Quenito the Bastard (On going)

Chapter One: The Beginning

It was a hazy night, at least on his sight. The Manila bar in Ermita has sustained Aldredo to be merry, it fills him with joy that only liquor and companions of fellow doctors could give. And of course, Angelica. He would prevent his fellow doctors from going home, and bring them here, whether they like it or not. The doctors need to come. Aldredo is their boss and he manage the hospital that he will inherit from his grandparents.

The Manila bar would be there, greeting him with the flashing red lights from the dancer's stage. From the boom of the speakers and the passing of the cars. It was cheap but cozy. He sat in the middle of the group of medicine men, stripped of white coats and the obligation to save peoples lives. Their noble profession prescribed and administered medicine pills to their patient but to Aldredo its these; drinks that destroys livers and blurs the pains of mind. Yes it ruins the body but it saves him brief respite with what his grandparents planned for his future.
You see Aldredo's path was planned by his grandparents after the fall out between his mother and father when he was still a toddler. The grandparents from his father's side took him. They were strict as an iron and has enriched themselves in their profession; both were also doctors. The problem that they saw from his parents has lead them to pull the young Aldredo out of their care. They gave him everything that he needs but the affection from their hearts, would not spill nor bulge, even the slightest embrace never graced the young Aldredo.

Under their house he followed them but as he grew he rebelled to be love. But his action, was to much and they raised more walls for him to climb. They forced Aldredo to choose medicine, he wanted to become a writer but they would not relent. If he cannot full fill their will they would left their grandson out cold. He does not want to be like his mom or dad so he followed them. He passed medicine but no expression of gratitude could be felt from them.

Their undermining of his life did not end after he receive his license to practice. They quickly partnered him to a daughter of a business man living in Makati city whose whole family has inkling in science and medicine. She is descent in her composure, brown in complexion that matches the thickness of her black hair. Her eyes are daze with melancholy with a curved nose that express shyness to everyone that gaze upon her. Aldredo was mad at their mingling, he cursed at them, it was his first time doing it. But his tirades dissipated, he knew very well that he was going to be ignored again. A month after his graduation he married Evita and the fortune of the two families also became one in their union, His grandparents are very happy as well as Evita's parents.

After the wedding was their consorting. At first he hardly talks to her. Their bed at night was calm, but Evita was persistent, she made the first move. He was at the peak of his youth when the doors of adult life pushed him to her. Aldredo was cold and dismissive it was due to his dislike with his profession. He felt the pressure of it that cause him to worry every time he goes to work in the hospital. But Evita was patient, she knew the anxiety he felt, the fear of wrong diagnosis and the value he gave to the hopes of his grandparents. She took small steps, everyday she gave warmth to a tensed man and little by little his heart opens to her. Receptive, she did not wait for his move and gave herself to him, That made Aldredo calm and accept Evita as his wife.

Only his profession hinders the young doctor from having a good life and his wife became a source of comfort in overcoming the angst he felt everyday. When he rose up from bed, breakfast are prepared, and his clothes are ironed. If Aldredo is up to the task she would give herself. It relaxes the tension in him for the day and reunite himself to the feeling of love that Aldredo crave for. After work Evita again would lend herself to remove the pressure of responsibilities from his shoulder and he would be relax again. It became the norm for him, Evita was happy she managed to get close to him but her actions was not to last long, her mood change, in bed Evita refused his advances and the sudden hunch gave him the clear sign that she was pregnant.