Underneath His White Coat ( Montero Series # 5)

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Thirteen

[Rafael's POV]

I THREW my surgical cap on the bin and immediately washed my hands while looking at the huge digital clock at the OR entrance.

7:45 AM

Damn! There was an additional emergency OR and I needed to perform a skull reconstruction of that deep head gun shot! Napatingin ako sa labas ng OR. Ni hindi mo na makita ang lobby sa dami ng tao. Mediamen were hounding and probably the patient's family and all his political allies. Unfortunately, the scum was a senator. A senator I very well knew. Apelyidong hindi ko pwedeng makaligtaan. What are the odds? But right now I don't fucking care! Kailangan ko nang umuwi.

"Towel, Doc?" Delia my scrub nurse handed me a towel.

"Thanks, Lia. Please tell the OR station to prepare my charts. I'm just going to make a phone call. "

She looked at me with apprehension.  " Uhm, doc, pinapatawag na po kayo sa labas para kausapin ang pamilya ni Senator Hechanova."

Binunot ko ang cellphone. " Tell them to wait, Lia."  Dumistansiya ako at tiningnan ang cellphone.

Kuya, umuwi na ako hinatid ako ni Ate Aria. Was Annalise' message.

Damn that kid! Sinabi kong hintayin ako!

" Why the hell did you let her leave, Annalise?!" bungad ko agad matapos itong matawagan.

" Eh hindi ko na mapigilan, kuya. Ano pa ba ang gagawin? Gusto na raw po niya pumasok. Okay na raw ang pakiramdam niya."

I heaved out. " Did you let her eat?"

" Pinilit namin ni Nana kumain pero ayaw niya. Nagmamadali."

That woman! Kagagaling lang ng sakit!

" Kuya padalhan mo ako. Wala na akong pera--"

I ended the call at tinawagan si Aria but she won't answer the goddamn call!

I pocketed my phone and went to the station. Seven charts were waiting for me. I started to write my orders pero kabi kabilang phone calls ang natatanggap ng station.

"D-doc, pwede po daw ba ninyong kausapin--"

" Everyone, please don't answer any phone calls. I will talk to them when I'm done," I announced firmly and resumed writing orders on the charts.

Pagkatapos ay pumasok na ako sa locker, did my routine and changed my scrubs to my civilan clothes pagkatapos ay napadaan muli sa station.

" Please closely monitor Senator Hechanova for three hours then bring him to the ICU. If the GCS drops down to 6, tawagan niyo agad si Doctor Espinosa, call me also."

Nabungaran ko si Mister Hiroshi Sato habang papalabas ng OR.

But reporters came to greet me right away.

" Kayo po ba ang surgeon na nag lead sa operasyon ni Senator Giovanni Hechanova? Kamusta po ang lagay niya?"

" Masasabi mo bang mataas ang tiyansa niyang makasurvive sa tinamong pinsala?"

" Ilan ang rate of survival ni Senator Hechanova, Doc?"

" Ilang bala po ba ang narecover niyo sa ulo niya?"

" I'd like to talk to the patient's family." Hindi ko pinansin ang mga reporter. Fuck! I have no plans of being famous on national television. These reporters are a having a field day for a very good headline pero pasensiyahan at hindi ko pinangarap maging sikat.