Then and there she knew she had to ask this doctor a favor. A favor of not telling his older brother what happened, most especially about the child she's bearing right now.
"Doc Fuentes, favor po sana?" kakapalan ko na mukha ko right now kahit di niya ako kilala. I got to do what I have to do.
"Hmm? Miss, pakibilisan nalang pwede? I just have a lot of patients to tend, hindi lang naman ikaw."
Tanginang ugali yan, ibang iba sa kuya. Final na bang magkapatid 'to? Parang iba yung upbringing eh jusko, apaka grrrr.
"Yeah, ano - kilala ko brother mo."
"Tapos? Anong gagawin?"
"Tangina mo ba? Di pa ako tapos. Naturingan doctor pero ang gago ng ugali."
"Fuck fine! Ano ba yun?"
"Don't tell him na nandito ako, most especially the child part."
"What?!" and oh boy, that was loud. Loud enough that the people turned their heads at us.
"Pakihinaan nga yung boses, ayan nakatingin tuloy sila sa'yo."
"You mean to tell me that child's my brother's?!" and I slowly nodded, tears welled up. Di ko naman sinadya, di namin sinadya.
"Putangina! Ikakasal na siya!" he hissed, a hint of frustration wrapped. Alam ko naman eh, but I didn't even know — didn't even know na may jowa siya and mostly didn't even know na bestfriend ko yung jowa niya...
"Tahan na." he said and gently cupped my cheeks and wiped the tears rolling down. Ni hindi ko na nga namalayang tumulo yung luha ko. Tears then turned into painful sobs kasi putangina naman, who would not cry and hurt sa mga nangyayari diba?
"Everything will be alright hmm?" he said as he enveloped me into his hug, a hug that bears no judgments. A hug that I'm forever grateful, and a hug that I would simply not forget because when no one else is around, he's there — comforting the waves of emotions I currently felt.
I nodded in response and continued to cry, not minding the surroundings and definitely, not minding how loud my sobs are.
"Doc, needed ka po sa TA patient." someone said, a nurse perhaps. I don't know and I don't care. Wala na akong pakialam now that I have to plan my course of actions.
"Okay." he replied sa nurse and turned to me and said "I will be back." I just nodded. Ganyan din sinabi ng kuya mo eh tas malalaman ko lang na ikakasal na pala. Fate does really have its own way of fucking up one's life.
As soon as he's out of my sight, not minding the wetness of his shirt and coat, I then called a nurse.
"Miss, gusto ko na po sanang madischarge" I said because I have to.
"Hala ma'am, wala pa pong utos from doctor na idischarge ka na"
"Miss, kailangan ko na talagang maka-alis dito."
"You are not going anywhere" Someone from the back said. Ba't parang ang bilis naman? TA patient tas ganyan ka speed?
"Doc.."
"Ako na bahala rito, go tend the TA patient. Balikan ko lang right after here. All is under control na roon."
"Okay po, doc" and out she goes. Ungas iniwan lang yung pasyente, a TA patient. Doctor ba talaga 'to? Luh, or baka pinasa lang yung pasyente sa ibang doktor ano?
"Aalis na nga kasi ako, epal naman neto" I said, kasi naman alam ko na ano gagawin eh. I have my plans na, so dapat mabilis din akong kikilos para walang nang damage pa.
"I'm your doctor and you should listen to me. You are not going anywhere -- "
"Ano pa kasing gagawin? You already told me the lab results na, all are fine. Baby's fine rin naman diba? So ba't pa ako magtatagal? May urgent akong gagawin so please lang, let me go"
And let me go of this nightmare too. Let me go of this complicated twists of fate.
"By urgent na gagawin, you mean telling my brother?" he asked warily, trying his best not to evoke any emotions inside of me.
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