23 - Location

THEY say we only have one life, but they are incorrect. We live each day and die only once. So forgive while you still have the opportunity to forgive that person, hate less, and love more while you still have the opportunity. Because life is too short to take anything seriously. Be out of the ordinary and do things that make you happy and content.

When Abhaya opened her eyes, she found herself in a foreign room. She noticed she was in a private room with devices attached to her. She awoke suddenly. When the bullet pierced her, she felt dizzy and her chest hurt. Thank goodness she's still alive... She came to a halt and stared blankly at nothing. Who drove her here? She must have passed away by now.

She looked around, but she couldn't see anything else besides the devices and the soft sofa to one side. She also noticed the morning because of the sunlight attempting to penetrate the glass window. She closed her eyes for a moment before waking up and removing the devices attached to her body.

She despises it. Yx knows she doesn't want to spend her life in a hospital bed, and she despises it. So, if she used to have injuries, she always fails in the laboratory or is treated personally. She is constantly haunted by the events of the past.

Just like in the past, but now with a twist. She walked her feet up to the glass window and looked outside. She discovered she was still in a foreign country. She clung to the wall as quickly as she could. Her body wasn't ready for it yet.

"Ma'am!" exclaimed the female nurse, who quickly arrived and assisted her back to bed. The Pinay nurse's entire expression was concerned. "You are not permitted to roam."

"I need to leave," she stated flatly.

She was taken aback, but she quickly nodded. "It's not possible because your wound hasn't healed yet, Ma'am. The bullet struck your heart, and it's a good thing you were brought here right away."

"Who brought me here?" She asked as she examined the medication she was carrying in a box.

"Doc was the one who spoke to the person who brought you, but I think you're lucky, madam. So, if at all possible, let's return this to IV to your hand, I do not want to be fired. By any chance, my family has nothing to eat in the Philippines."

Its own life drama. She didn't want to, but her words against the family seemed sincere, so she nodded and stabbed her again with another needle. It was also injected into the medium of dextrose medicine, and she felt heaviness in her eyes after a while. The darkness that had enslaved her had no end. It was also exhausting at times, and she seemed to want to sleep in that bed for the rest of her life.

"Wake up, Abhaya..."

"I've arrived..."

"I apologize for everything..."

"Wake up, please. Sleeping for two months is not acceptable. Would you please wake up?"

She hears words but her eyes do not have the strength to open. She does not want to be awakened. Isn't that the case? Will something good happen if she ever wakes up? Will she never be used for the benefit of those around her again?

She thought that after nearly two years of loss, the pain would be completely gone, but it wasn't. Nobody remained silent. She was even more distressed. She trusted but was betrayed by someone she thought was a friend. Why else would she be awake? What will her reason be this time? No, it's preferable that way. When she wakes up, she will be just as frail as before.

"Please return..."

"I need you..."



NOTHING will be retained. People changed, and so did their emotions. Learn to stand on your own because the people you thought would never let you go will one day let you go.

Abhaya immediately opened her eyes. She came across another white ceiling. She did it without emotion for a few minutes. The entire room was silent, and it was only then that she realized she was in a hospital private room.

There's a basket of fresh flowers on the side table, but it's the beautiful paintings on the wall inside that room that drew her attention. She didn't bother getting out of bed and just lay there.

Theon spat as the door opened. When she saw her awake, she was filled with joy.

"God, you're awake!"

No. I'm no longer alive. She wanted to scream that word, but it stayed in her head. She was most likely alive because she was still alive and breathing.

"I thought you were going to sleep on that bed forever." It then laughed. He carried a flower basket and placed it on the side table.

Theon was the source of the flowers? She rolled her eyes. She nodded and ignored what he said. Her hand trembled as she removed the oxygen from her nose and was able to sit up despite her weakness.

"Hey, hey woman, you're not okay yet, and you just awoke from a long sleep." Theon attended to her quickly and gently patted her on the head.

She returns to lying down, and she stares at the ceiling again, emotionless. How long has she been sleeping, and Theon is over reacting? And why this animal still alive? She assumed he's already dead.

"Why are you still alive?"

He laughed and scratched his head at what she said. "I believe you want me to perish, ah. In any case, I'm glad you're awake. I'll call the doctor..."

"No," she responded quickly.

He just nodded and shrugged. He leaned against the nearby window and pulled the curtain back. She could see heavy rain and lightning outside her window.

"There's a storm," Theon said, looking out the window, "and you slept in that bed in almost a year."

She was taken aback by what he said. How much time does she spend sleeping? "W-why?"

"You were poisoned by a phony nurse. You must be dead now, but the Doctors did everything in their power to save you." It took a serious look at her. It made a mess, and she looked at her intently. "So you were brought back to the Philippines, and you are completely healed here."

This was something she remembered the nurse saying. It's a shame she didn't die. She didn't say anything. She examined her needle-wielding hand. She despises it! It's difficult for her to remove it, but she can't because Theon is present.

His phone soon rang. "Jackylyn!" Theon exclaimed quickly, his face lighting up.

She turned to face the young man. Is it her friend on the other end of the line? How is the lady doing? She also has no information on how things are going right now.

"Yeah-yeah, I'm here at the hospital," he admitted, "but not me." Laugh it off. "This is Kianna Trunt, my friend."

She waited for the next thing he say, but the other line abruptly disconnected. Theon shrugged and reinserted his cellphone into his pocket. She was relieved to learn that her friend was safe.

Theon didn't waste any time in saying goodbye to her. He stated that she had just passed by to see if she was awake. She only nodded and didn't say anything. Is she visited by anyone other than the man? When the door opened again, she closed her eyes, and when she peeked through the other, there was a nurse and a doctor. She sighed quietly and simply waited for them to leave.



TIME passed slowly, and Abhaya could see the outside world through the window, so she knew it was night.

She was also not hungry, and she had no appetite.

"Kienie!"

The newly arrived person surprised her, and when she looked back, she saw Jackylyn. Her joy was visible on her face, and she quickly hugged her. She couldn't help but smile at what it did.

"You're killing me!"

“No. I'll simply strangle you! I assumed you died because I hadn't heard from you in a long time, and only Theon could tell me where you were." It slapped her arm, causing her to nod off.

She would tweak it a hundred times and pull out all the hairs once she was healed. "In the case of Theon..."

Jackylyn entire face turned red, and the two of them collided in temptation. Only when she mentioned that she wanted to leave and asked for help did they get serious about the conversation. Shock flashed across its face, but it did nothing but nod.

"Shit! It's a good thing Theon didn't know I was gone and came here in secret." It locked its gaze on her and crossed its arms in front of her.

"I want to leave right now."

That was its thought. She said her goodbyes and went out because she only needed a moment. Abhaya removed the tubes that were attached to her. She's also strong, and even though she had just awoken, she no longer felt strange in her body. When Jackylyn returned, she was carrying a paper bag with a dress of being a nurse.

She laughed and joked about it. Being a nurse is preferable to being an undercover agent. She handed her the paper bag, which turned out to be the dress she had been wearing earlier. It was fine with the two of them if she quickly put it on in front of it. They got out of that building without worry. The rain stopped, as if embarrassed by her presence.

They're still good at pretending to be two girls, so perhaps they'll always be colleagues at work. She didn't have a car, so they just grabbed a taxi and she didn't ask where they were going.

Her eyes widened as she noticed the man she didn't want to see... Hudson. She had just gotten out of her car and was being followed by a woman who appeared to be the same age as Jacky, but her attention was drawn to the building he entered, where they were only friends. What exactly is it doing there?

She quickly glanced at the hospital's name, and it had just occurred to her that she was in a Hayes Hospital. Merde! Why didn't it kill her while she was in charge of his hospital? Maybe he doesn't know? But that is not possible. When she was forced to think about why, her head ached.

"Wait a minute, Manong," Jacky said to the driver as it took the wheel, "Are you okay?"

"Yeah I am." And she informed the driver that they need to left that location.