba ako. Siguro when you wondered when I will call you in your english name, bakit, because I know that you have been crying these past few days." 

She was speechless. Narinig siya nito. Ibig sabihin totoo iyong sinabi ni Nathan, coma patients indeed can hear while they were in that stage. 

"And yeah, I missed you too." He smiled. 

"Cal, nakakainis ka kamo." wika niya habang nakangiti. Masaya siya, alam niyang dito na magsisimula ang happy ending nila. Gising na si Calen, hindi na ito galit sa kanya, kailangan na lang nilang mag-usap ng maayos para maging okay silang dalawa. 

"Si Caleb?" biglang tanong nito. "Is he okay?" Napuno ng pag-aalala ang tnig nito. That made her happy, ibig sabihin ay inaalala nito ang kakambal, malaki ang pag-asa na magkabati na ang dalawa.

"He's okay, do you wanna see him?" She said in a light tone. Saglit na natahimik si Calen, tila ba nag-iisip ito. She just smiled. "Habang nag-iisip ka, tatawagin ko muna ang doktor mo." Tumalikod siya, she was about to leave the room when Calen called her. She faced him. 

"I love you..." He said. Agad siyang tumalikod, ngingiti-ngiti siya habang naglalakad sa corridor ng ospital. Gising na ang prince charming niya... 

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Calen was looking at Nathan. He was eyeing him as his doctor examines him. Alam niyang maraming gustong sabihin si Nathan sa kanya pero hindi pa lang ito maka-tiyempo dahil may ibang tao pa sa loob. Wala si Jin Hye sa hospital room niya. Nagpaalam itong pupunta kay Caleb upang tingnan ito. 

"We can now transfer him into a private room, Nathan." Wika ng doctor sa kanyang kaibigan. Nathan just nodded. 

"Thanks, Doctor Fernandez." kinamayan pa ni Nathan ang doktor. He watched the Doctor as he leaves, matapos iyon ay binalingan niya si Nathaniel. 

"What's wrong, am I dying?" He asked. It was supposed to be a joke but thenm Nathan didn't even smile. 

"Aren't you going to visit your brother?" Walang kaabog-abog na tanong nito. He just sighed.