Promises

Prologo

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DISCLAIMER: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, business, events and incidents are the products of the author's imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

P.S: This is my very first story, if I had been mistaken of words (medical or casual), phrases, even spellings, accept my apologies. Yet, I hope you enjoy it! Happy Reading! <3
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"Doctor Zamora," a nurse just called me, nilingon ko siya.

"Yes, Nurse?" curious of what he will tell me, if it does regard to the patients in the nursery room, since nurse siya roon.

"Goodluck on your first surgery later!" he told me with a bright smile plastered in his face.

Baguhan lang ako rito sa Medical City of Los Angeles, ngunit marami ang humahanga dahil sa galing ko magopera ng mga pasyente. Nilunod ko kasi ang sarili ko sa pagaaral noong college ako kaya marami-rami ang natutunan kong skills and medical knowledge.

"Thank you, Chase!" I smiled to him back.

5 years. I am staying here in America in five years already. Since I was a young girl, I dream of becoming a general surgeon. I remember the time noong dinadala namin ni Mom ang Papa lolo ko sa hospital dahil kailangan malinis ang gangrene nya. I was amazed of how do the surgeons operate, since that day I am inspired to become a surgeon, too.

Hanggang sa naging highschool na ako, 2nd year. Science class, we have an laboratory experiment: Dissection. I was about to ask myself what to do in that experiment until I see myself with my groupmates cutting the white rat's body. Akala ko mga palaka lang ang dinidissect, pati rin pala mga daga. My groupmates tried to cut it but since it is not a ten blade, we have to cut it with scissors. After our experiment, I realized one thing, amoy dugo. But that's normal since I wanted to be a surgeon, and I also had a lot of wounds na dumudugo rin simula pagkabata.

Before I go out to the laboratory room, my feet stopped. My heart aches because of what I did, I knew I wanted to become a surgeon but why am I scared to hurt bodies? Siguro kahinaan ko lang makakita o makasakit ng isang tao o hayop. I get weak as I heard their cries and fears. Throughout the experiment, I haven't touched any scissors, blades, twizzers, or any of the medical equipments needed. I asked myself, am I really to be a surgeon?

I walked through the hallway, standing towards the operation room, and I quickly prayed.

"Lord, please guide me on my first operation. No matter what may happen, please guide me to save this patient. Because that is what I live for, that is what doctors are born for. We are born to save lives. Amen."

Pumasok na agad ako sa operation room, naghugas ng kamay at nagsuot ng medical clothes, glasses, and facemask for protection.

I introduced myself as lead surgeon, after me is the assistant surgeon, and the other doctors & nurses.

"Scalpel?" inabot saakin ng nurse ang scalpel as I start to open up the patient's body for heart operation.

I opened the patient's body through a slow and gentle cut, and started the next procedures followed.

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"Goodevening Mr. and Mrs. Jones, the surgery become successful" as I told the parents of the patient's surgery to lessen their worries and fears of what possibly may happen.

"Thank you so much, Doctor Zamora!"

"But Elianne," nilingon ko ang pasyente ko. She looked at me too, with her innocent cute face.
"Take care of your body, don't get too tired, and be happy, okay?" I told her with a smile in my face.

Ngumiti naman siya pabalik saakin, a smile that can melt my heart because of the happiness I can feel from her.

Napangiti ako ng mapait as I watch their family bond.
I miss my family so much, ang mom at dad ko nasa Philippines. I need to study here abroad and work as a doctor to sustain my family needs. I just hope they are in a good condition and they are happy. I have an urge to call them but my bestfriend that is a doctor too asked me to have dinner with him.

10 pm. Tinapos ko nalang ang rounds ko, then umuwi ako sa bahay ng Lola ko sa Village in Los Angeles. Naabutan ko si Lola na tulog na sa kanyang kwarto, mahimbing na natutulog at todo kumot pa dahil sa sobrang lamig ng panahon dito sa America. I told her before na matulog na siya at huwag na akong hintayin dahil mabigat ang rounds sa hospital. Siya pa ang mapupuyat, kawawa ang lola ko.
Nagpahinga muna ako saglit dahil sa pagod galing trabaho bago ko siya balikan ulit.

Napangiti ako at hinalikan siya sa noo bago ako umalis.

Wade and I will meet daw sa Mcdonalds, alas onse na ng gabi nakikipagdinner pa, hay. Pwede naman niya imbitahan ang girlfriend niya pero ayaw niya daw because full of plates. Wade had a gorgeous girlfriend name Samantha or Sammie, she's an architect. I saw her plates when she visited me one time and napakagaling nga niya magsketch. Speaking of relationships, ako nalang ang walang jowa after of what experiences I had with him.

Pagkapasok ko sa Mcdonalds, nakita ko na kaagad si Wade nakaupo roon banda sa dulo. Busy sakanyang laptop, siguro may inaayos na papeles or maybe may nirereview lang.

I pretended I am a crew to tease him,
"Here is your order, sir," sabi ko ng energetic.
Napatingala naman ang mukha ng bestfriend ko at nagulat sa presensya ko.

"Audrey! Ikaw na pala yan!" Gulat nyang sabi at niyakap ako.

It's been weeks lang ng magkasama kami nitong bff ko dahil nakikita ko naman siya sa hospital, pero parang years kung makayakap ah, he's just clingy as he is.
He also studied MedTech when we're on the same MedSchool, atsaka mula noong highschool friend ko natong si Wade. Kaya we're close talaga!

"Blooming ha? May nahanap ka na atang papalit kay-" Muntik pa niyang masabi ang pangalan ng taong minahal ko dati.

"Wade!!" I yelled at him. Napangisi nalang siya ng makita ang reaction ko.

"So kamusta ka, bestfriend?" tanong niya saakin kase I've been so stress at puyat lately.

"Buhay doctor parin, rounds dito, operation doon. Pinasok ko ito bff kaya gusto ko ito. I never wanted to give up even if it's tiring because if I quit, mawawalan ng purpose ang buhay ko." As I study and grow up kase, I realized na my purpose in life is to help others by being a doctor.

"OA nang mawawalan ng purpose ha! Bakit wala ka ba naging purpose kay Sk-" Halos mabuga ko na ang iniinom kong cokefloat ng muntik nanaman nyang masabi ang pangalan ng lalaking iniwan ko.

"Wade, pwede ba?" sabi ko ng marahan upang tumahimik na siya kakaasar saakin.

"Okay eto na bestfriend, tatahimik na" nakangisi niyang sabi saakin.

"Eh ikaw ba kamusta life, or should I say lovelife?" Ngumiti ako ng nakakaasar ngunit naalis din ng makitang nakatulala ang bestfriend ko.

"Uy! Nakikinig ka ba saakin?" sumbat ko sakanya pero tinignan ko na rin ang taong tinitignan niya.

Halos mabilaukan ako nang makita si Sky na naghahanap ng puwesto upang mauupuan.
He was wearing white oversize shirt tucked in his black sweatpants, wearing also a hoodie. He is still handsome and attractive, kaya siguro maraming nagkakacrush sakanya before. He is not the same Sky I left in the Philippines.

my Sky.

5 years. 5 years since that day that I left you, I gave up on us, I broke my promises to you.

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:D