C65 Chapter 64
"It's all my fault... it's all my fault so -" I couldn't finish what I was going to say because the lady hugged me tightly again and then she said -
"Everything will be fine. I promise you that.” He told me again and again and then after a few moments the Señyora also settled me and then he said –
"The Doctor will be back here soon, I will request that he check on you again and we will request that you can be discharged once the test result is given, then we can go and... uhhmm and see your Mom and Dad. " Is it just me or does he seem hesitant when he said the last sentence about Mom and Dad, but I didn't quite understand it, I just wanted to get out of here so I could see Mom and Dad.
"Uhm, thank you Señyora." He nodded and then hesitated to smile at me. "Uhm, Señyora, I'm sorry if I have a lot of questions..."
"The Doctor is coming here anytime, it's better if you rest for a while so when we get a better test result later." I just sighed and nodded to what Señyora wanted to happen. Señyora even helped me lie down and she also fixed my blanket.
"Uhm, thank you." Just as the lady said, the Doctor arrived soon after, Señyora and I talked for a while while the three Nurses attended to me and the Doctor came to me next.
The questions that the Nurse asked me, he also asked again while looking at the paper that another Nurse also gave him, which was answered based on the answers they got from me.
He also used a stethoscope to check my blood pressure and whatnot. After making sure everything was okay, he approached Señyora again. Their voices were so weak that I couldn't hear what they were talking about even though we were in the same room. It wasn't long before the Doctor left with the three Nurses.
He came closer to me and then he sat on the edge of my bed, I opened my mouth to try to speak just in case he grabbed the top of my head and then he started combing my hair with a comb, I don't know, but what she was doing made me feel better until I slowly closed my eyes, as if I was being pulled by sleep from what Señyora was doing.
"It's good that you're awake." He said to me with a smile and then he came to my bed. "How are you feeling?" It's a really different feeling that Señyora is personally taking care of me, it's embarrassing at the same time.
"O-it's okay Señyora. Thank you, thank you very much for all the help." He smiled at me just in case I didn't catch what he answered.
"Is everything set?"
"Yes, Señora. We can leave now." I frowned because I heard Clara's voice. It is not surprising that he is here because he is one of the helpers at the hacienda like me. I slowly opened my eyes but all I saw was Clara's back.
"That is still not enough for all my shortcomings with you all these years." Señyora told me with her hoarse voice.
"All these years, you were just there near us but what did we do, is to look for you somewhere else. I'm sorry Selena I hope it's not too late for us to make it up with you and I hope you forgive us ." After the lady said that, she started crying. I don't understand Señyora, I have no idea how to console her. He took his handkerchief from my side of his pocket and then touched it to his cheek and eyes.
"I'm sorry I just can't really stop being emotional up until now i feel like I'm still dreaming, I can't believe that me, your Dad and Kenzo will be with you, finally. We will be a whole and happy family once again like when you were still a baby."
"It's fine, I don't mind." And then he smiled at me.
"Thank you very much, uhm I just wanted to ask Señyora if Mom and Dad are okay. Nothing bad happened to them, right?" It's just that I got a different answer from Señyora. Out of the many things Señyora said, the one that really struck me was the last word she said at the same time as my memory flashed back to Kenzo's story about his missing brother.
"I don't understand, Señyora." The lady was about to explain when we heard a series of knocks from outside.
"Come in." The Señyora said that we heard burning footsteps and that's how my eyes widened when I saw the Señyor. My mouth fell open and I didn't know what to say when I panicked -
"Se- Señyor -" It's just that I couldn't finish what I was going to say because I was too confused. Am I that important for even the Lord to visit me here? What news has reached them and they are making such an effort on me now? Where is Miss Marga? Is he alright? What news has reached Señyora and Señyor? It's... it's Kenzo.
""It's good that you're awake, Hija. How are you feeling?" The Señor asked me.
"I'm fine, thank you for all you and Señyora have done, Señyor." He nodded and to my surprise he came even closer to me and then hugged me tightly. Like before, I don't know how to react.
"Why are you calling us Señyor and Señyora?" The Señyor asked me wonderingly, the more confused I became, if the Señyor was looking back and forth with the Señyora, I was just alternating with the Señyora looking at them.
"Haven't you told her yet?" The Señyor asked the Señyora, the Señyora shook her head in turn.
"I couldn't find a chance to tell her and she said he wanted to see Mang Berting and Aling Ofelia first."
"How can he see? They are -" Just before Señyor finished what he was going to say, Señyora cut him off.
"Joven, please lets give her space first, she needs that." The Señor just looked at me for a few moments as if he had memorized all the details of my face before he finally sighed and gave up and said –