Loving the Playboy Idol [SB19 - Joshtin AU]

Chapter 28

JUSTIN

I saw white.

Oh it was the ceiling.

Where am I?

Nilibot ko ang tingin sa paligid.

Nakita ko si kuya Pau. Nakatulala.

"K-kuya P-P-Pau.." i'm having a hard time uttering a word. Pakiramdam ko tuyong tuyo ang lalamunan ko.

Napansin naman ako nito at agad na lumapit.

"Thank God you're awake!" he exclaimed.

I smile. "N-Nasan ako kuya Pau?" tanong ko.

He caressed my hair.

"Nandito ka sa clinic ng company Jah. Nawalan ka ng malay kanina, remember?" sagot nito.

Ahh yeah. Naaalala ko na. Nagpassed out ako kanina.

Tumango ako.

"How long have I been sleeping?" tanong kong muli.

Medyo sumeryoso ang mukha nito.

"You've been out for more than 6 hours already Jah." nabigla ako.

What?? more than 6 hours?? Ganun  na ba talaga ako kapagod para maging unconscious ng sobrang tagal.

I felt that there is a sting on my right hand. May nakasaksak pala saking dextrose.

Nanunuyo na naman ang lalamunan ko.

"W-W-Water kuya P-Pau..." halos paos na sabi ko.

Agad itong tumalima and pour some water on the glass. Inalalayan niya ako upang makaupo.

Nakaramdam ako ng kaginhawaan ng malapatan ng tubig ang lalamunan ko.  Naubos ko ang laman ng baso. I'm so thirsty.

Nagtanong akong muli kay kuya Pau.

"Anong sabi ng doctor kuya?? Should I take a few days rest again?" tanong ko.

Napatungo ito.

Hinila nito palapit sa kama ang isang bangko at umupo dito.

He held my hand. Started playing with it.

I'm having a bad feeling about my condition. Kuya Pau is acting weird.

"Bakit kuya Pau? Is there something wrong???" I asked him again.

He's still not answering my question. Kinakabahan ako.

We are on that position when Dr. Carlos entered the room.

"Oh. Pasensya na kung nakaistorbo ako." he said at tiningnan ang magkahawak naming kamay. "I was about to check kung gising ka na Justin cause I want to tell you something important." seryosong saad nito.

What's happening really??

"I don't know if your boyfriend already told you about the result of your test, but I'm still here so that you can understand more on what's going on in your body." Dr. Carlos said.

W-W-What??? B-boyfriend?? Who? Kuya Pau???

Tumingin ako dito ng punong puno ng pagtataka.

He squeezed my hand. Pilit itong ngumiti sakin.

Somehow, I understand.

Hindi gagawa at magbibitaw basta basta ng salita si kuya Pau kung walang mabigat na dahilan.

Tumango ako.

Bumuntong hininga ako and I looked to Dr. Carlos.

"Justin, you are suffering from a rare disease called Beta Thalassemia." he said.

Kumunot ang noo ko.

"Beta Thalassemia is a blood disorder in which the body doesn't make as much beta globin as it should. Beta globin and Alpha globin are the building blocks of hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is the part of the red blood cells (RBC) that carries oxygen throughout the body. The decrease of beta globin causes anemia (not enough RBC's in the body) and can lead to other medical problems." paliwanag nito.

Wala akong naintindihan. It was like my brain went blank.

"I don't understand Doc..." I said.

"Ang katawan mo Justin ay hindi nakakapagproduce ng sapat na dami ng beta globin na kailangan ng isang tao. Ang beta globin kasama ng alpha globin ang bumubuo sa hemoglobin na siya namang nagdadala ng oxygen sa ating buong sistema. Do you experiencing these past few days na parang palagi kang nauubosan ng hininga, kinakapos, at mabilis mapagod?" tanong nito.

Tumango ako. "Yes Doc."

Yun yung naramdaman ko nitong mga nakaraang araw.

"That was actually the symptoms of Beta Thalassemia. Other symptoms are pale skin, fast heartbeat, and sometimes moodiness or irritability."

Kaya pala parang ang putla ko. May sakit na pala ako.

Lumungkot ang mukha ko. I didn't know all along. I thought I was just tired. I'd never expected that it will be like this.

"Bakit po ako nagkaroon ng ganito doc? Dahil po ba sa stress at pagod? Or dahil po sa way of living ko?" I asked.

"Actually it's on your genes. You already have this since you were a kid. Hindi lang siya noon lumabas. Kadalasan, from 2 years and up ng bata nararamdaman na nila ang simtomas nito. But in your case, it happened in your post teenage years and a factor why it came out now is because of tiredness and too much stress. You've forgotten to take cake of your health Justin." he explained.

It's my fault. Dapat inalagaan kong mabuti ang sarili ko. Sana wala akong sakit ngayon.

"G-Gagaling pa po ba ako d-doc??" medyo gumaralgal ang boses ko.

Napahigpit ng hawak sa kamay ko si kuya Pau. I looked at him. He was about to cry. Binigyan ko ito ng tipid na ngiti.

Binalik ko ang tingin kay Dr. Carlos. Inintay ko ang sagot nito.

"Fortunately, yes Justin. Your disease can be cured." ngumiti ito.

Napabuga ako ng hangin. Thank you Lord.

"But it's still a long process. We need to run several test on your blood to determine the type of the donor that fit for you." sagot nito.

Donor??

"Donor po Doc?? Para saan?" I asked.

"You need to undergo to a stem cell transplant Justin. This is where a cell will be collected from the bone marrow  of your donor. The procedure is called the bone marrow harvest and will be done in a hospitals' operating room." he seriously said.

So I need to find someone to be my donor??

"Isn't it risky for the donor??" I asked.

"Unfortunately, yes. If the patient suffers from complications and his/her body couldn't take the operation, maaari niya itong ikamatay."

Nabigla ako. Why?? Bakit may kailangang mag sacrifice ng buhay para sakin??

Ayoko. Ayoko.

"But don't think much of it sa ngayon. I assure you that we will do our best to make sure that everything will go right when that happens. For now, kailangan mo munang sumailalim sa regular blood transfusions twice a month to lower the extra iron in your body. Beta Thalassemia increases the amount of extra iron in the humans body that can damage the heart, liver, and endocrine system. So you need to do this on a regular basis. Understood?" saad nito.

Wala akong nagawa kundi ang tumango.

Dr. Carlos bid his goodbye and left the room.

Naiwan akong nakatulala sa pinto na pinaglabasan nito.

Why do I need to go through this??

What have I done to experience this???

Hindi ko namalayan na tumulo na pala ang luha ko.

Kuya Pau immediately stand up and hug me.

He rubbed my back and we cried together in each others arm.

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