When The Sun Meets The Moon

Part 1: A Journey Continues

ADI'S POV

"Adi. Wake up, malayo layo pa yung byahe mo. Mas magandang makabalik ka na sa apartment mo this morning." My mom said while knocking at my door.

"5 minutes, ma." I replied to her. It's 4:30am, in the vacation I've had which is just less than a month, I got used to sleeping late and waking up late and now that a new semester will start, even though mahirap, I need to change my body clock again.

"ADIEL EADRIANNE GUTIERREZ. BABANGON KA BA DYAN O GUSTO MONG PAPA MO ANG GUMISING SAYO." My mom shouted as she wakes me up for the nth time, I guess. Hay, sorry na ma yung 5 minutes ko naging 20 ata hehe may isang buong araw pa naman kasi jusko, Manila lang pupuntahan di naman ibang planeta.

"Hi mother, good morning. Eto naman agang aga'y galit na galit e. Pwede gang nagriritwal lang to start the day." I said to her jokingly as I opened my door. "Nako ineng, ako'y wag mo nang niloloko, ikaw nga'y bumaba nag handa na ako ng agahan dun." She replied. Naisip ko lang, ang batangueña namin ata masyado pakinggan.

I went down to our dining area to eat breakfast and while eating kung ano ano nanamang naisip ko. Syempre tamang overthink nanaman habang nagkakape. It's just finally sinking in to me that it's the year of me entering clinical clerkship. Gago, this is my 4th year in med school, I have indeed come a long way. I'm proud of myself dahil 2 years nalang before I can take PLE.

Despite all that I have achieved, naguguilty lang ako minsan kasi naiisip ko pa rin na what if I did not chose this path. Siguro ngayon I have a family of my own na katulad ng mga batchmates ko nung highschool and pre med. Siguro mayaman na rin ako kasi 4 years have passed na since nakagraduate ng college but instead I took the longer path.

Hayaan na nga. I wanted this naman for my family and for the people I will be able to save or assist in the medical field, in God's perfect time. Yun nga lang mukhang tatandang dalaga na talaga ako dahil dito HAHAHAHAHA wag naman sana Lord.

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After eating and taking a bath, nagpaalam na ako kayna mama at papa para makaalis na rin papuntang manila. "Ma, pa, I love you, konti nalang po, konti nalang." I said to them while being somehow teary eyed.

"We love you anak, kakayanin mo yan lahat." Papa replied.

"Anak, lagi kang may uuwian dito samin ah. Kapag napagod ka okay lang magpahinga. Mahal ka namin. Ingat sa byahe." Mama replied na medyo teary eyed din.

Goodbyes are really not for me. Ngayong nagddrive na ako and I can see them sa rear-view mirror, may paiyak iyak pa ako na parang bata na ayaw mawalay sa mama at papa niya everytime aalis sila however, baliktad na ngayon kasi ako yung paalis.

All that's giving me the will to continue this dream is them kaya yes, let's go USTe, I'll be seeing you again in a bit.