Chad's eyes swept across the room. He lowered his head to look at the table beside his bed, then he raised his head to look at his mother. "I need my phone" he said.
"Why?"
"I want to make a phone call"
Mrs Torres smiled. "Don't worry, your dad is taking care of the company"
"I know. I want to call Rachel and asked how she is doing"
The name "Rachel" made Mina angry. She wished she had just deleted her number from Chad's phone before he woke up, but even if she did that, he will still go to Rachel.
"Chad, remember what the doctor said, you should get some rest, okay?" Mina said.
Before Chad could open his mouth to talk, Mrs Torres went to her son and patted his head, "Yes, that's true. You are not going to make any phone call especially to Rachel. I want you to recover"
"But I am okay"
"No, you are not. Listen to your mother, okay?"
"Okay. I won't make any phone call, but on one condition"
"What condition?"
"I want Rachel to come and visit me"
***
At napsan, palawan.
"Rachel, get out of bed now!. Don't make me come to your room!" yelled Johanna from the living room.
Rachel shot out of bed and walked into the bathroom. She quickly brushed her teeth and took her bath. She got out of the bathroom, made her hair into a French twist before rushing into her closet and put on her uniform. She stood in front of the vanity and applied a bit of some lip gloss before grabbing her things and went into the living room.
"So you wanted to sleep the whole day, Huh?" Johanna pulled Rachel's arm as soon as she entered the living room.
"Sorry, sorry. I overslept" Rachel apologized as she rubbed her forehead and smiled.
Johanna grabbed turon, kakanin and chicharon from the dining table and put them all on Rachel's hand, then pushed her out of the house. The driver was waiting for them outside and as soon as he saw them coming, he quickly got down from the car and opened the back seat door for them. "Good morning, ma'am" he bowed and greeted.
Rachel immediately waved her hand. "Ah... No, don't bow for me" she tried to lift him upright, but he didn't budge. She and Johanna climbed into the car and the driver closed the door. He walked around the front of the car, climbed into the car, turned on the ignition and drove the car towards their school.
***
At the hospital.
"No way!" Mrs Torres shouted. "I won't allow that lowlife girl to come here"
Chad frowned his eyebrows. "Mom, watch what you say. Rachel is my girlfriend, okay?"
"I don't care. I won't allow her to come here" She said and turned her face away.
"Mom..." *Cough, Cough*
Mrs Torres and Mina rushed to Chad. "Are you okay? Do you need water?" Mina asked and her face showed how worried she is.
Chad patted his chest gently and coughed again.
"You should stop thinking about that girl. Mentioning her name made you cough, what if she comes here, you will fall sick again"
Chad heard his mother words and got angry. As he was about to talk again. he coughed. This time, it was more serious. Mrs Torres burst into tears immediately. She turned to Mina and said, "Call the doctor. That devil Rachel wants to kill my son"
Mina nodded and ran out of the room. Chad was still coughing and patting his chest.
"Calm down. Calm down" Mrs Torres said.
A doctor rushed in with a nurse to check on Chad. "Step aside" the doctor said as he walked towards Chad. Mrs Torres immediately step aside and allowed the doctor. He placed a stethoscope on Chad's chest for few seconds, then he turned to Mrs Torres and said, "It's nothing serious. He needs to rest that's all and he will be fine"
He glanced at the nurse beside him and she quickly injected the iv bag. Soon, Chad fell asleep. The doctor turned to Mrs Torres and said, "He will be fine. Don't worry ma'am" he patted her back gently and left the room.
Mrs Torres stared at her son and said, "He is always willing to risk his own life for Rachel. Does he wants to die young"
Anger welled up in Mina's chest. It's true that Chad is always thinking of Rachel. After what she has done to separate the both of them, he is still thinking about her. No matter what she does to separate them, Rachel will still be in his heart. Mina clenched her fist angrily.
This Rachel should just die.
Maybe if she is dead, Chad will not think of her anymore. That will be better because after Rachel's death, Chad will be hers.
She wondered what kind of charm Rachel used on Chad. She wondered what Chad sees in Rachel that makes him loves her. Even after all the things Rachel has done to Chad, he still continued to love her. Mina was feeling frustrated already.
Later in the evening.
Rachel was with Johanna sitting under the tree when she got a call from Ethan that Chad was already awake. Maybe God answered all her prayers for Chad. She looked up at the sky and thank God for giving Chad another chance to live.
Shw quickly hung up the phone, turned to Johanna and held her hand. "Chad is awake" she said with excitement in her voice.
"Really?" Johanna was happy.
"Yes, yes" Rachel nodded.
"Thank God" Johanna's lips twisted into a smile. "Are you going to visit him?"
Rachel's smile faded as she turned her head away. Johanna reached out her hand, placed her fingers under Rachel's chin and turned her head so she could look at her. Johanna could tell that Rachel was not happy.
"Babe, don't tell me you are sad. It's not as if you won't see Chad forever"
"What do you want me to do? Chad is at the hospital and I can't visit him. I am missing him already. I want to see him badly"
"I have a plan"
A smile lit up Rachel's face. She moved her face closer to Johanna's face and asked, "What's your plan"
"Why not disguise yourself as a nurse that will want to check on Chad. That way you will be able to see him"
Rachel imagined Johanna's plan and thought it will be silly. She shook her head and said, "I don't want that"
"Then why don't you pretend to me a patient in the hospital?"
Rachel imagined what will happen to her if she disguise herself to be a patient. She hit Johanna's hand and yelled, "Silly, silly, silly. Your plans are just so stupid.
"Then what do you want me to do?" Johanna asked and rubbed the place Rachel just slapped.
"Think of another plan" Rachel said.
"Let me think" Johanna said. "I have another plan"
"Say it" Rachel was becoming impatient.
"You can be a cleaner at the hospital. You will not only see Chad once, but everyday. You will be the one taking care of his room everyday"
Rachel gritted her teeth angrily. She clenched her fist and moved it to Johanna's face. "I promise, I will disfigure this pretty face of yours. That will be better because boys won't follow you again"
Johanna quickly shielded her face and begged for mercy. "No please, don't. I still need to use this face in the future. I have to get a husband and you know if my face is ugly, it will be difficult to get a handsome husband. I don't want to grow old without a man in my life. You are very lucky, you have Chad already, but what about me?" Johanna was about crying.
Rachel unclenched her fist and burst into laughter. "You want to attract men with your beauty, huh?"
Johanna crossed her legs and said, "Not only with my beauty, my boobs and ass"
"..."