Oktofinitum

Chapter 13

Mirakov

Blinding light greeted my lids as they fluttered open. Sa una'y malabo ito dahilan para mapakurap ako ng ilang beses. Until my eyes finally adjusted. Light, white ceiling, white curtain, white walls, "Ugh... Hell–lo, I tried to speak but my words were barely audible and my throat felt dry. Pamilyar ang ganitong klaseng lugar at pakiramdam. Ganitong ganito din yung pakiramdam ko nang gumising ako matapos nang nangyari kay– "Lady Jenny Mae, she's awake," biglang may isang pigura ng 'di kilalang babae ang lumapit sa akin. She was wearing a white dress and gray apron-like top with an embroidered small white dove on her left chest.

"Talaga? Tatawagin ko si Madame Delancy," saad ng isang boses sa 'di kalayuan pero hindi ko makita kung sino ito dahil nililimitahan ng aking posisyon ang maaari kong makita, "N–nasan a–ako?" I asked the unfamiliar girl.

"Nasa Healing department ka," my forehead creased, "Ako nang bahala, Healer Jane," a sweet but cracked voice said. Suddenly, the unfamiliar girl left my side at ang pumalit doon ay isang matandang babae. Her hair is all gray and wrinkles are all over her face. Masasabi kong nasa edad sinkwenta o higit pa ang ginang, pero may kakaibang pakiramdam siyang inihahatid sa akin. Her eyes were stormy gray just like Lady Jenny Mae, it was therapeutically hypnotizing, "May nararamdaman ka ba?" sobrang lambing niyang tanong. I softly nodded.

"U–uhaw," It was barely comprehensible but fortunately she understood and immediately asked for a glass of water dun sa babae kanina na nasa may paanan na ngayon ng hinihigaan kong single bed, "Here," she said and helped me up. Inalalayan niya ang likod at batok ko at saka ako hinila pasandal sa headboard ng kama, and she helped me drink my water too.

"Salamat po," saad ko nang maubos ko ang baso paunti-unti.

"How are you feeling? May iba pa bang masakit sayo?" she asked softly. Isang iling ang isinagot ko, "Nasaan ako?" tanong kong muli.

"Healing department is kind of like your world's hospital or clinic? You're the infamous mortal right?" she explained, "It's a place where we heal injured persons dear, I'm the Head Healer and Lady Jane here is one of my healer-in-training and assistants," paliwanag niya at na-gets ko naman.

I wanted to ask why I'm here as my memories are fogged pero bago ko pa maibuka ang bibig ay may isang malabong imahe ang pumasok sa alaala ko.

Tama na... Stop...

That's the last thing I remembered voguely before I lost my consciousness earlier.

It was because of those crazy infinitus! I angrily thought. I don't ever remember doing something to them para bigla bigla na lang nila akong atakihin tulad ng kagabe. Before my anger consumes me, may isang bagay akong pinag taka.

"Who brought me here?" I asked the Head Healer as she calls herself. At anong nangyari kanina matapos kong mawalan ng malay?

"Them," she simply said and pointed to seven figures behind a glass wall on my left side. The last persons I wanted to see after waking were the ones who did this to me. They all gave me a stoic look but I glared at them. Four of them sat on the long sofa, two sat on a single couch each and the last two were standing on the entrance of my room a few meters away from the bed's end.

"Mukhang... Kailangan niyong mag-usap. Mauna na ako, call Healer Jane when you need something," turan ni Chief Healer na hindi ko nagustuhan.

Shit! She's leaving me with these lunatics?! No way! Magpo-protesta sana ako pero nakalabas na siya ng aking silid at isa-isang pumapasok na ang pitong baliw.