Crystal Mist

Chapter 6: Personal Nurse

Chevelle POV

Sa mga nagdaang araw, halo-halo ang nararamdaman ko. Masaya ako sa trabaho ko dahil mas okay ang mga benefits at work set-up kumpara noong nagtratrabaho ako sa ospital.

Everything is fine! Kaya nga lang, may isang parang ipis na nambwibwisit sa akin every chance he gets.

For the past three months, palagi bumibisita ang lalaki na iyon dito. He would always make small talks with me, annoy me and sometimes even give me food.

Nakakahalata na ang ibang nandito sa workspace ko kaya naman mas lalo ako naiirita.

"Chevelle, sabihin mo nga. Kayo na ba ni Sir Von? Swerte mo naman! Ang yaman niya saka gwapo!" sabi ng isang co-worker ko.

I sighed. Just how many times do I get this question?

"Hindi kami... hindi ko siya gusto at di niya din ako gusto." I said simply.

"Sus! Palusot kapa. Open secret na kayo sa lahat. Almost everyday kaya si Sir Von sa workspace natin!" sabi pa ng echuserang chismosa.

I shook my head and tried to defend myself again from the baseless rumors. "He just likes annoying me. Please stop it. Wala talaga kaming relasyon."

My co-worker still kept on blabbering, though. I just decided to ignore her by putting on my headphones and focusing on the paperwork in front of me.

Dahil sa sobrang focus ko sa aking ginagawa, ni hindi ko na narinig ang pagsisigawan at pakikipagchismisan ng mga tao.

I only became aware nang inalis ng co-worker na kausap ko kanina ang headphones ko.

"Chevelle, kanina ka pa namin tinawag! Oh my god, girl! Si Sir Von, nahimatay, literal! Tignan mo doon, o! Hinihintay pa yung ambulansya."

I felt blood rush through my veins. I don't care about him. He's nothing to me. But... why do I feel like I'm responsible for him?

Is it because he supposedly 'saved' me that night? Yeah... that must be it, hmm.

Unconsciously, I got out of my seat and followed my chismosang co-worker to see Von.

There he was, lying on the ground and surrounded by employees. What the hell? Bakit hindi nila tulungan or something? Check his vitals? Ang mga may mataas na posisyon ay busy sa kanilang cellphone, contacting all emergency aids and so on. Pero ang mga mere employees, nakikichismis naman. Tsss.

I sighed as I went to him and checked his vitals. For the first time in my life, I am thankful na nurse ako. Dahil sa pinag-aralan ko, may kaonting medical knowledge ako na alam na nakakatulong sa sitwasyon na to.

Out of instinct, I did everything I could para ma-check ang vitals niya. Sumama pa ako noong dinadala na siya sa ambulance para mas ma-check siya.

It's weird that the workers in the company aren't saying anything though... is it because of the rumors? What have I done! I just became a tool para ma-satisfy sila sa mga rumors na ginawa nila.

Oh well... I just did what I thought was right. Di siguro ako patutulugin ng konsensya ko kung iniwan ko lang ang lalaki na ito kanina na walang malay. Maybe in this way, I could repay him somehow too.