The Wicked Doctor

5: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (Revised)

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) consists of the use of chest compressions and artificial ventilation to maintain circulatory flow and oxygenation during cardiac arrest.

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"Saan ka nanggaling? Di ka umuwi kagabi."

Yan ang bungad sa sakin ni mama pagkaupong pagkaupo ko sa sofa. I removed my heels and started removing my earrings and bracelet.

"Ma naman eh" I replied laughingly.

Tinawanan lang ako ng mama ko.

"Anak naman umaalog kasi tong bahay. Dalawa na nga lang tayo dito pero nilalayasan mo ako", sabi niya.

"Pero kung nilayasan mo ako at sumama ka sa lalaki, aba matutuwa pa ako. You're 30, anak. I want to have kids running around calling me mamsy or mamita. Ayoko sa lola, magmumukha akong matanda. Ang ganda ko pa naman. Pauwiin mo na nga si Dylan!" she jested. 

"Ma!", sigaw ko.

She stuck her tongue out and smiled at me. Lumakad siya papalayo habang tumatawa. Si mama talaga, feeling bata minsan. I ran to my room to run another bath kahit nakaligo na ako kanina. Icky pa rin eh kasi hindi fresh clothes ang pinamalit ko.

As I stepped out of the bathroom wearing only my towel, I noticed the back light of my phone on my bed flicking.

Okay, someone's missing me. Maybe one of my nurses.

I accepted the call after glancing at the screen and turned it on loud speaker while I was changing.

"Sup,people?"

"Hi doktora!", sabi ng nasa linya.

"Oh shut it. Doktora mo mukha mo kung makasabunot ka sa akin kapag duty akala mo di ako doktor."

The woman on the line laughed and it also made me smile. "Anyway, alam kong wala kang duty today pero dadaan kasi ako sa dati nating school today. Gusto mong sumama? Pasyal pasyal lang tayo?"

I sighed. "Pwedeng pass? I really wanna sleep. Ngayon lang ako nakatakas sa duty. Please?"

She whimpered. "Kainis ka naman eh! Tinakasan mo na nga ako nung nakaraan tapos ayaw mo pang sumama! Kaasar ka naman eh, di ka na ninang ng baby namin!"

"Hala isip bata nagtampo na agad. Oo na, kung di lang kita mahal eh. Gaga to." 

"Wee! Labyu! Mwah mwah tsup tsup bakla! Hayaan mo, I'll pray na sana magkalove-life ka na. Nagmedicine ka pa kasi ayan tuloy tatanda kang dalaga. Ihahanapan kita ng majo-jowa, promise! Kaya talagang sasama ka sa akin!". Saka niya ako binabahan ng telepono.

I grabbed a comfy set of clothes and put light makeup on. I let my hair down and sprayed perfume in myself before taking my purse. Well, nothin' wrong wit' dressing up sometimes, I said to myself. Nakakasawa rin ang scrub suit.