CHAPTER 3 I Swear I'll Wake Up

Nicole STANDED in the dark corner of the room as she watched her father sleep. He is a wild soul who longs for the chance to be reunited with the only parent he has.

This is Antonio Alvarez, an old young doctor who adopted him at a time when all he was looking for was a parent.

He owes a great deal to his famous father, which is why he worked hard in his studies and became a good son to repay the kindness and love he gives.

But since Nicole got sick and had multiple organ failure, her father never smiled again. His energy never returned, unable to work properly because the only thing on his mind was his condition and waiting for his reawakening.

"Find something strong

connection between the two of you. Nicole remembers Peter's words about how she can enter her father's dream. "Something he values ​​that has a connection to you, or something you appreciate that comes from him. Hold it while he sleeps."

Nicole held Antonio's watch and seemed to see in her mind what was in her father's dream.

In his dream he was in the hospital. Until he fell asleep, he didn't worry about anything but his condition. He was lying on the bed next to his father watching TV. Nicole immediately got up. Her eyes widened when she saw him wake up and get up.

"Nicole!" it shouted joyfully. "Nicole, son" He immediately hugged her, never thinking that she would wake up again.

"Daddy, I missed you," he whispered to her. "How are you, Daddy?"

"I've been very worried about you. Just a minute and I'll call the nurses and doctor."

He grabbed her hand to stop her from leaving. "There's no need. Just stay here, Daddy."

"But Nicole, you need to be checked by a doctor!"

"Not anymore. I'm fine, Daddy. I don't need a doctor. And one more thing, you're a doctor, aren't you? I don't need another doctor becaus.

you're here." He sat next to his father who obviously couldn't explain the joy he felt. His eyes were wet with tears.

"I was so worried about you. I thought you would never wake up."

Nicole laughed and her father smiled. "I'm not awake yet."

"What are you talking about? You're sitting with your eyes wide open, how come you're not awake?"

"Let's just say it's all in your head," he said. "But it happens, and the important thing is that I can talk to you and you can talk to me."

"I don't understand, son. But it's okay! The important thing is that you're awake! It's a miracle."

"Sorry, Daddy. Because of me, you're doing this."

"What do you mean?" it's a wrinkly question.

"Don't stop your life because mine stopped for a moment," he said softly. "I'm fine, Daddy. But you... you're too sad about what happened."

"You can't take that away from me."

"I know. But it doesn't help me. I'm suffering because of the sadness you feel." It's hard for me to run from the crows that come near my body because of the way you feel. "I can't stay long. I have to go."

"What are you talking about, son?"

"Listen, Daddy." He stared at it. His eyes were full of wonder. He was obviously confused as to why he would say goodbye when he had just come back from a very long sleep. "For now we have to get used to being apart. Don't worry about me because I'm fine."

"I-I don't understand."

"Maiintindihan mo rin paggising mo. Right now, we don't have the luxury of time. I came here just to say don't worry about me, Dad. I'll be fine."

It was obvious in his eyes that he did not understand what he was saying. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. "How can I not worry about you? I am your child. You are everything I have in this world so how can I not worry about you?" "We only have each other, but I want you

to believe me when I say I'm okay, Dad. At ayokong

seeing you like that because of me. I can do

this, I'll make it through this."

"Then let me be there and help you through."

"Right now there is nothing you can do but continue your life outside of this hospital. How will I have the strength to wake up if you, my source of it, are already discouraged?"

"You are my strength, son. I draw strength from you."

"And I fight my pain," he said. "I will wake up, Daddy. That's a promise. So don't worry because it will happen soon.

Soon..."

Nicole gasped when her father's dream was interrupted. He was distracted when a nurse knocked and entered the room.

The nurse was with the doctor who was examining Nicole's condition. Nicole did not understand what the two were talking about, but she knew that the doctor meant that her condition was not improving.

He lied to his father when he said he would be okay. Who would be okay with being alone, with no one to talk to and no company? he lamented. He only said those things to his father to lighten his mood, and for the good of both of them.

Actually I'm losing hope, he admitted to himself. I don't know if I'll ever come back, if I'll ever wake up. I'm getting discouraged. What should I do?

The chain on his chest rustled more. His connection with his body is weakening. And when the chain was completely broken and broken... He shook his head. I don't want to think I'm not ready to die, I still have a lot to do. I still have a lot to achieve. I don't want to die...

TERRIBLE nomon, was the first thing that came to Lance's mind when he smelled the steaming coffee from the nurse who bought it from the vending machine near the

where he is. I'm not in my body anymore, I still feel hungry.

"You look anxious," Peter said as he suddenly appeared at her side.

"Tell me, Peter, why do I still feel hungry even though I'm a soul?"

It smiled. "Since you are no longer surprised by my sudden appearance, I will answer your question. One of the differences between you and other souls is that your body is still alive and you still have a connection to it. You are hungry but you are full because you are fed to your NGT."

"That's why I felt pain when I woke up," he said when he remembered the first events when he woke up outside his body. "My whole body hurts, especially in my head. That's because I was bruised and had surgery on my head."

"But the pain disappears because of the medicine," said

said Peter. "As long as you're feeling things you still have hope of coming back, Lance."

"It's good," he said happily.

"But they will gradually disappear, an indication that your connection with your body is weakening," he added. "The moment you can't feel it anymore, it means you've completely disconnected from your body."

His smile turned bitter at Peter. Only then did he realize the possibility that he would never wake up again. "W-is there a way to stop it

"Just like people, you cannot stop the effect of time and time passing on them. The baby that is born will also grow old and die. The moment a person is born he is destined to die, how and when depends on how he will run his life."

"Do you mean I'm hopeless because I'm going to die?"

"I mean you can't help but die."

"When did you die, Peter?" he suddenly asked here.

"It's been a long time."

"Why aren't you talking about yourself?"

"The story of my life is not important," it said. "Finding a way to get back into your body is what you should focus on."

"How long until I completely pass out?"

"It depends on you. It depends on how you want to live. You, if you want to make everything easier, let's end your suffering and you can be part of life. My job will be easier if we do that."

"Don't underestimate my will to live, Peter. I'll wake up, that's a promise," he said with determination.

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