The Truth Hurts

The Truth Hurts [4]

 I was working late at the hospital one night. When I was about to go, someone paged me and I ran as fast as I can. When I got there, I saw him standing with my favorite chocolates in hand. I was like,

“What‟s going on? Everything okay?” nag panic kasi akoh eh, cguro kasi ganun ang reaction koh pag nasa hospital.

“Nothing. I just wanted to see if your okei.” He said.

“Oh, I‟m a mess, I‟ve been running around all day and I still haven‟t eaten. What‟s the chocolate for?”

“Oh, this? I thought you‟d like some. I know it‟s your pick-me-up food.”

“Oh really? That‟s so sweet. Thanks.” I said, sabay kuha sa chocolates na inabot nya.

“Are you about to get off?” he asked

 “Yah, actually I was about to go home, when someone paged me.” Sabi koh na medyo nagpaparinig. Hehehe…Ü

“Oh really? Well I was just wonderin'…”

 “Hey hon, ready to go?” singit ng isa sa mga doctors sa hospital, kaya “pare” never got to finish his sentence.

“Yah, hon in a moment.” I said na medyo kinakabahan kasi sobrang awkward nung moment na un. When pare saw doc, there was some kind of disappointment in his face, na I can‟t explain. Kaya I don‟t know if I should introduce them to each other.

 I opted not to. Kasi masyado akoh nagpanic. And to think, na my job is about not panicking. Anyways, wala na ring chance, kasi doc just gave me and pare a smile and head off to the parking lot na.

 “Uhmm, nu ulit ung sinasabi moh? You were gonna ask me something diba?” sabi koh na mejo ilang pa rin.

 “Ah, un wala un. Uhmm, hon?!” sabi nya, obviously referring to doc. Hindi na koh nakasagot kasi may cell rang, for sure si doc un.

 “Uhmm, cge una na koh. See you later okei?” sabi koh na mejo ilang pa din.

 “Uhmm, cge. Call you later okei?”

“Okei.” Tapos beso beso sabay split na. When I got to doc‟s car, he looked at me as if there‟ s something wrong.

“So, xa pala un.” Sabi ni doc, na obviously referring to my pare, pro syempre innocent effect akoh.

“Xa un dba?! Ung best friend moh na hindi moh makalimutan.” Sabi nya looking intently into my eyes.

“Well yah. So what? He‟s just my friend.” Sabi koh na umiiwas ng tingin sa kanya kasi when he looked at me, I saw in his eyes na he was hurt seeing me with pare.

 “Yah, your friend and your first love na hanggang ngayon hindi moh pa rin makalimutan.” Sabi nya na may disappointment sa boses nya.

“It‟s the past. Pati ba naman nakaraan pagseselosan moh?” sabi koh na mejo naiirita na. “Un na nga eh. I have to compete with your past!” sabi nya.

 “Will you just drop it?! I wanna go home. I lost my appetite." sabi koh. I already lost my patience. Hindi koh na kinaya ung mga sinasabi nya.

“What?! But you haven‟t eaten yet.” Sabi nya

“I said I wanna go home!”

 “But you need to eat something.” Hay naku! Napuno na koh sa kanya. I got out of the car and nag walk out akoh. Bad trip! Ngaun pa koh nawalan ng ride pauwi. Nasa shop pa naman ngaun ung car koh kaya I had no choice. Isang tao lang maaasahan koh at times like this.

“Thanks pare. Buti na lang naabutan pa kita.” Sabi koh sa kanya nung nasa car nya kami on the way sa isang resto.

 “Syempre noh. Kaw pa? Lam moh naman na hindi kita matitiis eh." Sabi nya. Napangiti na lang akoh nun. Buti na lang naabutan koh xa. I called him up tapos sakto, in just a few seconds dumating na agad xa.