Your Song

Chapter 27

KAYLE

I woke up in a four-cornered white room with my head throbbing in pain.

I tried to open my eyes and blink but my head aches bad.

"Sshh, baby 'wag mong pilitin."

"Mom?" I asked, my eyes still closed. Naramdaman ko ring may benda ang ulo ko.

"Yes it's us, princess."

"Dad anong ginagawa ko dito?" I asked.

The door suddenly opened.

"John, Julie? How's Kayle?" I heard tita Carol asked.

I immediately tried to open my eyes and saw tita Carol and tito Rence entered my room.

"Tita," I said.

"She's getting better. As you can see, she already woke up. How about Cal?" mom said.

"What happened to Cal?" I hurriedly asked.

They fell silent.

"Mom? Dad? Tito, tita? Anong nangyari kay Cal?" I mustered up enough strength to get up on my bed and sit up straight when some of my joints hurt, I held up my tears. "Tell me please," I begged. 

"He's hurt so bad on the accident, princess," dad finally said.

"What?" I stuttered and tried to remember everything the night I last spent with him.

We were going on a place he said, which he didn't mention the name.

We were happy as we walked out of the house, and went to his car.

I can still remember his smile as we drove through, the way he looked at me.

I felt butterflies on my stomach that moment, everything seems to be falling into place. When suddenly I heard a loud screech from an incoming truck and a light streak on the car's front glass.

"Cal!" I shouted.

But it was too late.

We bumped on the track, and I lost my consciousness.

The last thing I remembered was, my head is bleeding as I crawled my way to Cal who's unconsciously  lying on the damp ground.

"Cal," I said weakly as I reached for his hand and everything suddenly faded.

I can't help my cry. "It's my fault," I said in the middle of my sobs.

Tita Carol went closer and hugged me, "No, it's no one's fault, Kayle. It just happened."

"It's always like that, tita. Things just happen. Without even a warning. And I hate that everytime these things happen, it's always Cal who's brought into so much trouble," I finally blew up, everything just seems against on the idea of me and Cal together.

"Sshh, calm down Kayle, everything will be fine," tita said.

"Your tita is right, princess. Cal is strong, he can do this," mom said.

I calmed myself and they made me eat up breakfast.

"How long have I been here mom?" I asked.

"Three days," she said.

"Three days?" I asked, shocked. "That's a long time," I said in regret.

"It's okay dear," tita said.