Rocking a Doctor's Heart

Prologue

"Congrats, bes!" nakakalokong sabi ni Cher sabay cheers sa hawak kong baso.

"Psshh. Congrats kamo sa ipapakasal sa 'kin! Hindi lang maganda ang mapapangasawa niya, kung hindi ay walang kasing ganda!" pagbubuhat ko ng sariling bangko dahil sa asar na nararamdaman.

"Wooh! Of course, you're the one and only, The Rock!" sabat naman ng bestfriend kong si Eloisa na kalampungan ang boyfriend of the week niyang si Rafael, the football player.

"Rock lang, walang the!" reklamo ko. Ano ako, si Dwayne Johnson?

Katatapos lang ng pagtugtog namin sa stage at ngayon ay nag ce-celebrate sa isang hindi kacele-celebrate na announcement ko.

I just been warned by my mom about my failing grades. Kung babagsak ako ngayong taon ay ipapakasal na lang daw niya ako sa anak ng kaibigan niya. Damn! Anong klaseng Nanay, right?

"Why are you taking it seriously? You're young to get wed, so why worry?"nakataas-kilay na tanong sa'kin ni Mug, ang barkada naming anak ng General, as well as our drummer.

"She's worried because she's 99% sure she will have failing grades this year," a smirking Sergio raised his glass and wink at me.

"Get lost Seryo! Hanapin mo ang Marimar ng buhay mo!" I quip after downing the alcoholic drink on my glass. Bakit ng aba ako affected? Imposible namang ipakasal ako oramismo!

"Sergio, for you babe," sagot naman nito. He's a guitarist at minsan ng nagpalipad-hangin sa 'kin. Sergio is a playful guy who jumps from one relationship to another or much worse two or three-time women. Damn, men specie! But I love my male friends. These friends in front of me, right now.

I leaned on the back of the sofa and closed my eyes.

Yeah, right. My mom might be just warning me but for her to say those things, for sure pinag-isipan na niya iyon. But no! Impossible!

My phone vibrates inside my pocket. I lazily reach for it and tap my finger on the screen without even seeing who the caller is.

"Hello?" I hoarsely said, eyes still shut close. I can't hear the person from the other end kaya wala sa sarili akong tumayo kahit papikit-pikit. Nilagpasan ko ang maiingay na kaibigan kahit tinatawag pa ang pangalan ko. I passed the rowdy dancers on the dancefloor at huminto sa medyo may kalayuang bar island. The club is huge that it will take a five minute walk from the sofas and tables up to the bar, lagpas sa hindi mahulugang-karayom na dance floor.

I heard a sound of an ending call. Saka pa lang ako napatingin sa screen at nakitang si Dad ang tumawag. I heaved a deep sigh and take a seat in front of the bar where a smiling bar tender is looking at me.

"The hardest please," I ordered. Kailangan ko ito dahil malamang narinig ni Dad ang maingay na music at sa talino niya ay matatanto niyang nasa club ako.

Though, he often reprimands me of my behavior ay hindi naman niya ako napipigilan. The busy person that he is, just like mom, hindi nila ako makukulong sa bahay. Of course, hiwalay sila ng bahay at may sarili akong condo, so paano nila gagawin 'yon, diba?

I chuckled to myself and grab the glass the bartender has prepared for me. "Thanks," I smiled and stared at my glass of a dark liquor. "Oh shit!" I hissed when the strong aroma filled my nose. Ang tapang ng amoy!

"Spyritus," dinig kong order ng katabi ko. I glanced at him while sipping my drink.

Napangiwi ako kasabay ng pagtama ng mga mata namin ng lalaking naka white t-shirt at maong pants.

"Broken-hearted?" the man asked habang nakataas ang isang kilay na sumulyap sa hawak ko.

"What?" nakangiwi ko pa ring tanong at pinunasan ang gilid ng labi.