Chapter 11

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BEATRIZ

At duty

I'm busy recording our patients' records, and I can't focus. Someone's bothering my mind.

"Pssst" ate Den

I looked at her

"Kanina ka pa nagbubuntong hininga diyan. Do you need help?" ate Den

"No, ate Den"

"Sure ka ha. Nga pala Bei, tito Elmer is in the board office. He's waiting for you raw, sabi nung nurse" ate Den

"Ngayon na ba yan?"

"Yup" ate Den

I went there immediately. And there I see dad talking with Dr. Vera Cruz, the owner of the hospital

"There you are, Bea. Oh pano pare, maiwan ko muna kayo" Dr. Vera Cruz

"Sige pare, thank you" dad Elmer

Dr. Vera Cruz left the board office, leaving me and my dad alone

"2 missed duties" dad Elmer

"I was sick"

"Wag kang magsakit sakitan! Wala akong ibang ginusto sa'yo kundi mag focus sa pagiging doktor mo! I gave you everything! Binigyan kita ng bahay, kotse, pera! Gusto mo pabayaran ko lahat yon?" dad Elmer

"I did not ask you to give me those"

"Wala kang utang na loob, imbes na magpasalamat ka nalang" dad Elmer

"Okay. Well, thank you. Thank you for taking away my freedom, dad"

"Wala kang mararating kung wala ako, naiintindihan mo?! Lahat ng meron sa'yo ngayon, galing lahat sa'kin. Kaya wala kang karapatang suwayin ako" dad Elmer then left me alone

Nothing can be crueler than my life.







THIRD PERSON

During Bea's lunch time she went out and drove somewhere kung saan walang katao-tao, there she bursted out her anger

Sinisipa niya ng paulit-ulit ang gulong ng sasakyan niya kasabay ng pag-iyak niya

"Tanginang buhay!" Bea

Bea never showed to Kianna how much she's hurting pag nagkakasagutan sila ng dad niya, dahil alam niyang kakampi lang si Kianna kay Elmer

Bea calms herself down by having a smoke. Nang tuluyan na siyang kumalma ay bumalik siya sa hospital for her duty







JHOANA

"Oh Deanna, ikaw pala yan" pinagbuksan ko ng gate si Deanna

"Is Bea around?" Deanna

Deanna and I walked papasok sa loob

"Umalis na, nag duty"

"Ow sayang, akala ko nandito siya" Deanna

Then we sat on the couch here sa living room

"May sasabihin ka ba sa kanya? Or haven't you texted her?"

"I did text her, kanina lang. Pero reply niya 'don't talk to me' then period. So I thought nandito lang siya" Deanna

"Bad mood kaya?"

"For sure. Haaay ayain ko sana kayo mag SB eh" Deanna

Dahil kaya sa'kin kaya siya bad mood? Feeler naman

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