The Vow

26

"Napapadalas pagiging good mood natin, frenny ah" sabi ni Hanz nang magkasabay kami sa hallway.

"Do I look stress always?" Tanong ko.

"Hindi naman, pero iba yung glow mo ngayon eh. Anyways, aattend ka ng party ni Dr. Davis later? Yung birthday celebration nya?"

"Syempre naman sismars! Yan pa ba mawawala? Hindi pwedeng mawala yan sa celebration ni Doc" sabi ni Jill.

"Ewan ko sa inyong dalawa." Sabi ko at natawa nalang.

"Huy teka lang! Parang ganito din yung relo ni Doc, o baka magkamukha lang?" Sabi ni Hanz nang mapansin yung relo ko

"Baka magkamukha lang, alam mo naman mga relo eh halos magkakahawig"

"Sure ba? Baka naman couple watch yan ah, kayo ah! Lowkey kayong dalawa ah" asar nya sakin.

"Anyways, sabay sabay tayo kain, may date ba kayo ni Doc? Dun tayo sa clinic mo kumain"

"Ok lang naman, punta nalang kayo sa clinic ko" sabi ko. "Sige na magrarounds pa ko" dagdag ko at lumihis na ng landas.

Nag-rounds na ko at tinext ko nalang rin si Eli na si Hanz at Jill ang kasama ko maglunch sa clinic ko, kasi alam ko naghalf day sya eh para sa preparation ng party nya.

After ko magrounds, bumalik na ko sa clinic ko at nagpahinga saglit, kasi maya maya darating na sila Jill for lunch eh. Habang nagpapahinga ako, biglang nagring phone ko, si Eli tumatawag sa facetime. Nilagay ko sa tenga ko yung airpods ko atsaka sinagot yung tawag.

"Yes?" Sagot ko habang nagtatype sa keyboard ng computer ko.

(Busy?)

"Hindi naman, kakatapos ko lang magrounds, and just waiting for Hanz and Jill kasi sabay kami maglalunch. Are you at home na?"

(Yes, and someone wants to talk to you. Kanina pa ako kinukulit na tawagan daw kita or puntahan ka daw namin)

"Who?"

(Tita Danda) nagulat ako sa boses na narinig ko and as I looked at my phone, nakita ko yung pamangkin nya.

"Hi, baby Celine. How are you?"

(Good. Tita Danda come?)

"Yes po. Do you want to play with me?"

(Opo. Tito, play with Tita Danda?)

(She's still at work. You can play with her later)

(I want now)

(Girlfriend?) Tanong ni Eli

"Ahm, I can take a half day off to go there after lunch, pwede ko namang ifavor si Desiree na magrounds for me"

(We'll pick you up there. Sorry, she's too excited to see you)

"It's fine. Andito narin naman yung damit ko, dinala nila Mommy kanina when they visited me"

(Ok good. Say bye na, lili. She'll work)

(Ayaw work, Tita Danda)

(We'll pick her up later. You will see her after lunch)

(Lili, you're disturbing Tito's girlfriend's work)

"No, it's fine, really. We'll see each other later and we will play, ok?"

(Pwomise?)

"I promise" sabi ko at ngumiti.

(Ok) she said cutely.

"Ok" sabi ko.

(I'll see you later, babe. Tawagan kita kapag nasa lobby na kami)