"You want to be a Doctor in that state of mind? You're thirty minutes late, do you think your patient could wait for you?" Bawat salitang binibigkas niya ay para bang pinaliliit ako.
"No, Sir. It's just tha–" Handa na sana akong magpaliwanag when he cut me off.
"Could you say that to the patient's family if something happened? You're being so unprofessional here, Ms. Alcantara" ang kaninang pasensya at pagtitimpi ko ay parang nawala na lang na parang bula, he's the one who's being unprofessional here! As if gusto kong ma-late! Kahit ako papipiliin, hinding hindi ko gugustuhin na ma-late lalo na sa subject niya dahil alam kong mainit ang dugo nito sa'kin.
"Sir, I think you're the one who's being unprofessional here. I'm trying to explain the reason why I'm late, do you think you're being unfair?" May pagkainis na tanong ko sakaniya.
"Unfair? What is your basis about the statement you've just said? Mas lalong sumeryoso ang ekspresyon nito, mas dumilim at naging blangko ang itim nitong mata na deritsong nakatitig sa mga mata ko.
Those black eyes that used to be soft yet like a deep ocean that would feel you drown just by staring at it have become as cold as an iceberg and deeper as you can see on the surface are now staring at me as if it doesn't have any plans to avert his eyes into somewhere else.
"Basis?! Okay, so papaano na okay lang kay Buenaventura? You let her in even though she's just a few minutes earlier than mine? Ano po bang pinagkaiba nun sa case ko? We were both late, Sir. So, how come I'm the only one you called to come to your office? Is it really about me being late or you're just being bitter?" Sa sobrang inis ko ay hindi ko na makontrol ang sinasabi ko, like is it clearly na he's just being bitter and want to take revenge to what I did in the past!
"Bitter? So you're thinking that I did this because I can't move on to you?" Seryoso ang mga mata niyang nakatitig sa'kin na parang hindi makapaniwala sa narinig.
"Seriously, Ms. Alcantara. I'm so very disappointed at you for thinking that this is a personal problem when it's not, do you think that there's no difference between her being early for a few minutes more than yours? Ms. Alcantara, are you aware how many minutes it could take to do CPR? It's 2 minutes, a few minutes that could save someone's life, Ms. Alcantara." Halos mapunit ko na ang hawak hawak kong mga papel dahil sa inis, bakit? Kaya ko rin naman mag CPR, at sa tingin niya ba marunong 'yung si Buenaventura mag CPR, french kiss lang naman alam nun!
"Rather than being stuck in the past and giving your attention to some bunch of guys, you should pay more attention to my subject and your studies. Are you desperate to attract my attention by failing my subject and retaking it next semester?" Mula sa seryoso nitong titig ay nabuo ang mapanuksong ngiti.
What a fucking handsome jerk! Wait, what? When did I say 'handsome' as if I'm falling on his face, I know a lot of handsome men and even hotter than him!
"When did you care about my personal issues here, Sir? You don't have the right to care what I'll do with my life. If I fail your subject then, I'll retake your subject. We'll just know if I'm really bound to be trapped with you." Sabi ko at tumayo, bago pa ko tuluyang lumabas sa office niya ay nakita ko kung paano umangat ang taas ng labi nito saka yumuko habang naka-hawak ito sa kanyang noo.
Sisiguraduhin kong hindi lang ako ang maiinis dito, hindi lang dapat ako ang hindi mapakali sa kakaisip sa'yo.
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