Dies : Respite

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Nakasimangot na tumingin si Eirlys sa kapatid niya.

"What?" tanong nito. Hindi siya umimik at lumapit rito saka yumakap. "What's wrong?" tanong  ulit nito.

"I'm suspended for a week."  mahinang wika niya saka sumandal sa balikat nito.

Tinawanan siya nito saka niya ito tinulak. "Now you're complaining kung bakit ka nasuspend?"

Natatawang sambit nito. She was just complaining at him dahil minsan lang naman itong umuuwi ng Pilipinas and ipapamukha pa sa kanyang kasalanan niya. Lagi kasi siya nitong sinasabihan noon na hiding her identity won't do her good. People will eventually notice it at mas worse pa ang aabutin niya.

"It's not about it okay. Remember that person I told you about when I was in Canada?"  wika niya saka naglakad patungong couch at umupo roon.

"What's her name again?" tanong nito saka umupo sa tabi niya.

"Camille."

"Yes, that girl. She did it?"

"Apparently yes. In my three years of working I never had issue this worse. I mean, I do have an issue but something like this to the point na masu-suspend ako, that's another level. She did a lot of effort with this. Hindi ko talaga siya maintindihan sa ginagawa niya. Ano ba makukuha niya sa ginagawa niya?

"Imagine, kahit nung nasa Canada pa kami, she dared to create a story about me at siraan ako. Wala naman akong ginawa sa kanya, I ask her why she did that, she's giving me nonsense response. Hindi ba siya mabubuhay kung hindi siya nakakapanira ng tao? Bakit may ganong mga tao?" reklamo niya. Umiling lang si Nigel saka inakbayan siya.

"Because she knew hindi ka pumapatol sa kanya. If you retaliates, she won't bother herself doing all those nonsense."

It was late in the morning when Eirlys received a call from her mother.

"Why?" agad na tanong niya ng sagutin ang tawag nito.

"You got suspended?"

"Yeah!" walang ganang sagot niya.

"What happen?" tanong nito. Her Mom knows how much she loved that profession. Being a nephrologist doctor is always her dream ever since she was in primary school.

And nag-usap na rin sila na pagdating sa workplace, either may position ang mga ito sa pinagtrabahuan niya they won't interfere whatever happens.

"It's just a misunderstanding. Suspension lang iyon. Makakabalik lang ako after the investigation about the issue. But I think I need to work that out. It'll be fine in a few days." sagot niya rito.

Ilang minuto silang nag-usap ng ina bago nito binaba ang tawag. Saka naman lumabas si Nigel sa kwarto niya na nakabihis.

"You want to come with me?" tanong nito.

"Where?"

"Golf!" Tipid na sagot nito habang inaayos ang suot sa harap ng maliit na salamin sa living room.

"Yeah, sure." agad na sagot niya saka mabilis na tumayo at nagbihis. Wala rin naman siyang gagawin kaya sasama nalang siya rito.

People would always say na magkarelasyon sila. Kaunti lang ang nakakaalam na magkapatid sila since Nigel grow up in Spain and hindi sila noon palaging sumasama sa gatherings. Nigel would prefer to stay at home and play in his computer and Eirlys prefers to stay at home too reading medical books.

They arrive at the private golf course saka siya dinala ng kapatid sa clubhouse ng maiparada nito ang sasakyan. Nigel handed her a paper bag na may damit pang golf for  Eirlys saka tinuro sa kanya ang locker room.

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