Hindi ko alam kung anong trip ni Kael kung bakit siya narito sa clinic ko. Ang sabi niya ay magpapacheck up daw siya pero nagkamali ata siya ng pinuntahan. This is a clinic for kids.
Yes, I am a doctor, and I can still treat him if he's sick. Pero ang sabihin niyang baby ang tawag ko sa kanya noon at baby ko pa rin siya hanggang ngayon ay parang... teka nga! Ibang usapan na ata iyon?!
Tangina, but his words held me speechless!
"Lasing ka ba, Kael?" tanong ko sa kanya nang makabawi because there is no way in hell he'd blurt out non-sensical words like what he was saying.
"Hindi ako lasing, Gianna," seryosong sagot niya. He was staring at me with full intent. Nanatili pa rin siyang nakatayo sa harap ko.
Normally, pinapaupo ko na agad ang parents o ang pasyente ko mismo and I'd start checking them, but I could not do that right now. Ayokong umupo si Kael sa harapan ko at sabihan ako ng kung anu-anong wala namang kabuluhang bagay.
"Then stop blurting non-sense," sabi ko. Nanatili ang kaseryosohan sa itsura at tinig ko. Dinampot ko ang cellphone ko at hinanap ang numero ng kapwa ko doctor na nagpa-practice ng general medicine.
"I will be calling a GM doctor. Ire-refer kita—"
"I don't need a general doctor, Dr. Gianna," he said, cutting me off.
"What do you need then? Saan ba ang masakit sa'yo?" sunod-sunod na tanong ko. Inuubos ni Kael ang energy ko. I want to get over this. Hindi ako komportableng malapit siya sa'kin. Nagiging manipis ang hanging nilalanghap namin sa clinic ko.
"Dito oh." Tinuro niya ang puso niya. "At ikaw ang kailangan ko, Gianna," seryosong aniya. Gone was the honorific.
I wanted to take what he just told me as a joke pero paano kung totoong masakit nga ang puso niya at wala na siyang oras pang magpunta sa ibang doctor kaya ako ang nilapitan niya? Dahil ano pa ang ibang rason niya kung bakit narito siya ngayon sa harap ko, hindi ba?
Right! That's probably it! I am a doctor, so it is my job to tend to a patient though his condition is not what I practice. Kung ano man ang nakaraan namin ay hindi ko dapat iyon dinadala sa trabaho ko. I am a professional. I shouldn't mingle my personal life with my profession because in the line of my work, life is always at stake.
Kaya naman tumayo ako at lumapit sa kanya. Sinuot ko sa tenga ang stet ko at nilapat sa puso niya ang chest piece. I listened to his heartbeat.
He was having heart tachycardia or too fast heart beating in layman's terms. I should check if there is swelling in his legs and ask him if he has ever fainted. Kung tama man ang diagnosis ko... pero saan naman nakuha ni Kael 'to?
Kilala ko siya. Maalaga siya sa katawan niya noon pa man. Kung kumakain man siya ng unhealthy food, he was making it sure na bumabawi siya sa workout. Kaya paano siya nagka-ganito?
Mabibigat na ang paghinga ko sa kaba. Ayaw ko man pero nag-aalala ako para sa kanya. Damn it!
Kael held my hand that was holding the chest piece and then he pressed it in his chest where his heart is located. Dinig ko lalo ang lakas at bilis ng tibok ng puso niya.
"Do you hear my heartbeat, Gianna?" he asked in a hoarse voice.
I looked up at him. That was the only moment that I realized that we were too close to each other. I could already smell his breath and body scent. He smells mint and musk combined and it is making me insane! Damn it! His scent brought me nostalgia. Kabisado ko ang amoy na ito noon pa man and its familiarity remained in me.
"Y-yes, I..." I cleared my throat. "I do." Shit! Nautal pa talaga ako. Pero hindi nagbago ang expression ni Kael. Nanatili ang mariing titig niya sa akin, diretso sa mga mata ko.
BINABASA MO ANG
Even If It Hurts (Completed)
Любовные романыGianna Saroza Salazar receives all the love she needs from the people around her, most especially from her mamita. She feels that she already has everything that she needs. That is why she made it her personal vow to love the people around her, espe...
