The Heart Doctor ✔

Chapter 1: Hey Doctor

I am sternly and currently monitoring the patient’s heartbeats hoping for a normal rate. I silently prayed for this child’s heartbeat will come back to its normal beat. After the long minutes of anticipation, it came back! Thank God, I let a sighed as a relieve.

“Half hour to get this done with.”I said to continue. This is surely one of the most risky operations I ever encountered, to think that this child’s life is in my own hands. That was a long hour of procedure and thank God its finally over.

“Well done doc.”I just give him a smile. His my senior and former professor “I better get going sir.” Tumango lang siya as a reply.Thank you Lord! Dali-dali akong pumunta sa washroom, hinubad ang mga gwantes kong puti kani-kanina lang na ngayo’y nadungisan na ng dugo,naghugas ng aking mga kamay at nag-disinfectant na rin. I suddenly feel that my stomach rotates into a 360 degrees flip! I let it out immediately, that was my lasagne, hours ago! I laugh at that though, nakuha ko pa kasing magjoke kahit hindi maganda ang pakiramdam ko.  It sucks, it always happen after conducting an surgery. I’m now trying to composed myself, enhale then exhale, now I feel better. I let out a big sigh. Lumabas ako ng operating room after 4 hours to meet the patient’s parent and tell them the news.

“Doc? Kumusta po ang anak ko?”

“Ma’am, the operation was successful”

“Thank God!” mangiyak-ngiyak niyang sabi.

“She’s now stable. But she will be in the recovery room at least 3 hours, and she’ll be under observation to prevent complications.” Paliwanag ko. “I better get going po.”

“Maraming salamat po doctora.”

“It’s my job, wala pong anuman.” I give them a re-assuring smile with that I am now walking to the silent corridors of this hospital just nurses and doctors lurking around. I check the time with my wrist watch.

It’s already 12am. I give smiles to the nurses who greeted me. Wala na akong energy, mag-enervon kaya ako? Pero di ko type uminom ng medicines and energy boosting drinks ka-ekekhan. Mabuting solusyon diyan ay tulog at tubig. Hayyyss, I open the door of my office which is sa kabilang building, I hurriedly get my bag as if someone’s following me. At pumunta na sa car park to get my car.

 On my way to my condominium building. Kapagod. Pero lahat naman talaga ng trabaho ay nakakapagod diba? On-call paman din ako this week. Psh. I need a rest BIG TIME. Pinark ko na ang kotse ko at sumakay na ng elevator patungong floor kung saan ang unit ko. Bumukas na ang pintuan ng elevator, lumabas ako at naglakad patungong unit ko ng may lumabas na babae sa katabing unit ko. Hindi ko maiwasang mapatingin sa babae, she looks like a total mess! Her lips are swollen and her lipstick.. ugh never mind, buhok niya? Para siyang sinabunutan! She caught me staring at her, she raised her I brow so I immediately look away and continue walking until I reach my door. Pagpasok ko, ang tahimik alangan namang maingay ako lang mag-isa dito na tao at nga pala it’s midnight why would I even think na maingay pa. I didn’t bother to turn on the lights of the living room, because the light of the moon shines throught my sliding glass window. It is quite a romantic view. If only I wasn’t living alone here. I frown at that thought. Miss ko na family ko. I check the time humihilik payun ng gantong oras. Bahala na trip ko ngayong mangulit.

Dialling… Mother Superior:*

 

Pick-up..pick-up. Yes!

[Anong oras na oh!?? Magpatulog ka naman!] Natawa ako sa boses ng nanay ko, it’s  soothing yet at the same time it’s annoying. She just yelled!

 

Ehh. Kadarating ko lang galing hospital eh. May i-noperahan akong pasyente.