My Second Love

Meet Dennise Lazaro

Galit na galit si Dennise na naglakad patungo sa opisina niya sa pinapasukang ospital. Pulang-pula ang mukha niya sa galit at ramdam niyang parang may invisible na usok ang lumalabas sa kanyang mga tenga sa mga oras na yun. Padabog niyang binuksan at sinara ang pinto at dumiretso sa kanyang desk. Pabagsak siyang umupo sa kanyang swivel chair at mahinang hinihilot ang kanyang sentido.

"Hey. Something wrong?" Untag sa kanya ni Bang na hindi niya napansing nandito na pala sa kanyang opisina. Kapwa niya rin itong doctor sa pinapasukang ospital at isang matalik na kaibigan. Huminga muna sya ng malalim at dahan-dahang tumayo. She mentally counted from 1 to 5 to calm herself down.

1 ..

2 ..

3 ..

Damn! She just can't ...

"That STUPID, EGOTISTIC, JERK of a woman! Aaaaargh! Walanghiya siya! Ang kapal ng mukha! I can't believe she got the nerve to dump me! Through the phone! Through a damn phonecall! Damn her! Damn her SO MUCH!!! Aaaaaaaaaaaaargggggh!" She was already on her foot and harshly pacing back and forth inside her office. Kung wala lang talaga siya dito ngayon sa ospital at naghihintay ng schedule nya to conduct a surgery ay malamang sa malamang sinugod na niya at kinaladkad ang girlfriend niya na ngayon ay isa ng malaking EX sa buhay nya.

"What the hell? You broke up? She dumped you???" Hindi makapaniwalang sabi ni Bang. Napatayo narin ito sa kinauupuan sabay takip ng kanang kamay sa bibig nito habang ang isa ay nakapamewang.

"Don't forget .. through a FCKING DAMN PHONECALL!" Dennise can feel anytime sasabog na siya.

She was fuming and mad as fuck. It was her first break up and she was the one being dumped pa talaga. Hindi matanggap ng ego niya ang nangyari. And what's worse?! Through a damn phonecall!

Bang turned silent. Her eyes which illuminate dark aura not leaving Den. For that instant Dennise already know how mad her bestfriend is too. And when Bang is mad, that just means trouble.

Gustong-gusto niyang magwala at mambasag nang kung ano. She can feel her tight grip on her phone at malamang ay namumuti na ang palad niya dahil sa hindi na nakakadaloy ng maayos ang dugo niya. Bang was able to notice it too kaya sinubukan niyang pakalmahin ang kaibigan.

"Look Dennise, as much as I want to rip that woman's head right at this very moment, let's calm down okay? We're still in the hospital and baka mapasukan pa tayo ng mga nurses na ganito. You still have an operation on the line. Don't worry, we'll get even to that jerk. We will."

She took a deep breath before facing Bang. She knows how angry her bestfriend is too right now. Alam na alam niya. The look on her eyes says it all. But Bang's right, she should calm down. Any personal issues that she have right now should be dealt with once she's off duty. Baka makaapekto pa ito sa gagawin niyang surgery mamaya.

"We were okay, Bang." Mahinang sabi niya sa kaibigan. Tears are slowly forming on her eyes. Lumapit naman sa kanya ang kaibigan at inalo siya.

"I know Den. I've witnessed your story since day one. Ano ba sabi niya?" This time Bang spoke softly to Dennise.

"She said she doesn't do this girlfriend thing. She said she was just taken away by the moment when she asked me. But you were there, Bang! She was sincere when she asked me right? She was, right?" The moment Dennise said that to Bang, her anger has already subsided and what was left to her was a very grave pain. A kind of pain that she knows would last long. A kind of pain she never expected to feel from the person she never expected to love.

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She is Dennise Michelle Lazaro. A doctor by profession at the age of 25. She spent 7 years of her life in US studying and striving to become the doctor she is right now. It has been a year since she finished her one year residency. And right now, she's already one of the top doctors in their hospital.