After that, bumalik yung communication namin. We started hanging out again, pag may oras tapos he’d call me up just to say hi and yun. Naging close ulit kami. So happy na ko dun. Tapos at least once a week, we’d go out to dinner and watch some movies.
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 ako eh, siguro kasi ganun ang reaction ko pag nasa hospital.
“Nothing. I just wanted to see if you’re okay.” 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 niya.
“Are you about to get off?” he asked.
“Yah, actually I was about to go home, when someone paged me.” Sabi ko na medyo nagpaparinig. Hehehe…
“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 minute.” I said na medyo kinakabahan kasi sobrang awkward nung moment na yun.
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 ako nagpanic. And to think, 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.
“Uhmm, ano ulit yung sinasabi mo? You were gonna ask me something diba?” sabi ko na medyo ilang pa rin.
“Ah, yun wala yun. Uhmm, hon?!” sabi niya, obviously referring to doc.
Hindi na ko nakasagot kasi may cell rang, for sure si doc yun.
“Uhmm, cge una na ko. See you later okay?” sabiko na medyo ilang pa din.
“Uhmm, cge. Call you later okay?”
“Okay.” Tapos beso beso sabay split na.
When I got to doc’s car, he looked at me as if there’s something wrong.
“So, siya pala yun.” Sabi ni doc, na obviously referring to my Pare, pero syempre innocent effect ako.
“Siya yun diba?! Yung best friend mo na hindi mo makalimutan.” Sabi niya looking intently into my eyes.
“Well yah. So what? He’s just my friend.” Sabi ko na umiiwas ng tingin sa kanya kasi when he looked at me, I saw in his eyes he was hurt seeing me with Pare.
“Yah, your friend and your first love na hanggang ngayon hindi mo pa rin makalimutan.” Sabi niya na may disappointment sa boses niya.
“It’s the past. Pati ba naman nakaraan pagseselosan mo?” sabi ko na medyo naiirita na.
“Yun na nga eh. I have to compete with your past!” sabi niya.
“Will you just drop it?! I wanna go home. I lost my appetite." sabi ko.
