A Love To Remember

Chapter 57: Worth It

Chiara

"You should get rid of that, that, and, that!" wika ko habang nandidiring nakatingin sa mga photo albums na hawak-hawak ni Daddy.

Those albums contains all of my baby pictures, I looked terribly horrible before, nene days just like what others described it. Ew.

"Bakit naman? Memories should be kept." he answered at nilapag ang mga ito sa ibabaw ng center table, napairap na lang ako.

"Well then don't put it there Dad, hide it somewhere else." ani ko at padabog na umupo sa sofa, slouching my body.

"You're the boss." he said and then winked at me, I winked back at nag-thumbs up pa.

"Daddy.." I called kaya naibaba niya ang cellphone na hawak niya as he took a glance at me, sighing, nginitian ko siya ng malumanay, "I'm tired.." mahina kong bulong but I supposed, he heard that.

"Chiara." he scowled at me, just like Mama, he hates it when I talk about this matter. Bakit ba gano'n sila? Ayaw ba nilang pag-usapan para maihanda na nila ang mga sarili nila sa kung ano man ang pwedeng mangyari sa' kin?

"Palagi niyong sinasabi na lumaban ako, na kayang-kaya ko ang sakit na 'to pero Daddy, pagod na pagod na talaga ako." sambit ko at umiwas ng tingin, "Huwag na tayong maglokohan, Dad. I heard your conversation, narinig ko kung paano sabihin ni Dra. Marga na my chance of living is.. is---"

"---PUNYETA AGA ASAN KA?!" natigil ako sa pagsasalita when we heard Mama's horrendous scream, great, I was trying to have a moment here.

"Just, live Chia. Live." he said shortly at tumayo na, "Duty calls, beast mode na naman si Madame." he added as he made his way upstairs to go check on Mama at dahil chismosa ako, I followed him to see if what's the 'cause of her sudden outburst.

Naunang pumasok si Daddy sa kwarto nila ni Mama at sumunod naman ako, naabutan namin siyang nakaupo sa dulo ng kama nila habang nakangiwi.

"Gosh Mama you're so clumsy! You spilled the water everywhere!" I commented habang nakatingin sa sahig-- sa gawi niya na basa, probably, that's why she called Dad.

"That's not mineral water," she replied followed by a groan, "My water broke people!" dagdag pa nito na ikinanlaki ng mga mata namin ni Daddy.

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"Daddy, she'll be fine, right?" nag-aalala kong tanong kay Daddy habang nakaupo kami pareho sa labas ng ER, Mama's inside, giving birth. Because of her age, she need to undergo Caesarean operation and I'm praying so hard na sana, okay lang siya-- sila.

"She will be okay Chia, she will be." Dad replied pero halata sa boses nito na kinakabahan din siya, sino ba naman ang hindi?

The atmosphere here is so heavy, pakiramdam ko, anytime from now, sasabog na itong puso ko, I need air so that I can breathe calmly.

Wait, no. Nandito na ako sa ospital then, I must visit her..

"Daddy, lalabas muna ako." paalam ko sa kanya. Without waiting for his response, humakbang na ako palayo at tinahak ang mahabang pasilyo ng ospital na ito.

Tumigil ako sa paglalakad ng makarating ako sa harap ng isang pinto, Dra. Marga Alfonso, my doctor.

Bumuntong hininga muna ako bago kumatok, seconds later, the door opened revealing Dra. Marga who looked obviously shocked upon seeing me.