Celene POV
Pinakiramdaman ko ang paligid ng magising ako galing sa mahabang tulog. I heard a sound came from a machine near me. 
I'm I in a hospital?
Naramdaman ko ring nakabenda ang ulo ko. I tried to move my body but I can't. Panick start to kicks in. The machine nears me start to get loud as my heart beats fast.
I tried to move again and I slightly moved my finger. I tried again and this time I moved my hands. 
Thank god!
"Mom, she moves" Hiyaw ni Cerene. She sounds happy that I move.
I opened my eyes and saw the white wall surrounding me and the machines that  attached to my body. 
Mom and Cerene come to view before I even comprehend what's happening. 
"Oh my Gosh you're awake" bulalas ni Cerene sabay yakap sa akin ng mahigit.  
I groaned "Hindi ako makagalaw" reklamo ko.
"Sorry, I'm just so happy that you're finally awake" medyo may pagkadrama niyang sabi. I saw how she start to become teary eyed. 
"Finally awake? Why am I here?" tanong ko habang sinusubukan na umupo. Agad akong inalalayan ni mom. 
Cerene covered her mouth, shocked. Mom sat beside my bed and held my hand. 
Nagpabalik-balik ng lakad si Cerene. She's panicking and becomes problematic all of a sudden. 
I stopped for a while and tried to remember why this happened to me. 
A scene in Bolky start to flood my mind. God! I was hospitalized because of Danica! 
She called me slut because of Ace! 
So practically it was Ace's fault too. How dare he try to come near me! It's because of him, Danica hated me. She thought I'm stealing him from her. 
A bitter smile slowly appears on my face. I suddenly felt anger and hatred toward him. I will have to stay away from him. Screw this feeling! He is dangerous on my existence!
"Wala ka talagang natatandaan.. Anak?" nag-aalala na tanong ni Mom. I smile at her.
"Naalala ko na po. It's because of Danica right?" I stated weakly. I heard Cerene sighed in relief..
"For the love of God, why did you scared me? Nakakainis ka!" naluluha nitong sabi.
I shrugged. Bumaling ako dito. "What happened to you anyway? You look awful" hindi ko maiwasang maitanong. My beautiful sister look disastrous now. Her hair is messy, she got eye bags and she looked stress. 
"It's because I'm worried about you" she said. She tried to stop her tears but failed. Nag-unahan ang mga ito sa paglabas.
Pumunta siya sa tabi ko at niyakap ako. I felt the tingling pain from my head but hindi na ako nag complain. Not when I heard I'm the reason why she looked like this. 
"Stop crying. I'm Ok! Lalo ka lang pumalangit" pabiro kong sabi just to lighten up the mood. Masyadong nagiging depressing.
"Ilang oras ba akong walang malay?" baling ko kay mom na nagbabalat na ng prutas.
"It's not oras... More like days sister" nakapamiwang na sabi ni Cerene. I'm happy that she's back to her usual self.
Tumayo siya at lumapit sa kama ko. 
"You're unconscious for two days. The doctor said na wala namang complications sa 'yo pero hindi ka parin gumigising kaya we were so worried" pagpapatuloy niya.
Napabaling kami sa bumukas na pinto. Niluwa nito ang pinsan ko na matagal ko ng hindi nakikita.
She shot me her gorgeous smile as she walks toward me.  "Thank God you're awake" masaya niyang sabi. She then hugged me tight. 
God! Parehong-pareho talaga sila ni Cerene
They tried to explain why I can't yet go home. Gusto ko nang lumabas kami pero hindi pa daw pwede. I told them I'm ok but they didn't listen. I still have to stay here for one week. Goodness! 
"Mom pwede na tayong umuwi. Ok na po ako" pang three days ko na dito and so far I'm doing fine. Natanggal na din ang benda sa ulo ko. Its healing properly 
"No Anak, we'll complete the one week duration!" mom said with finality. I've been convincing her to discharge me but she's ignored me. I sighed in frustration. 
Mom was folding some of my clothes while I'm just sitting at this lonely bed, sighing for the hundredth time. 
"Darating daw ang mga kaibigan mo. Uuwi muna ako pagdating nila para matignan ang bahay" agad akong nabaling dito
"Mom hindi niyo na po-problemahin ang bahay kung lalabas na tayo" I tease hoping to convince her, but she just shook her head while laughing. 
After thirty minutes ay umuwi si mom. Pumasok na din si Vince at ang mga kaibigan nito. Andito din ang mga kaibigan ni Cerene. Pero wala si Danica. Of course she wouldn't be here!
"Hi Celene.. It's so good to finally see you" nangiting sabi ni Allyana. 
"Thank you" I said, smiling.
I'm not angry at them. What happens has nothing to do with them. 
Since Danica is not here, I find myself enjoying their company. The judgement I had with them vanished. Turns out they're all nice and enjoyable to be with. 
They bought foods kaya pinagsalu-saluhan namin ito habang nagkukwentuhan. Napuno ng tawanan at teasing ang pagbisita nila
"We wanted to stay longer but we can't" nasasayangan na sabi ni Hannah. 
"I know... it's the hospital protocol.. we can't do anything about it. But thank you for coming. I enjoyed your visit" masayang sabi ko sa kanila. 
I found out na si Hannah ay in relation kay Jake while si Allayan ay kay Andrew.  This squad is full of love. Cerene seems to be in relation with Vince din. I haven't asked her yet so I'm not so sure about that. 
Nakauwi na ang mga bisita at naiwan na lang si Vince at Cerene. Si Aihama naman ay parang hindi interesado sa mga nangyayari. Panay laptop lang ito. 
"Anyway... Knight texted me. He's on his way here" pag inform sa akin ni Vince. 
I suddenly feel nervous. God! I don't want him here. I don't even want to see him! I'm afraid my feelings need to stop now. 
Sure enough, dumating nga ito with his usual self.  Seeing him made me hurt and angry. 
"Can you leave us?" he asked sounding like an order to me. Lumabas naman ang mga kasama ko. Even Aihama who seems uninterested ay lumabas. 
The hell is wrong with this man? 
"Leave... I don't want to see you" I said angrily ng kami na lang ang tao sa loob.
He didn't say anything. He just stared at me and sighed. 
"Baby, I'm sorry you got hurt. I made sure that girl paid for what she had done" he said void of emotion. Is he even sincere? 
I rolled my eyes. 
"I don't care about what you have done to her! But you sure have to do something about it since you're the reason why I am here" I spat. 
I don't know if he's hurting or not. Wala ka talagang makikitang emosyon sa kanya. He tried to go near me but I got hysterical so hindi siya nakalapit. 
"Please leave.. I don't want to see you ever again!" sigaw ko ng hindi parin ito lumalabas
He clenched his jaw. 
"You think its my fault why you're here?" hindi makapaniwala nitong sabi 
"Of course you're at fault. She did this to me because she want you!" sigaw ko habang naka turo sa ulo ko kung saan ang sugat. 
"But I don't want her!" he said, fuming. 
The hell? Wala siyang karapatan magalit in the first place! 
"Goodness! Just leave Ace. You're stressing me out!" 
Dahil sa pagsigaw sigaw ko ay may dumating na nurse. She saw me stressed kaya agad niya itong pinalabas. 
Pagka-alis niya ay pumasok na sina Aihama at Cerene. They're curious on what happened but I'm not in the mood to talked. Nahiga ako at pinikit ang mata. 
Bakit naiiyak ako? I should not be hurt or regretful. It's for my safety after all. 
Hindi ko namalayan na at nakatulog na ako sa pagkukumbinse sa sarili na hindi ako dapat nasasaktan sa ginawa ko. 
"Where's mom?" tanong ko kay Cerene na nagliligpit na ng mga gamit namin. It's been one week of my stay  and finally, I can go home. Staying at this hospital sucks! 
"She's talking to your doctor. Nag-alala siya na baka may complication na mangyari sayo since lalabas na tayo" sabi niya habang maarting tinutupi ang damit ko. 
I sighed 
Hindi pa ba sapat ang one week para mapanatag si mom na okay ako? I noticed mom worried a lot now! 
"Where's Aihama?" tanong ko ulit ng hindi makita ang cousin ko. Hindi naman ito mawala-wala sa hospital during my stay. 
"I don't know. She's so secretive sometimes.. Kung hindi ko lang yan pinsan ay sinakal ko na" nakangiwi niyang sabi sabay flip ng hair niya. 
After thirty minutes ay dumating din si mom. 
"Is everything ok na mom?" 
She smile and said yes. Hindi na kami nagtagal pa at umuwi na din. Hindi na namin nahintay si Aihama dahil walang may alam kung saan ba ito pumunta. Cerene send her a text na nakauwi na kami sa apartment. 
"Yes... Home... Finally" exaggerated kong sabi. You can't blame me.. I've been a house and school person that's why I miss being home after staying at that damn hospital. 
Cerene and mom chuckled.. 
The doctor said na hindi pa ako pwedeng mapagod kaya pagdating ko ay agad kong sinalubong ng kama ko. I sleep the entire day like I never had enough sleep. 
"Sister wake up" si Cerene na tinatapik ako sa paa. Sinipa ko ito at tumalikod sa kanya. 
"Gosh sister! You sleep like there's no tomorrow! Wake up!" this time hindi na tapik ang ginawa kung hindi sundot sa paa. 
"Ano ba? Baka nakakalimutan mo at kagagaling ko lang ng hospital"  nakahiga ako nang balingan ko ito, nakayakap pa sa unan. 
She rolled her eyes "Yes pero hindi ang paa mo ang injured kaya wag kang OA. Bumangon kana. Hinihintay tayo ni Aihama" she said. Nakapamiwang na ito at nakataas na ang isang kilay. 
"Bakit? Anong meron?" nagtataka kong tanong at nagpawala ng hikab. 
"Uuwi na siya sa Pilipinas kaya magdadate tayong tatlo" 
I momentarily froze from what I've heard! Hearing the word Philippines sounds foreign yet very familiar to me. 
I cleared my throat and swallowed. I've been avoiding the term Philippines as it always made me think of them. But now that Cerene mentioned it, my mind drifted back to that place. 
"Bakit siya uuwi sa Pilipinas? May bahay sila don?" 
Cerene snorted. "Of course, tito Kooper has a mansion there! Bilisan mo, magbibihis na din ako" she said, flipping her hair and walked out of my room. 
Having no choice. I stand up and start to do my morning routine. I wore something comfy. I picked my red dress below my knees and paired it with white shoes. 
Bumaba ako pagkatapos. Mom knows about our cousin's date so she allows me to go. 
"Let's go nah!" Excited na sabi ni Aihama pagkatapos naming mag-agahan
"Wag niyong hahayaang mapagod si Celene" bilin ni mom ng palabas na kami ng apartment. 
"Of course tita" Aihama said. Cerene just nodded while wearing her shades! 
This time isa lang ang gamit naming kotse. Yong kay Aihama.
We went to spa first. Napapairap na lang ako sa kawalan. Ito ang date para sa dalawang 'to. Kahit wala naman akong interest dito ay wala na akong nagawa. I decided to just go with the flow. And since this one is not my thing, I can't help not get sleepy. Ginising na lang ako ni Aihama pagkatapos. 
"Couzy you really like to sleep a lot" natatawa na sabi niya. 
Our next stop was shopping. This time nagdahilan akong pagod kaya hinayaan nila akong maupo lang. 
But it just an alibi. Goodness! Hindi ko pa nasusuot ang pinagsho-shopipping ko last tapos shopping nanaman? 
Lumabas ako sandali ng boutique at naglibot-libot sa mall. 
As I was walking toward a food store para bumili ng pagkain ay nahagilap ng mata ko si Ace na nakasandal sa wall, pinagmamasdan ako! His face was void of emotion. 
I stopped. Binigyan ko ito ng nakakamatay na tingin. How dare he showed here? Hindi ba nito maintindihan na hindi ko na gustong ma- involve pa sa kanya? 
He stared for about five minutes. Natigil lang ito ng may tumapik sa balikat nito. It's his friend from medical school. They walked opposite of my direction. Hindi na ito lumingon pa! 
I mentally groaned as I started to think about him! 
I no longer want to eat. Bumalik ako sa boutique at naghintay na matapos ang dalawa. 
Why does he make it so hard for me to stand up to my decision? 
I felt frustrated and hurt for a reason I don't want to accept. I can't.. Or it will make me hurt even more.. 
But god!… I… want ... Him… 
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