Underneath His White Coat ( Montero Series # 5)

Chapter Twenty-Six

Chapter Twenty-Six

Medyo busy because it's graduation month. Sinubukan ko talagang isingit 'to. Sorry again kasi hindi ako maka pag proofread, intindihin niyo nalang. I'll do it during my free time. Thankies!

[Rafael's POV]

No matter how much I long to be with Aria, I couldn't be the selfish and hard-headed asshole that I have once been. Alam ko kung saan ako dinala ng kapusukan at katigasan ng ulo ko noon. It had destroyed me but most, I have hurt the people I love. Minahal ko ang babaeng akala kong totoo akong minahal, ang babaeng pinanindigan ko even if the price of that is to turn away against my family. Hindi ko inisip iyon dahil kapakanan niya lang ang inisip ko noon. Hindi ko iniisip na masasaktan ko ang pamilya ko. Na kapalit pala ay ang pagkawasak ng pagkatao ko.

I knew Aria was different. I knew that she was pure and genuine from the start at ayokong ng dahil sa'kin ay masira ang posisyon niya sa kompanya lalo ang relasyon niya sa pamilya niya.

She was too immaculate and too pure to deserve me.

"Doc, ito na po ang chart." Inilapag iyon ni Nurse Lia sa OR station kung saan ako nakatayo at nagsusulat.

"Thanks, Lia," I told her while I was finishing my order with another chart. "Please monitor the patient for another hour bago niyo i-forward sa surgical suite."

"Noted po, doc."

"Call me when there's a problem."

"There's no need for that, Doc. On duty naman si Doctor Magallen. You work too hard. Hindi ka namin guguluhin. We want you to enjoy your off."

Napatigil ako sa pagsusulat at napatitig kay Nurse Ann na nasa loob ng station bago kay Nurse Lia sa gilid ko. "Salamat sa inyong lahat."

"Kape po ninyo, Doc," our OR utility placed it on top of the station.

"Salamat po Manong Roy. Hindi na sana kayo nag abala."

"Alam kong kailangan niyo 'yan, doc."

I thought about offs like this when I'm excited to go home knowing that Aria was there and she had prepared something for me. But even without those just thinking about going home knowing that she's there makes me feel so at peace.

"Huwag niyo nang ayusin ang charts pagkatapos, doc. Kami na ang bahala diyan. Kailangan mo nang magpahinga," said Nurse Lia in a concern voice.

I was about to fix the charts after writing but Nurse Lia snatched them from me.

"Doc, masyado kanang ideal dito sa OR nakakahiya na samin at sa ibang doctor. Mahirap kanang pantayan," Nurse Ann jokingly said.

I smiled, looking at them in amusement while I sipped through my coffee.

"Bawas bawasan mo raw, doc. Masyado ka raw pogi tapos masyado pang masipag at magaling. Magtira ka raw para sa iba. Masyado kang delikado sa mga kababaihan," si Manong Roy na napatawa.

" Mas delikado pa rin po kayo Manong Roy," I retorted, chuckling.

" Delikadong kilabot kamo," si Nurse Lia.

I tried to laugh with them no matter how heavy my chest feels. Inubos muna ang kape ko bago ako pumasok sa locker room at naligo. These have been the only two days off that I have for this month. I told them that they can book all the OR schedules they want for all I care.

Except for Scott, wala naman akong ibang uuwian. I will only be reminded of Aria's scent that lingered in every corner of my room, her mouthwatering home-cooked meals. Everything about her that will only make me miss her more. It felt so heavy to breathe since she had left. Ayoko nang umuwi. I just want to exhaust myself with work until I'd sleep in this OR and wake up again to work.