Dangerous Beauty

Chapter 3

Athena pov

It was 6:30 pm when I got out of the Operating Room I went straight to the locker so I could take off my scrub suit. I'm fucking tired already. I did two operations in a row, kaya ang katawang lupa ko di na kaya, ikaw ba naman 6 hours nakatayo sa loob ng o.r

When I left the locker room, I just went to the office for a while to get my bag and went straight home.

When I got to our house, I found my parents eating dinner together. Naghugas lang ako ng kamay at sumabay na din sa kanila.
Tahimik lang kaming kumakain ng magsalita si dad.

"Princess, clear your schedule next week. I have a mission for you." Seryosong sabi ni dad

"Okay, dad," I answered him.
I don't have a choice, ayoko man mag leaves ng 1-week sa hospital kailangan ko siyang sundin.

"Good night mom and dad" paalam ko sa kanila at umakyat sa kwarto. Naligo lang ako at nahiga na sa kama.

Kinuha ko ang bagong Libro na binabasa ko sa side table ko, actually book 3 na tong binabasa ko kakabili ko lang last rest day ko. At ngayon ko pa lang uumpisahan basahin. Ang alam ko ending na to eh.
I was so engrossed in what I was reading that I didn't realize it was 11 pm already.
Pinatay ko na ang lamp at natulog.

The day passed and tomorrow is my rest day, I just got home from the hospital.
Today had been a long-ass day in the emergency room. During the Thirty Six-hour shift, I treated an old man with burns on his legs, hostage-taking patients, four car accident victims, a new mom with low oxygen levels, and one traumatic abdominal bullet shot patient. I came home, exhausted, and had forgotten to eat before passing out in bed.
Thank god at rest day ko tomorrow, then the next day start na ng leave ko.

I woke up to the loud, relentless pounding at my door. I groaned into my pillow. Feeling groggy as hell, I rolled over to grab her phone from the nightstand, to check the time. It's already 9 am.

"Athena Anak, pinatatawag ka ng daddy mo." It's nanang Elma, my Yaya since I was a kid.

I forced my body out of bed and pulled on a robe. With lethargic steps, binuksan ko ang pintuan.

"Susunod na lang po ako Nanang," magalang kong sagot sa kanya

"Bilisan mo nak, alam mo naman ang daddy mo," nag aalalang paalala niya sakin. Alam niya lahat ang sitwasyon ko dito sa Bahay, sa kanya ako umiiyak noong bata pa ako, patago pa niya akong binibigyan ng pagkain twing kinukulong ako sa basement. Kaya si nanang sobrang important niya sakin, mamatay na mga adopted parents ko wag lang siya

"Aye, aye captain!" Pabiro kong saludo sa kanya

"Lokaret ka talagang bata ka, kurutin kita sa singit eh" natatawa niyang sabi sakin sabay amba ng kurot

"Ligo lang ako nanang, baba rin po ako agad."

"Oh, siya sige, ihanda ko na rin ang almusal mo, at ikaw na lang ang di pa kumakain, nakaalis na ang mommy mo, ang daddy mo naman nasa office niya sa third floor." 

"Sige po" sinarado ko na ang pinto at dumeretso sa banyo. Pagtapos ko maligo pumasok ako sa walking closet ko, nakita ko dun ang hinanda ni mommy na susuotin ko for today. Ohh kabog kayo sis, kahit sa Bahay lang ako maghapon, siya pa din ang pipili ng damit ko na susuotin. Katwiran niya kase baka daw may biglaan bisita na dumating, tapos makita akong hindi maganda ang pananamit. Lokaret Nanay ko diba? Napaka oa eh.