It's been almost three and a half months since I last saw Lean.
Tangina nang tao na iyon. Ang tagal maka-recover. Parang hindi niya naiisip na may taong nagaalala sa kanya dito sa Maynila. Buti na lang nakuha ko na ang number ni Dr. Andalusia. He promised na he'ĺl give me daily updates on how Lean's doing. And he delivered naman.
He always sends me text messages. May mga instances pa na may voice recordings pa siya pinapadala. Mga kakulitan niya, pagkanta, pagkukuwento, etcetera. Na ako namang si gaga, kilig na kilig habang sine-save ko ang mga boses na iyon sa mismong phone memory ko. Ewan. I was just too happy to hear his voice again. Kahit hindi niya ako kausap.
A text message suddenly popped off sa phone ko one afternoon whilst I was listening to one of Lean's recordings. It was from Denise.
"Bru, tomorrow nga pala despedida namin ni Michelle ah. We brought some friends. Kita tayo sa bar ni Lean. Tomorrow at 8:30. See yah!"
I wasn't surprised by the invitation. The despedida. Or even inviting some of their friends. What caught my eye was this - Bar. Ni Lean.
What the hell? Papaano nila nakausap si Lean? And how come he hasn't texted me yet?
I calmed myself down and dialled Denise number first. I need to know what and how they managed to call that stupid moron. Busy ang line. Tried Michelle's; same deal. Nabuburyong na ako sa mga oras na iyon. Then I remembered Dr. Andalusia.
"We just arrived earlier today, around 5:30 in the morning. Ako ang nagmaneho the whole trip, so bagsak ako pagdating ko sa bahay. I was about to text you when I wake up. Nauna ka pa tumawag."
Gusto ko sanang murahin at pagalitan si Liam kaso wala din naman magagawa iyon. I just dropped off the call, went outside and tried calling Lean but he wasn't answering. Pesteng telepono na iyan. Ring lang nang ring.
I was about to go outside when I saw Lean, holding his phone smiling whilst waving at me. Kausap niya sina Jessie at Thea, na nakatingin na din sa akin.
"Leandro Augusto Barcelona" I exclaimed. Galit at asar na ako sa kanya noon e. Patakbo ko sana siya sasalubungin kaso biglang may isang babae na tumatawag din sa kanya.
"Love, ito na iyung gamot mo oh" malambing na pagsabi pa ng babae na iyon. Siyempre, ako, na-shook. Tama ba ang narinig ko? Love?
"The doctors told you not to speak for the moment. Your voice is harsh na kaya" sabi uli nito habang isinisiksik ang katawan niya sa braso ni Lean.
Hindi ko tuloy maiwasan pagmasdan ang babae. She looks pretty din kasi. And pretty is an understatement pa. She was just wearing a t-shirt and some really tight jeans which moulded into her figure. Parang ang sexy-sexy ng katawan ng batang ito.
"Greet her first. This is Doctora Tin Gil" Lean said. His voice was hoarse as a crow. I can''t help but feel a bit worried about him. "Tin, meet"
"Polly. Lean's girlfriend" biglang sabat naman ng babaeng kasama niya. She was offering her hand for a shake pa. The nerve!
"Hi, Polly. Kirsten Gil. Lean's" I was about to introduce my self pero she interrupted me again.
"Love, let's go home na. I need to do a few things pa sa bahay di ba" ang sabi nito, sabay hila sa braso ni Lean. Na hindi naman binawalan ni gago. Nagpaalam na lang silang dalawa at biglang umalis.
Alam mo iyung lumung-lumo ka na naggagalaiti na gustong manapak? Iyon ang nararamdaman ko that day. Gusto kong sapakin iyung babae. How dare she interrupt me when I was about to introduce myself? Saka bakit ganoon siya makalingkis kay Lean? Doesn't she realise na hospital ito?
BINABASA MO ANG
Hello : Goodbye : Hello
RomansaKirstin Gil, a doctor, met Lean Barcelona at the hospital. It was a meeting of two souls. Now, the question is, will love blossom upon the walls of that hospital?
