Wild Series #1: 69

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"Leivi topped the BAR."

"Anong gagawin ko?" pambabara ko.

"Wala ring talo na kaso." dagdag pa ni Aziel sa sinabi ni Badje.

"Ang random ninyo." It's true.

Kapapasok ko pa lang sa trabaho, ganiyan na ang ibubungad nila sa akin. Sa ngayon, wala akong pakialam kung babalikan man ako ng Leivi o kung ano. Ang importante sa akin ngayon, ang anak ko.

"Someone wants to talk to you pero walang appointment, Dra. Valera. Do you want to meet her habang wala ka pang patient?" Nurse Daisy asked me.

"What's her name?"

"Dra. Bianna Yu from PGH. I know her and I think, you also know her."

"Who would't, right? Please let her go inside and talk to me ma, nurse. Thank you."

"Sige po," she answered and went out.

I don't know what to feel knowing that Tita Bia's here in the hospital where I work as a pediatrician. Hindi ko alam kung kakabahan ba ako o matatakot dahil bakit naman niya ako pupuntahan dito?

"Good morning, Dra. Valera." she greated me.

"Good morning, Dra. Yu." I said then smiled. "Ano pong ipinunta ninyo dito?"

"I'll get straight forward kung ano bang ipinunta ko dito, Dra. Valera." panimula niya. "My granddaughter told me that she think, she saw her Mom yesterday. When I asked Leivi, nakita pala talaga niya ang Mommy niya."

"P-po?"

"Elly, anak... Hindi ako pumunta dito bilang Lola lang ni Xharia, pumunta ako dito bilang ina ninyo ni Leivi. I know you've been through a lot but I think, it's time for you to talk to my son? H-he didn't know that I'm here because he's not yet ready to talk to you. Pero hindi ninyo ako masisisi, Xharia's always asking when she will meet her Mom."

"A-anak ko po si Xharia?"

"Anak naman..." naluluha na si Tita. "Sa pangalan pa lang, anak mo na. Sa edad niyang panigurado ay nabasa mo sa record niya noong chineck up mo, anak mo na. She's already seven years old."

"M-mom... Anak ko nga si Xharia..."

Tita didn't hesitate to go beside me ro hug me tight. Her hug is like telling me how she misses me. Umiyak ako sa bandang tiyan ni Tita dahil nakaupo ako. She cares my back while hugging me.

"Mag-usap muna kayo ni Leivi, anak. Pag-usapan ninyo muna ang lahat at subukang ayusin ang naging problema."

"Tita... I don't want to meet your whole family. I'm not ready for it. All I want now is to meet my daughter."

"Kailangan ninyong mag-usap ni Leivi, Elly. You need to know kung bakit napunta si Xharia sa amin na hindi mo naman kami kasama noong manganak ka. Ang daming kumalat noon na kung ano-ano na tungkol sa iyo. You need to explain and clear things."

"Can I have Leivi's number, Tita? I'll call him and ask him to meet so we can talk."

Binigay ni Tita ang numero ng anak. Saglit pa niya akong kinumusta bago tuluyang umalis dahil kailangan na siya sa hospital na pinapasukan. Tita had changed. Bahagya na rin siyang tumatanda and she's now wearing a glasses.

To: Leivi

hey, this is dra. valera. can we grab some coffee? i think we need to talk about my daughter.

From: Leivi

Can we do it now? Let's grab some coffee outside the hospital. Brown's Cafe is near the hospital, right? Let's meet there.