I woke up with the weird guy sitting across from me while writing in a small journal. The journal has a sunflower engraved on it with the initial of 'S.S' on the cover of the journal. And yes, he really did come back. Using a guy to try to control me is a wrong move freak hospital.
I saw his jacket rested on the chair. He might have the phone in his jacket. I need to get that to contact Dad.
"What are you doing?" I asked him to get his attention.
He stood up and caressed my head. He showed his journal while brightly smiling. He's like a little kid who scored five stars in his test; happily and innocently smiling.
"It's a surprise," he sweetly smiled, "I brought your favorite."
I looked at the Tupperware on the table. Is that another kaldereta? I don't like it though. Kaldereta is the first dish he brought to me and it's weirdly sweet. It's a chicken meat stew with vegetables and sweet tomato sauce.
"No, I want something new. Can you buy me a different dish? One that is not... sweet."
His browed knitted but he complied with my request and went out. I hurriedly stood up and checked his jacket. Bingo! I found his phone. I immediately dialed Luke's number. I kept looking at the door nervously, come on Luke. Pick up the phone. What if that psycho arrives? This is bad. I dialed Dad's number but he didn't pick up either. I dialed our house number instead.
"Perez residence—" Finally!
"Where's Dad? I need to talk to him," I said in a hurry.
"Who is this? I think you got the wrong number."
This voice. It's Izzy. I didn't know this girl ask a lot of questions when answering calls.
"Izzy! It's me, Elena! Now let me talk to Dad," I impatiently ordered.
I heard a noise from the background. Someone was talking with Dad... with my voice?
"Ma'am Elena is just here in front of me talking to sir Elandro. Do you need anything from them?" Izzy continued asking.
I unintentionally dropped the phone. Why is my voice... there? Who is that person with my voice? What exactly is going on?
"May?"
I raised my head and saw the weird guy carrying a new food worriedly looking at me. Is it true? Am I really just claiming to be someone else? If there is already Elena Perez in our residence and she's talking to dad that means, I am the fake because dad will be the first person to know if the person at our, their home is an impostor. I was the one who tried to steal someone else's identity.
He walked towards me and worriedly put down his takeout doesn't he table, "You've been staring at the empty space for a few minutes, and I've been calling you several times."
"I don't know who I really am, anymore," I weakly answered and felt tears fall in my eyes.
Is the doctor telling the truth? Am I just really confused? That despicable guy, the amnesia, the supposed to be an accident... did I just make it up for my own convenience? Is this real reality? Am I really May Gonzales? I felt someone give me a tight warm hug.
"You're the woman I love. Take your time, don't force yourself to remember everything. I'm just here, from now on we'll start again," he whispered in a comforting tone.
If this guy was my lover, why does my heart not ache when he's in pain like how it pained me seeing Luke in pain? A mind can forget but not the heart, right?
"What if I am not the May Gonzales you once loved, what if I am now a completely different person?" I asked in all sincerity.
Why don't I feel anything from you? I can't even remember your name; I don't know anything about you. And I don't feel any love for him.
"You will always be the kind, simple, and selfless girl Sebastian Santillian fell in love with. I will make you love me again. I will woo you once again," he smiled, gently caressing my cheeks.
I looked at him as he dried my tears away. It was not the hospital's fault; it was me all along but I closed my ears and believed in what I wanted to believe. We were interrupted when someone suddenly barged into the room. Sebastian immediately stood up and covered me.
"Hey, ineng! We meet again!" it's the goon I met from a few weeks ago! "We thought we couldn't find you anymore." He spoke in Tagalog.
That voice. I recognize that despicable voice! Why are they here? Did they follow me? What do they need? Tsk, they just came at the wrong time. I'm in no condition to fight.
"What are you doing here?! No pets are allowed in here. And just to inform you, I remember every single bad thing that you did to me!" I hysterically asked.
"You know we've also been in jail for a few weeks because of the man with you." He said while glancing at Sebastian. "He is not the man with you last time. Where was the man with you then?"
He pointed his shotgun to Sebastian. I need to assess the situation and think of a plan. What we need to do is stay calm and be vigilant. I looked at his shotgun, it's a .357 Magnum revolver.
Sebastian stepped forward and hid me behind his back shouting, "What do you need from May?!"
I grabbed Sebastian's arm when he attempted to fight with the thug. He may have a chance with fistfights but this thug has a shotgun with him. We don't want any casualties.
"Let me handle this, Sebastian. Let's just follow their command," I whispered.
A loud gunshot suddenly echoed outside my room and I heard screams and cries. I tightly held my chest when a loud gunshot echoed, which seriously surprised me. This is getting dangerous. I need action as soon as possible but during this kind of hostage situation.
"Come on out!" he ordered still pointing his shotgun at us.
Sebastian held my hand and assisted me out of my bed. In a hostage situation, we need to remain calm, be polite, and cooperate with the captors. If I can negotiate, wait. I tried doing that before but there's no talking to these thugs. As soon as I stepped out of my room, the scene I saw was like straight from a horror movie. All patients were kneeling on the floor and crying.
"What do you need? You don't need to hurt these patients. Let’s talk it out," I tried to talk it out.
He pushed Sebastian which made him fall to the floor. The nurse nearby assisted Sebastian immediately. I instructed Sebastian to refrain from standing up.
"I can handle myself. Don't try to act like a hero, Sebastian," I emphasized every word looking at him.
The thug grabbed my arm and I took that opportunity to observe the situation. I saw a male nurse bleeding in his abdomen he needs to get treated, few more doctors also have a slight injury. If my body is just not this weak, I could've handled this easily.
"Please calm down. Have mercy on the patients," a middle-aged male doctor was negotiating with the goons but failed, he only got a punch in response.
I slowly inhaled and exhaled, now what should I do about this? There are about eight of them inside this hospital. All of them are holding guns, two have AR-15 and the other three carry an AK-47 Rifle. I did a lot of research about fire guns when I was in my 20s, it really helped me with one of my clients. Wait... that was Elena, not me but that's not what's important no. So, how can I use this knowledge in this situation? The other two were rampaging around searching for something.
"Get that arrogant one out!" The leader of the goon shouted, of course, I recognized him.
Arrogant? Who are they searching for? Is this the reason why they hostage a whole hospital? I'm estimating that the police will take a while to get here, after all this is an isolated place. I need to
One of the thugs dragged me towards their angry boss, "Bossing, we can't find the arrogant one but I did find the ugly one."
He pushed me towards their boss. I flinched when he pointed his handgun at my forehead.
"Aren't you the one with that arrogant one? Show him to me," he instructed.
How can I get him out if I don't even know who they are talking about? I raised both of my hands in the air. First, I need to calm them down.
"Let's talk it out first—"
My eyes caught a glimpse of Sebastian holding a wood behind the boss thug. What is he doing?! It's not safe! I specifically told him to not act like a hero! A plank of wood is nothing against an armed captor! A sly smile formed the lips of the goon. He released the cylinder and rotate it to the side, a sign that he'd be pulling the trigger.
"Don't do it!" I raised my voice in nervousness, "it's not worth it. It's not safe."
Please. Don't do it, Sebastian, I can find a way. The scorpion tattooed thug was about to look behind him when I screamed. You can't look back.
"I'm talking to you, Sebastian! Stay away!" I shouted.
It was too late for he already runs forward and the scorpion tattooed thug caught the wood Sebastian was holding and shoot him. I run towards Sebastian and held him in my arms. No! This can't be. Tears continuously fell when Sebastian gave me a warm smile.
"I warned you but why did you not listen! How stupid can you be?!"
He cupped my face lovingly as if memorizing every inch of my face. No, this is not the last time we are going to see each other, Sebastian. Don't you dare! I still don't know anything about you! You're the one who knows May Gonzales, who I really am. I can't lose you.
"No! No! Don't close your eyes! " I started crying.
I tried to put pressure on his wound and he wiped away my tears. I knew it. From the first time I met him, I knew he would be this stupid.
"I shall regret letting you go until the day I die. Please, don't cry. I want my final memory of you to be of you smiling."
No. Why is he being dramatic?! We are not in a movie for Pete's sake! I don't even know anything about him so why is he being like this?! Someone grabbed my arms and pulled me away from Sebastian. My conscience won't let me sleep if Sebastian dies today. I saw him mouth the words 'I love you' before the thugs completely pulled me away.
"Let them save him please," I pleaded to the thugs but they ignored me instead.
I bit the hands of the thug who was pulling me and run towards the nurse station. I saw a child crying with an old woman trying to calm him down beneath the nurse's table. I saw him holding a phone and I grabbed his arms in panic. I noticed in their screen display that they were talking already talking to the emergency team.
"How many more minutes until they arrive?" I asked the nurse
"Ten minutes, they said. They are near," she managed to answer me stuttering.
"Search a police siren for me on the internet. Connect it to the speaker and I'll handle the rest," I instructed the old woman.
I stood up and faced the thugs in front of the nurse station.
"Are you looking for him? Let everyone go and I'll call him for you," As I lifted my hand, I whispered solemnly. "You'll never locate him if you shoot and kill me. I'm the only person who knows where he is."
I slowly walked towards them. My heart pounding loud with every step. I don't know if my plan will work but there are too many casualties. I need to minimize the damage and take control. Even though I don't know who they are looking for. A sound of a siren echoed in the building.
I let out a heavy sigh and looked straight into their eyes, this plan better work, "The cops are here. If you still want to meet him, this is your only chance to run away from the police."
I wrote down a made-up address on a piece of paper and handed it to them. They grabbed the paper and ran away while cursing. My knees gave out and I collapsed on the ground. I didn't think that would work. As I looked around, I noticed the medical professionals rushing the severely injured to the operating room, and Sebastian was one of them. I clasped my hands together and prayed for the first time in my life. Please, please, please save him, Sebastian.