Chapter Ten
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Ian's POV:
Na-i-raise ko na yung last flag. Hindi. Hindi pa nga pala ito ang last flag. Nasa gym yung pinakahuli.
"El-" Huh? Nasan na yun?
"Ellie?" I looked around and realized she wasn't behind me.
Nawawala si Ellie! F***! Nakalabas na ako sa Mini Forest. Nakarating ako sa gym at nakita ko sina Natalie.
"Wow. Bilis nyo Ian. Here's the last flag." I took the flag from Natalie's hand. Dahil last na yun. Initinaas ko na agad sa flag pole.
"So, where's Ellie?" tanong ni Felix.
"DAMNS***! She's lost! Kaya nga nagmadali na ako. I need to go back and look for her."
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Prince's POV:
This girl is so annoying. She kept on clinging on me. Thank God, we're almost done with this stupid game.
When we came here at the gym, someone handcuffed us.
"So Prince-" this girl ,named Ichiko, was about to asked something when I shouted at her.
"Shut up!"
"It's your DAMN fault that this happened. If you weren't clinging on me all the time, then we wouldn't be here. We would've done this stupid game faster than we should."
We were almost at the exit of the gym. Outside, the "guards" came to unlock the handcuffs when I suddenly heard a voice.
"DAMNS***! She's lost! Kaya nga nagmadali na ako. I need to go back and look for her."
Lumabas na ako, to see who's speaking. It was Ian.
That means, UMBOY IS MISSING!
Nilapitan ko si Ian.
"Where is she?"
"I think she's still in the forest. Akala ko nga kasunod ko pa siya."
I knew it! Engot talaga. Mawawala talaga yun. Malaki ang mini forest namin eh. I don't even know why they named it mini forest.
BULLS***! LAGOT AKO KAY LOLO!
I ran.
"PRINCE!" Ian and the others called my name. But I didn't listen to them. I have to find her before lolo finds out that she's gone missing. She's too precious to that old man more than his own grandson.
In the forest, I went around searching for her. No Ellie. No Umboy. No one here. I've got a bad feeling about this.
"Umboy!" nag-eecho ang boses ko.
"Umboy!" I looked around again. Hoping to find her. Or at least hear her voice.
"Mmmm..." I heard a voice behind a big tree.
"Umboy?" nilapitan ko yung puno na yun at nakita ko si Umboy. Nahulog ba s'ya? Gumulong ba s'ya? Ang engot n'ya naman.
Nilapitan ko siya.
"S***! What happened?!" She's drenched.
We've got different clues and dares in the game. So, I really have no idea what Umboy's team did during the game.
"Umboy, Wake up." Tinapik ko ang pisngi nya. No response.
I have no choice then.
Binuhat ko na siya sa likod ko.
"Engot ka talaga. I'll bring you to the hospital."
Bakit ka ba kasi basang-basa?!
"Mmmm... Frog Prince? S-sa bahay lang. A-ayoko sa ospital." Tss. So stubborn!
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Psh. Stubborn, Umboy! What happened to her?
Kanina pa kami dito sa bahay. I don't even know why I listened to her. Napalitan na s'ya ng damit kanina ni Manang.
Dumating si Lolo at si Dr. Aleje. Chineck up n'ya si Umboy.
"Masyado s'yang napagod. She just need to rest." Dr. Aleje stated.
"Ah, maybe because of the event." Lolo agreed and nodded.
Kasalanan ko pa yata.
I didn't know she gets too tired easily. Tss.
"Thank you, Marco."
"My pleasure, Chairman. I have to go now. Please, excuse me." Lolo nodded at him and Dr. Aleje left.
Pagkaalis ni Dr. Aleje...
"Tsk.Tsk. I shouldn't have made her organize such a big event. This poor child."
Kawawa? Bakit ganun na lang ang awa ni Lolo kay Umboy?
I'm his grandson, she's just my wife. She has no blood relation with my grandfather. But why does he care about this girl so much?
"Prince, I need to leave tonight. Take care of your wife." Lumabas na ng kwarto si Lolo. I sat on the couch.
She shouldn't have participated in that stupid game.
Kung sabagay, I was also dragged in by my idiot friends. Ni hindi ko nga maalala kung bakit ako hindi nakaayaw sa kanila.
Manang Fely came in and I stood up.
"Young master, ito na po ang gamot ni Miss Ellie. Lumabas po muna kayo at bibihisan ko lang po uli s'ya." Tumango naman ako't lumabas.
I waited outside for a few minutes. Stupid me. I don't know why I even waited.
Yeah right. It's all my fault, okay? I guess I should really take care of her tonight.
After a while, manang Fely went out of her room.
"Okay na po young master." tumango naman ako.
"Salamat po Manang. Goodnight po." WHAT THE F***?! I am REALLY acting STRANGE.
"Sige po."
After she left, I went inside Umboy's room and sat on the chair beside her bed. I stared at her.
Ano bang kaawa-awa sa kanya? I really don't understand.
I suddenly shook off that thought and was about to go back to my room when I remembered what I did to her during the planning of the event.
'This is your damn fault, Prince. If you just helped her in the first place.'
Damn conscience! Pakialamero! Yeah, like I thought she will never give up. Damn her. I just sat back.
Few hours had passed and I didn't realize that I suddenly fell asleep on this couch.
Nagising lang ako sa pag ungol ni Umboy.
"Mmm-P-Papa." Iminulat ko ang mata ako and looked at her.
S***! S***! She's Chilling! DAMNS***!
Tiningnan ko ang temperature nya. Ang init nya! No, mas lalo siyang uminit.
I quickly went out of her room and called manang.
"Manang!" Sumilip ako mula sa second floor ng bahay. Nakita kong lumabas mula sa may dining si Manang Fely.
"Young Master, bakit po?"
"Pakigising po si Manong Jules. Inaapoy po ng lagnat si Ellie!"
"JUSKO! Sige po, young master." Bumalik ako sa kwarto ni Umboy.
I went back inside Umboy's room to check her temperature again. Still the same. Binuhat ko na s'ya pababa ng bahay. DAMN! Papagalitan nanaman ako ni Lolo kapag hindi ko inalagaan ang babaeng 'to.
Pagakalabas ng bahay, isinakay ko si Umboy sa loob ng kotse. Inihiga ko siya sa lap ko habang inaantay si Manong Jules.
"P-papa..... P-papa." Nagchichill pa rin siya.
When manong Jules came, he asked me for directions.
"Sir, san po tayo?"
"Sa Aleje Medical Center po."
"Sige po."
~***~
Sa hospital..
"Prince, your wife has pneumonia, based on my observation." Dr. Aleje informed me.
"Malala po ba yun?"
I'm not that concerned for her. I just.... really.... have no idea about that kind of disease.
"Kung hindi mo siya dinala dito, then it will. Good thing you brought her here." Whew!
" Good." I sighed in relief without realizing.
"She needs to stay here for awhile. We need to run some tests on her just to be sure that there no other problems with her health." I just nodded. "Anyways, I have to go. I have to check on my other patients."
"Thanks, Dr. Aleje. Please keep my relationship with Ms. Alonso a secret from the others."
"Don't worry. I'll keep it very well." he tapped my left shoulder before leaving.
I went inside Ellie's room. I approached her and held her right hand.
"Sorry, it's all my fault," I stared at this sleeping girl. "This is so strange though. It was my first time to cook a meal for a girl and take care of her at the same time. Funny right?"
I just stayed like that, holding her hand, until I didn't realize that I fell asleep.
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