I
Her heart palpitates as she tried to move her feet. She can’t hide the excitement within her at the same time regrets that she came in late in his life. She is sure that he would automatically request to call his fiancee, now that he is awake and everything between their unexpected meeting will be gone in vain.
Inside the guest room, Seigfred indeed has awakened. His eyes were opened and trying to familiarize himself with the place he was into. “Where am I?” he asked the young Doctor as he entered the guest room. Shandall was following him.
“Hello Sir, I am Doctor Pol, this is Ms. Shandall, and Ms. Matina here. You are in a private resort owned by Ms. Shandall’s family here in Batangas. How are you feeling now?” the young doctor said as he walked nearer to the bed of Seigfred.
“I think, I am fine now Doctor Pol; I just felt my throat dried up so I asked for water. Thank you for taking care of me by the way. I owe every one of you, big time.” Seigfred said sincerely as he looked at the three people in front of him, one by one.
“Hmm, may I know if you could still remember your full name and from where are you and what happened to you?” Doctor Pol asked again, while Shandal almost did not breathe while waiting for his answer. Deep within her, she was wishing that he forgot everything about his past, especially his fiancee. She knew very well that she was becoming bad, but Shandall merely sought forgiveness from the Lord but still wished the same.
Unluckily however for Shandall; Seigfred answered with clarity.
“Of course Doctor Pol, I am Seigfred Yee from the Capital. I was kidna…” Suddenly, Seigfred’s eyes grew wide.
“Something wrong Mr. Seigfred Yee?” With a worried expression, Shandall sat beside Seigfred on the bed.
Seigfred looked at Shandall and nodded. “Did you tell anyone that I am here?” his eyes cast some fears and worries thereon.
“None Mr. Yee; we kept everything confidential because I had a hint that your life might be at risk when I found you on the seashore,” Shandall said while patting gently, Seigfred’s right hand on top of his stomach.
“Mr. Yee, would you want us to call the police to help you?” Doctor Pol asked to make him comfortable knowing that they are not enemies but his good samaritans.
Seigfred shook his head, “Please, can I borrow anyone’s mobile phone? I need to call someone.” he looked at the young Doctor and then at Shandall thereafter.
Shandall was thinking twice if he will let him call somebody; she was sure that he will call his fiancee. However, Doctor Pol immediately acted positively.
“Of course, Mr. Yee here is my mobile phone, you can call any of your family members,” Doctor Pol said as he handed his mobile phone to Seigfred.
Shandall sighed as she was unable to control the action of Dr. Pol.
II
Atty. Yhera was then in her office, signing a pleading that she asked one of her trusted Junior lawyers to prepare as it is due tomorrow. Right now, she could not think well and she does not want to compromise the result of any of her handled cases. She just signed the last copy of the pleading when her mobile phone suddenly rang. She looked at it and furrowed since the number that popped out thereon was not a registered number in her mobile phone directory.
Curious, she answered her mobile phone with her usual authoritative voice. “Hello, who is on the line please?” she said.
The other line did not speak for a moment. Atty. Yhera could only hear his breathing and then suddenly he said softly, “Sweety, it’s Seigfred.”
Atty. Yhera’s mobile phone almost fall out of her shock. Her hand trembled, so with voice. “Seigfred, Sweety, is that really you? How are you and where are you? Tell me, where are you? I’ll be right there now, ” she said in a shaking voice while her tears kept falling already.
“Shhh, relax Sweety, I am fine. I will send you the address here; I will still ask these good samaritans around me, who helped me.” Seigfred said tenderly. His voice also almost broke when he heard Yhera’s voice, but he controlled it, knowing that the people around him, has been watching him.
“May I know your address here please?” Seigfred asked Shandall and the latter has no other recourse but to tell him.
Shandall saw and heard how this Mr. Seigfred Yee’s expressions changed with much longing when he heard the voice of the woman he contacted. She knew that it was his fiancee. Suddenly, she envied that Atty. Yhera, who seemed to be so lucky to have a man like Mr. Seigfred Yee.
Inside her office, Atty. Yhera looked at her mobile phone after the call from Seigfred has been cut off. After a while, she received a message. It was Seigfred telling her where he could be found. Atty. Yhera tried to control to crying more and immediately called her friend at the NBI.
“Seigfred contacted me! I have his address; let’s go!’ Atty. Yhera was frantic and excited as her friend at the NBI answered her call.