Faded Memories (Complete)

Chapter 9

1 week later...

It's been a week since the car accident happened but the memory is still fresh in my mind like it just happened yesterday. Abby was running away after she heard mine and Amanda's conversation. I wanted to tell her that it wasn't true. I ran after her, I called her name but she didn't listen.

Sinundan ko siya noon. I was on the verge of crying that time. I don't want Abby to leave me. Hindi ko kayang maghiwalay kami. I promised her that I will never hurt and leave her. Mahal na mahal ko siya kaya di ako papayag na mawala siya sa akin.

But my whole world almost shattered when I witnessed how her car crashed on an approaching truck. I shouted her name while crying. We already lost our baby and I couldn't afford to lose her, too. I ran as fast as I could towards her car.

I didn't know what to do. My mind was panicking while I was carefully taking her out of her wrecked car. Nanginginig ako habang karga-karga ko siya papunta sa kotse ko. Iyak ako nang iyak habang karga ko siya.

"Huwag mo ako iiwan, Abby. Hold on, honey. Please fight! Hindi ko kayang pati ikaw ay kuhanin pa sa akin. I love you so much, honey! Please fight, okay?" umiiyak na pagmamakaawa ko sa kanya habang nanginginig ang boses ko.

I drove my car fast going to the nearby hospital. Wala pa rin siyang malay at puno na ng dugo ang damit niya. As I reached the hospital, itinakbo ko agad si Abby sa emergency room, sinalubong naman kami agad ng nurses and doctor. Ipinahiga nila si Abby sa stretcher at agad siyangl itinakbo sa loob. Susunod na sana ako pero agad akong pinigilan ng isang nurse saying I'm not allowed inside and I need to wait at the waiting area. They let me sign the papers para sa patients information. After signing those papers, the nurse immediately run inside the emergency room leaving me breathless and nervous for Abby's situation.

Habang naghihintay ako, pakiramdam ko ay unti-unti akong pinapatay. Hindi ako makahinga ng maayos dahil sa pag-aalala kay Abby.

After many hours of waiting, a doctor came out from the Emergency Room.

"Sino ang kaanak ng pasyente?" the doctor asked.

"I'm the husband, doc! How is she? Ayos lang naman po ang lagay niya, right?" sunod-sunod na tanong ko but the doctor didn't answer me directly kaya niyugyog ko siya.

"Doc, answer me...what happened to my wife?! How is she?! Save her! Kahit gaano pa kamahal ang babayaran wala akong pakialam! Just do everything you can to save her!" I said in a desperate voice, tumutulo pa ang mga luha ko pero wala akong pakialam. All I want is my wife to be safe.

"Mister, calm down please. We already stopped the bleeding but your wife is still unstable and we need her to undergo further tests to confirm if she has an internal hemorrhage. She needs to undergo CT Scan. Once it's confirmed, she has to undergo immediate surgery. Let's just hope and pray na sana ay wala because it would be very critical. 50/50 ang chance for the patient to survive. We will do everything we can to save the patient."

Para akong tinakasan ng lakas sa mga sinabi nito. Kakagaling lang namin sa isang problema at eto na naman ang panibago.

"And another thing, I'm so sorry, Sir, we did everything but..." the doctor paused.

Lalo pang lumakas ang kabog ng dibdib ko. "But what doc?! What?! Damn it! Tell me, what is it?!" Hysterical na ko. Sobrang worried na ako para kay Abby. Hindi ko na alam kung ano'ng iisipin ko. Pero nagimbal lalo ang mundo ko sa sumunod na sinabi ng doktor.

"We did everything, Sir, but we are not able to save the baby. Masyadong malala ang tinamo ng asawa mo at masyadong mahina ang kapit ng bata. She was six weeks pregnant but sorry again, hindi namin siya nailigtas," saad pa ng doctor before tapping my shoulder then he left.