Kabanata 12

It was a long lashed on my shoulder blade. I gritted my teeth as the pain consumed my body.

“Ah!” Mahinang daing ko ng kung may anong idinampi ang Nurse sa sugat ko.

“The wound is deep. Halatang bagong hasa ang kutsilyong gamit ng holdaper na 'yon,” anito sa aking likuran.

“Babalikan kita mamaya, Ma'am. Huwag po kayong masyadong gumalaw para maghilom kaagad ang sugat niyo.”

“Thank you, Nurse.”

Naiihi ako kaya luminga-linga ako sa paligid para maghanap kung nasaan ang comfort room. Mabuti nalang at nahanap kaagad ng mga mata ko kung saan banda. The problem is I cannot find my slippers. I tried to look beneath only to realize that I went here without any of those.

“Did the nurse told you to stop moving around?” I stopped from moving when I heard a deep manly voice.

For such no reason, I could not attain to look at him. Hindi ko alam kung bakit. Basta hindi ko siya kayang tingnan sa mata kasi nakakalito siya.

“U-uhm... Y-you’re here...” I greeted him, awkwardly. Still, without lookin