In The Name of Love (COMPLETED)

Chapter 7

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A/N: Back to the present time na tayo mga baklaaaa! Aftermath to nung nalasing si Ogie (refer Chapter 1). Sorry for the grammatical errors and misspelled words. Thank you, enjoy reading!

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4:07 AM.

Pinagmamasdan ko lang ang asawa kong mahimbing na natutulog sa tabi ko. Wala kaming kapiranggot na saplot sa katawan, as he crashed himself onto mine last night. I could never resist, even though he was mentioning someone while romanticizing me. Alam ko na mamaya, pagsasabihan na naman ako nito ng kung ano ano.

Best Martyr Award. If only may award na ganyan, siguro ako na ang consecutive winner for fifteen years. I endured the verbal critiques, the abuse I obtained living with him, the protection I gave just to be Sarah's shield, my pride which has stooped down my supposed to be level as a doctor—everything. Lahat sinakripisyo ko para sa kasal na to, at ang pagmamahal ko para kay Herminio Jose. Araw-araw paulit-ulit niyang pinaparamdam sa'kin na wala akong lugar sa puso niya. Alam ko naman talagang wala. I'm just this young, college girl who went crazy on him.

Tinignan ko lang siya habang natutulog. His hair, his closed eyes, his nose, his lips, his peaceful sleeping face. I slowly caressed those parts of him and cuddled him for a short period of time. I felt heavier and heavier so I decided to break the hug and kissed him on his forehead. I snatched the second layer of the blanket and went outside the room and transferred to mine.

Dahil maaga ang shift ko, I immediately freshened up myself at nagbihis na. I wore a simple floral below the knee dress and put some hot pink lipstick on that matches the color of my eyeshadow. I let my hair wave by itself and left it hanging. Nang medyo naihanda na ang kailangang ihanda, bumaba na ako para makapag-agahan.

I went down through the stairs and put my bag on the sofa. Akmang pupunta na sana ako ng kusina nang tumunog ang cellphone ko. I had no choice but to go back and pick that call up. In order to stay focused on cooking breakfast for myself, kinuha ko ang earphones na nasa bulsa ng bag at sinuot ito habang nakikipag-usap. "Hello?"

"Hi, Regine. May favor lang sana ako sa'yo, kung okay lang?" it was Dra. Cespedes. How can I refuse it?

"Good morning po, yes, yes, sure." I told the other line. My hands were busy toasting bread and frying scrambled eggs—making an egg sandwich.

"Maybe this would be a big one pero...I want you to operate on my niece," she paused. "Ipagkakatiwala ko sayo si Paula because I know she will be in good hands at kampanteng-kampante ako sa'yo."

"Uhm..." That made me stop from beating eggs. Ang dami dami ko na ngang ginagawa: reports, seminars, attending and leading conferences, supervisory monitoring, mga doktor na under pa ng Neurosurgery Department, tapos tatanggap pa ako ng isa?

"Please, Reg? I know you have so much on your plate right now. Ngayon lang naman ako humingi ng favor sa'yo e." she pleaded on the other line.

I sipped through my coffee, sabay isip na rin kung tatanggapin ko ba o hindi. "Sige Doc, I'll be handling her." Wala naman sigurong mawawala, and true, ngayon lang humingi si Dra. ng pabor.

"Yes!" she squealed. "I'll send you what you need when I end this call and please check your email after few seconds. Maraming salamat talaga Regine."

"No problem, basta ikaw Dra." I replied. "Miss you! Umuwi ka na sa Pinas, o."

"Alam mo namang imposible hahaha. Visit me here sometimes, kuha ka naman ng offs mo." she said.