Under the Shades of Sky

Chapter 36

Days went by after that. Patagal ng patagal, lalo akong kinakabahan sa pwedeng mangyari.

Paminsan-minsan, pumupunta ako sa cafe naming magkakaibigan. Hidden Grove ang pangalan ng cafe dahil located iyon medyo malapit sa city at convinient para sa mga students na gusto ng calm ambiance para mag-aral. Si Ysabelle ang may handle mostly ng mga bulaklak na ibinebenta namin at kalimitang nakatanim sa paligid ng cafe na siya din mismo ang nag-aayos para malibang siya, si Alexandra naman ay sa engineering at ilang designs sa loob at labas ng cafe, si Gab ang may handle ng pastries, at ako ang may handle ng mga kape at iba pang drinks.

Sa hospital naman, Dylan and Florence were good together. Kilala nila ang isa't isa at sa tingin ko ay may something na sila. Florence was happier than ever while Dylan was giving more effort to Florence. Minsan-minsan kapag nag-aayos kami ni Nate ng kasal ay nakikita namin silang dalawa na magkasama sa restaurant.

Pagkatapos ay pumasok na ulit ako sa hospital hanggang madaling araw. Florence was the same, ranting she almost died because another patient threw a table this time and it hit her back so hard.

"Kaya pa ba?" I asked her while hugging.

"Kakayanin... pinili ko to eh. Sabihin na naman ng iba dyan papasok sa kursong pinilit hindi naman pala kaya." she said while sobbing.

"Hey, don't mind them, okay? You're good enough. Sila ba kaya nilang mag-aral ng ganito? Kaya ba nilang tiisin magpuyat at humarap sa mga pasyente na may mental disabilities?" I said and she shook her head. "See, you are better than you think. You are more than what you think. Laban lang ha. Makakatapos din tayo." i told her and smiled.

"Romero! Garcia! Back to duty!" sigaw ng isang doctor kaya bumalik na kami ni Florence sa duty.

It's already 12 in the midnight and I'm still waiting for Nathan's message. I saw him online and just seen my messages. He didn't text back asking if I already ate dinner or how's my duty. Nakakapanibago lang kasi hindi naman siya ganito. Something was wrong, something was up that I didn't know.

"Too occupied, Ms. President?" someone suddenly spoke at my side.

I just nodded. "Here, coffee will make everything better." Dylan handed me a cup of coffee and I accepted it.

I sighed deeply before taking a sip but I continued staring blankly at the white wall of the hospital, thinking deeply what I had done wrong this time. Nasigawan kami kanina, may namumuong away sa pagitan namin ni Nate, simula na ba ng singilan? Ang bigat naman yata ng utang ko.

"Baka naman ginagawa mo din na libangan si Florence, Dylan." I joked. Siya kasi ang isa sa mga nurse na naka-assign sa psychiatric ward.

He scoffed. "Seryoso ako kay Florence. Plus, bakit ko naman siya gagawing libangan? It looked like I didn't mature if I still did that to her."

"Naninigurado lang. My friend had been through enough. Ipapaubaya ko na sayo si Florence. Deny pa kayo ng deny na walang kayo eh huli na kayo sa akto." I chuckled.

He smiled. "Kailangan."

"Kapag nagrant sayo si Florence ayusin mo ang advice. Bihira lang yan mag-open up tapos mostly sa mga pinaka-pinagkakatiwalaan lang talaga niya."

He nodded, taking all of my advices with Florence. Girl code is nothing, especially Florence knew nothing about mine and Dylan's past. She was another wounded innocent soul in this cruel world.

"Sa inyo? Nag-aayos na kayo ng kasal, right?" I nodded. "Then why is your face like that? Para kang pinagbagsakan ng langit at lupa. Something happened?" Dylan asked.

I looked at him for a second and avoided his gaze by looking at my ring. "I don't know... you think we should talk?" tanong ko.

He cleared his throat. "You should, you've been so far already," he said. "Sayang pagtigil ko kung hindi din naman pala kayo magkakatuluyan." he said bitterly.