David Meets An Accident
*reprint from Mod Magazine, 2011
“I leave you for one day and you go flirting with Jason?!” Noelle tells Kara as she plays with her engagement ring on her finger. Frances and Kara laughs at her statement. They just finished lunch at the Mendoza couple’s apartment. Kara is recalling to them how she and Jason got together the night after David proposed.
“So, who said I love you first?” Frances asks and with that the trio roared in laughter. About a week or so after that night, Jason expressed his love for Kara. Soon after, they are couple and they couldn’t be any happier to be in each other’s arms.
“Maybe you guys need popcorn,” Anton says as he comes in to the living room from the kitchen, teasing the ladies.
“What time will you be back, honey?” Frances asks his husband.
“Right before you miss me. Going.” With that, he kisses his wife goodbye and waves at their two friends.
“Where is he going?”
“Visiting a colleague in the hospital so we can be alone.”
“Oh, but Jason is coming.” Kara tells them while she spoons some ice cream.
“Why?”
“I told him we’re watching a movie here and he said he wants to join us.” Kara is blushing now.
“You guys are really inseparable now! You will soon be finishing school. Any wedding plans? ” The two continues to tease her when Noelle’s phone rings.
It’s her sister, Denise, on the other line. As soon as she said hello, Noelle sensed something is wrong. Her sister who is usually jolly sounds frantic today. She could not understand was she was saying. She was blabbering something about David, praying to God, speeding truck . Noelle had to tell her to take a deep breath. Then her line was cut off.
When the phone rang again, it was David’s younger brother on the other end. And he delivered the saddest news Noelle has ever heard in her life.
His voice was calm and cool. “Ate Noelle, this is Eric. Kuya David met an accident last night. His car was hit by a truck. He is in ICU right now. He’s in a critical condition…”
“I don’t understand,” was all Noelle could say almost in a whisper and Eric repeats himself but what she actually meant was how could he deliver such an unfortunate news in such a calm manner.
She hands the phone to Kara. It’s just too devastating for her, she had to sit down. Kara, who took the phone, could only gasp in disbelief upon hearing Eric’s words. After she put the phone down, Noelle looked at her waiting for her to say something else, not those words, accident, critical condition. She was hoping she mistook what Eric and Denise said. But Kara confirmed her fear by hugging her. Noelle could only sob silently.
Kara told Frances the news about David and as soon as Noelle heard David’s name, she goes, ”no, not my David. No!”
*reprint from Mod Magazine, 2011
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