White curtains, white windows, white ceilings, white sheets. Everything was white I thought I was already in heaven. But no, I was sure there’s no touch of blood in heaven. Kahit hindi pakatitigan ay alam kong dugo iyon. Its smell was around me, suffocating me.
The bed beside me shows drops of blood stains. Tila bakas iyon ng naunang pasyente. But I didn’t think it was just from the last patient. It couldn’t be from the same person. The stain was a combination of fresh and parched, old blood.
I could hear whimpers and groans. Looking around, I could say I was in a hospital ward. Subalit kumpara sa mga normal na ospital ay puro duguan ang mga pasyenteng narito. Karamihan ay nakadapa sa kama at puno ng dugo ang katawan.
I quickly propped myself on my elbow my head throbbed. Hinawakan ko
