Daybreak Controversy [R18]

2 : The Cafeteria

Sam

I'm still on duty kaya naman alam kong hindi dapat ako magtagal. Siguro mga 30 minutes okay na iyun. Pero magtatagal pa itong kasama ko dahil nagorder pa ng ham burgher.

Inalis ni Doc Luke iyung kaniyang eye glasses kung kayat maslalo kong nakita ang kaniyang mukha. He really is handsome. There is no debate on that. Hindi lang siya guwapo, magaan din siyang kasama. Very different from what I've expected him to be. Akala ko mayabang, hindi naman pala.

" Uhm baka hindi ako magtagal, I mean we're still on duty that's why I have to go back at the ER. Pinasub ko lang actually si Doc Ja sa taas." I told him. Tumango naman ito.

" Alright." Simpleng tugon niya.

Umayos ako ng upo

" So how was your few days here sa ospital?" Tanong ko. I'm trying to make a decent conversation. He laughed. Ba't siya tumawa e wala namang nakakatawa sa sinabi ko.

" Everything's the same. Except that it's way better knowing that you're here." He smirked

Umayos ulit ako ng upo.

" Uhum, matagal na akong nandito. You weren't just present that time" I confirmed.

" Kinakabahan ka ata?" Untag niya ng mapansin niyang hindi ako mapigil sa kinauupuan ko. His stares are making me uncomfortable.

" I'm not. Pasensha na, hindi ako sanay." What am I even saying? Hindi ako sanay na tinititigan ng ganito.

" Balita ko nandito ka lang pansamantala. Like a visiting consultant. Well, we need doctor's like you." I focused on our prior topic, sipping through my cup of coffee.

" Glad to know I'm needed by you"

" I mean hindi lang ako siyempre, the hospital" I corrected and he just laughed.

" Plano kong iextend nga eh. Siguro mga one year. Renewable" Napalaki ang mga mata ko sa sinabi niya. Visiting consultants only last for two weeks or a month here.

" Ha? Grabe naman iyung 1 year Doc. Wala ka bang naiwang pasyente sa ibang bansa?" Pati ako ay nagulat sa sinabi ko bago napatawa sa pa one year niyang visit. Kainis bakit kase.

" Wala." He answered.

" You don't have any pending works. Scheduled surgery? Clinic visits?" I countered.

" Ayaw mo ako dito?" Tumango ako. Then I realized what I meant. My eyes widened and did I just see him hiding his smile.

" Hindi. Hindi kita ayaw dito." Umiling ako.

" Siyempre gusto. Aside from Doc Ibarra. Atleast the hospital have another good surgeon" Sabi ko na lamang.

" Well kaya ko siyang higitan." And there is that typical phrase of neuro doctors. Yabangan. Diyan sila magagaling. Pagalingan kahit parepareho naman silang magagaling talaga. May konting kayabangan din pala siya.

Just as I've realized whose infront of me. Hindi lang pala basta doctor ang kaharap ko ngayon. In front of me is a man of authority. Someone who possesses good values and principles. I also can see Doctor VA Montenegro in him because he is indeed the son of Doctor Vince. I just hope I am not wrong about everything.

Iyung tipong sanay na nasa taas palagi. And that is where we both are unlike. Minsan nawawalan ako ng kumpiyansa sa sarili. I always think that I'm somehow not enough na hindi naman talaga ako magaling kaya nga ako pinagpalit diba. But I'm gaining my confidence little by little. One thing that I have learned in life, is that I should choose my own battles. Na hindi lahat ay kailangan kong panalunin. Minsan kailangan ko ding matalo para manalo ang iba.