Your Lying Heart (Hearts Series #4)

Chapter Four

Chapter Four

Doctor

The family dinner went well. Although Yessa was rather a bit quiet, but it's fine. Nag-uusap lang ang mga magulang namin ng tungkol sa hospital at mga pasyente dahil kapwa rin mga doctors. At sinasali rin ako sa usapan ng mga magulang namin kaya naman sumasagot din ako. While she wouldn't talk that much unless when she's asked about a few basic things by my mom. She was also polite to my mother. And I think that was enough for me.

"Uh, Leo, why don't you show Yessa to our garden?" Bumaling sa akin si Mommy at ngumiti.

Tumango naman ako at nakita kong tiningnan din ng Mommy niya si Yessa. And then she nodded at her and went with me.

Tapos na kaming mag-dinner and the adults would just have tea inside. While my Mom had been always proud of her pretty garden na maliwanag kahit na sa gabi dahil sa dami ng mga ilaw dito. At nandoon na rin malapit ang malaking pool din namin sa bahay.

We were both quiet at first and it was beginning to feel awkward for me. So I started talking to her. At halos mapakamot pa ako sa likod ng ulo ko dahil hindi ko na yata alam kung paano pumorma, since I've been single for the longest time now.

"Uh, so... you're also a doctor?" I asked her.

Bumaling naman siya sa akin. We're already in the middle of the garden. At sa liwanag din ng mga ilaw doon ay nakita ko ang ganda ng mukha niya. Yes, she's also got a really pretty face. She's also a beauty. I think no one could deny that. "Still in training..." She said.

Tumango naman ako. I, too, just finished with my three years residency not so long ago. "Which hospital?" Napatanong ako sa kaniya.

She looked at me. At nagtagal ang tingin niya sa akin. That it almost made me feel awkward yet again.

"Uh..."

"Dela Cuesta Medical Hospital." She answered.

And my eyes widened at that. "Really?" I couldn't believe it. We work in the same hospital. But maybe not the same building? Dahil hindi ko pa siya noon nakikita.

"I always see you at the hospital, doc." She rather said.

And my lips parted while I looked at her. "Really..." I almost didn't know what to say next. Because I'm sure that I haven't seen her before. But she already did saw me at the hospital.

Na-awkward na lang muli ako at hindi ko na naman alam ang sasabihin ko. Nangangalawang na yata ang utak ko pagdating sa ganito. Pero buti na lang ay nagsalita naman muli si Yessa.

"I saw you at the hospital... When I first started with my residency at the Dela Cuesta Medical, people and staff were always talking about you. The doctors and nurses, and even the patients. They were all telling praises about you." She said.

At nanlaki lang muli ang mga mata ko sa sinabi niya. We're really working in the same hospital? Kung sa bagay ay sobrang laki rin ng Dela Cuesta Medical. Although I kind of thought just a while ago that maybe she's assigned to another Dela Cuesta Hospital dahil hindi lang naman ito nag-iisa. But we're really talking about the same hospital here. Nakakahiya naman na hindi ko pa siya nakikita dati, o napansin... I was always so busy with my patients and work at the hospital, I guess.

Umiling naman ako sa kaniya at ngumiti na lang din. Marami pang ibang magagaling na doctors sa Dela Cuesta Medical Hospital. "I don't think so, uh, I mean, maybe I'm just the patients favorite..." I said, a bit awkwardly.

She was still looking at me. "That's true, too. You were very helpful at the hospital. I always see you around. You help everyone there." She said.

And I just awkwardly smiled a bit at her and just nodded my head. I think I was just being a bit shy now... I almost sighed to myself.