Aphasia (The MD Series #1)

Kab 1: What are the chances?

Bumaba si Jethro after ng picture-taking sa stage and after he received his certificate.

Wala siyang kasamang kahit sino. Even nung first year, he went to get his award alone. Kung yung ibang parents ay super proud sa accomplishment at effort mag-ayos, why did Jethro's parents missed such a wonderful occasion?

Oh, I forgot to mention one important detail in the past two years. Jethro never had a girlfriend.

Well, he was teased a lot to many girls. There was Bea, the head of their partner sorority, and Lorraine, the council secretary. Teased lang naman pero he didn't pursue anyone.

Plus, I am quite sure he's straight.

- flashback -

"Lorraine! Lorraine!" sabay habol habang pababa na siya mula sa Pathology exam namin. Minadali ko talaga yung exam na yun kasi alam kong mabilis si Lorraine kapag Patho. Lord, patulong naman dun sa results ng exam! Respiratory Diseases pa naman yun! Nako, yang Obstructive at Restrictive Diseases! Lord, please!

"Kylie? Bakit? Ang bilis mo ata?"

"Gusto kasi kita makausap eh." ito na talaga. Sobrang desperate na akong malaman kung sila ba ni Jethro.

"Uh, kayo ba ni Jethro?"

Okay, obviously alam na ni Lorraine na gusto ko si Jethro.

"Woah. Di ko alam type mo pala si Jeth!"

"Well, yeah. Since first year. Pero secret lang."

"No, K. We don't have anything except piled up paperworks back in the council office!" nakahinga ako nang maluwag the moment she confirmed. Pero one more thing...

"Is Jeth gay?"

"Look, K. Jeth has a lot of things in his plate kaya wala pa siyang girlfriend. I can assure you, he's straight. Mas straight pa nga siguro sa ruler eh."

"Hmm, okay Lorraine. Sure ha?"

"Yes. Pero don't count on him to return your feelings. He's just not into love. Pusong bato yun. He may look like the perfect guy, but I tell you, maraming issues yung lalaking yun. We've been friends since undergrad."

"Yeah, I'm in the process of moving on na nga. Since wala namang pupuntahan itong feelings ko."

"That's good. Move on ka na."

-

"Kylie!!!"

"Ang scandalous mo naman Maxine! Quiet ka nga! What is it?"

"Nagpost na sila ng sections for third year!!!"

"Classmates tayo?"

"Hindi pero I have good news for you." Maxine is weirdly jumping up and down. Tila ba mas kinikilig at excited kesa sa akin.

"Ano na naman yan?"

"Jeth is in A! You're in A, too!!! Then magkasunod lang kayo sa number! That means..." hindi ko na siya pinatapos pa at pumunta na sa bulletin board sa labas ng faculty room.

Sinilip ko ang listahan...

20. Galvez, Marielle
21. Garcia, Jethro
22. Gonzales, Kylie
23. Gosiengfian, Matthew

Oh my. It's true. One year with Jethro. Lord, thank you po.

Dahil ba sa umangat ang rank ko kaya biniyayaan mo ako nitong blessing na ito? From being at the middle of our batch na may around 300 students, naging part ako ng Top 20 nung second year. I appreciated our subjects more nung second year. From my favorite na Surgery with all the practical lessons to memorizing a lot of diseases sa Pathology ay gustong-gusto ko. Even Max and Nix, they both excelled! Si Jeth lang talaga ang naging malungkot.

Nako, na-excite naman ako for third year. Siguradong aarriba ako dahil forevermates kami ni Jethro! Ayun, simula nga nung nalaman ko from Lorraine na straight naman si Jeth my heart stayed calm. My heart was reassured that there is no one inside his. I can work on that though. I have one year!

"Kylie!" Ang ingay naman nitong si Nicole alam ko na naman kung bakit.

"I know na, Nicole!"

"O, wala daw siya kunwaring pake eh alam ko namang super excited ka na to start the classes! Yieeeeee! Ako rin excited for you! Kahit hindi mo kami kaklase ni Max." Oh no. How will I survive without either of the two? For two years, classmates kami then now...

"Guuuuys." Nag-hug kaming tatlo at na-comfort naman ako, but still!

"Hindi ka naman magiging loner sa 3A! Andun si Matt! Di ba friends naman kayo nun?" Oh no, isa pa yun! Classmate ko si Matt! He was a friend of mine nung high school. We didn't enter the same university in college. We had a sort of 'past'. I mean, I kinda liked him before but we can't be together because he's chinese. So when I felt na he's starting to like me too as in he was starting to court na, umiwas ako. Hello, ayokong mag ala Mano Po ang love story ko! I basically made him fall! Oo na, ako na ang pa-fall.

But they did not know that part. I mean, no one knew. They know Matt as a former schoolmate and as a friend. I never told them about our issue. Walang point.

"Well. Bahala na."

Two months passed and I was a complete bum. I have finished rewatching Grey's Anatomy from Season 6-12. I have watched all the films in my 'Movies To Watch' list. I tried reading Harrison's pero natatamad ako agad. I went to Sagada and Hong Kong. That was my summer. And tomorrow, third year na ako in med. Parang ang bilis lang.

I am freaking scared at the same time.

What if wala akong kasama? What if bumaba yung ranking ko? Does Jethro still know me? Oo yun talaga yung main concern ko eh. Do I have to reintroduce myself? Like, paano?

'Hi, I'm Kylie. Yung nakausap mo nung first day?'

Eww, ang creepy naman nun. Parang stalker lang. Di maka-get over?

Oh no, I think I'm doomed. Magpost na nga lang ako sa twitter.

@KylieG: It's been two years. Do you still know me?

@SuperMaxxx: What is this?

@NiCool: Hmmm...

@JayeGar followed you.

Wait...

Shocks.