Tamed [GL-Sapphics]

Chapter 4 - Attendance Shit

TAMED IV - ATTENDANCE SHIT.

AS soon as I opened the sliding glass door, a doctor greeted me. I noticed that she was reading something from a yellow sticky note on her desk while saying my name. I think my name was written on it.

"Oh! Miss Zamantha Abvelino, Is that you?"

My eyes wandered around the entire clinic. From what I could tell, this was the main infirmary for the entire campus, given its location in the medical building. The clinic had a modern feel, with its interior and exterior facades, including the seating lounges, floor-to-ceiling glass walls, medical equipment, and apparatuses.

"Yes po," I politely replied.

She motioned for me to sit on the chair near her table and said, "C'mon dear, sit here."

"Okay hija, ano'ng oras mo kanina pinalitan 'yang bandage ng sugat mo?" May binuksan siyang drawer, nagsuot ito ng gloves saka niya ako nilapitan para suriin ang sugat ko.

"Around 6:30 am po, ma'am," nagtataka kong sagot.

"Oh, okay, I can see to it na nililinisan mo naman regularly. That's a good one my dear."

Required ba talagang tingnan niya muna ang sugat ko dahil lang gusto niya?

"Don't worry, I'm just going to check and treat it kapag hindi maganda ang lagay, Miss Zamantha," paliwanag niya nang mapansin niyang nagtatanong na ang mga mata ko.

Is this how it works here? I didn't come here for her to check my wound. I came here to pick up the paper bag I was asked to get. Baka magalit pa sa akin si Professor Sandoval kapag babagal-bagal ako.

"Ma'am, pinapunta kasi ako ni Professor Sandoval dito."

"I know, I know, Miss Zamantha. And you also have an appointment with me today, right? After checking that, you need to undergo an X-ray for your skull and knees."

The nurse treated my wound and then I went for X-rays. I had no choice but to comply, grateful for the opportunity since I wouldn't have gotten it for free elsewhere. Did Professor Sandoval really send me here for an item or for these procedures? Posible ring automatic na may appointment dahil dito rito naman ako dinala ni Brent noong ako'y maaksidente.

"Salamat po sa lahat, Doc Esguerra."

Nagpaalam ako at nagmadali pabalik sa Zafari, dala ang hinihinging paper bag ng propesor. Kasabay nito, napaisip ako sa alaala ng puting asong tumatahol sa akin.

"Sachii, you behave," awat ni Professor Sandoval sa pinakamamahal niyang aso. Kamakalilan ko lang ding nalaman kung ano'ng breed ng asong 'yan. Nag-research kasi ako kung paano ko 'yon lalasunin.

Pero siyempre, biro lang 'yon.

"Ma'am sa'n ko po ilalagay 'to?" tanong ko agad nang makaalis na.

"Kindly put it on top of my table."

Agad ko naman iyong inilapag sa table niya. Pagkakuwan ay maliksing kumawala 'yung aso sa kanya at tumalon sa ibabaw ng kanyang lamesa.

"Sachii, are you that hungry?" The professor asked with a small smile, revealing her pearly whites, but quickly erased it. The dog, obviously famished, climbed up on the table and sniffed the paper bag.

"Thank you so much for doing me a favor, Miss Abvelino."

Hindi ako makaalis dahil kanina ko pa siya gustong itanong tungkol sa ginawang procedure sa 'kin sa clinic, gusto ko lang makasiguro kung may kinalaman siya rito.

"Professor Sandoval?"

"What is it Miss Abvelino?"

Na-format ang sasabihin ko nang mapansin ko ang laman ng paper na binubuksan niya ngayon. So dog food pala 'yon. Dog food pala 'yung pinunta ko sa clinic na 'yon. May sagot na agad ang tanong ko, it wasn't her.