The Lost Spark

Chapter 19

It has been a week since Gino went to whatever part of the world. And since then no one even informs me kung nasaan sya.

Kahit anong gawin kong pagkumbinsi kila mom at dad ay ayaw nilang sabihin. Even Jacob told me na hindi daw nya alam. Kahit obvious naman na alam nya at itinatago lang nya o nila si Gino sa akin.

Hindi ko alam kung bakit kailangan pa nilang itago sa akin ang tungkol kay Gino. At kung bakit si Gino mismo ang may gusto na itago ito.

Ganon ba ako ka walang kwenta sa paningin nya. Galit ba sya sa akin dahil instead of me taking care of him at iniwan ko sya on those times he needed me the most.

Para kasing wala lang halaga sa kanya yung nararamdaman ko. Parang nag-aalala ako sa taong ayaw naman na matulungan ko. Kahit sa paraan na maalagaan ko lang sya at maipadama sa kanya na kasama nya ako kahit na anong mangyari, nasa tabi nya ako, at ang munting anghel namin.

"Hija, I'll just wait for you here." Mom said

I just nod at her.

We're currently in the parking space of the hospital where Gino was admitted before and where his doctor is residing.

I step out of the vehicle and went inside.

Facing the nurse station, I asked them where Dra. Trixie is.

And gladly I don't need to look for her dahil sya na mismo ang nagpakita sa akin.

"Nurse Torres, have you check the chart of those patients in ward B3?" asked by Trixie

She's standing there with her serious face.

Mukhang na intimidate yung nurse named Torres kaya aligaga nitong kinuha ang chart na pinapahanap ni Trixie.

Well, I can't blame the reaction of that nurse, even I got intimidated by her presence. She's standing there confidently.

We may have similar height but since I'm only wearing flats and she isn't ay mas mataas ito sa akin.

"Uhm, Dra. Someones looking for you po," the nurse broke the silence.

Inagat ni Trixie ang tingin nyam ula sa binabasa at ibinaling ang atensyon sa nagsalita, matapos ay tumingin sa itinuro ng nurse which is me.

"Hi," I said with a nagaatubiling ngiti.

"Can I talk to you for a moment?" nilakasan ko na ang loob ko dahil gusto ko talagang malaman kung nasaan si Gino.

Hindi ko alam kung nag kamali lang ba ako, o nakita ko talagang ang pagdaan ng takot sa epresyon ni Trixie.

"Hi, uhmm..how can I help you, A-Alona right?" she ask me after placing her pen in the pocket of her lab coat. I nooded as a response

Seems to look like hindi ko na kailangang ipakilala ang sarili ko sa kanya, maybe Gino told her about me.

"You know what I want to talk about" I said

"Sorry but if it's about Gino, I can't tell you anything," she said and was about to walk away ng abutin ko ang braso nya.

"Please, I just need to know kung nasaan sya" I said na naluluha na ngayon.

Dahan dahan nyang tinanggal ang pagkakakapit ko sa kaliwang braso nya saka ako muling hinarap. She removed the stethoscope dangiling in her shoulder then placed it in the marbled counter at the nurse information corner

"Follow me," she said in a straight face bago sya dumiretso ng lakad.

Sinundan ko sya hanggang sa makarating kami sa hallway na walang tao. Kinakabahan man ay nilakasan ko na lang ang loob ko.