Chapter 24 (Part 2)

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I looked at Maria Angela Clent who is looking at me too. She's wearing a green dress, a brown leather watch and a pair of 2 inches black sandals. She's tall and beautiful, well, she should be, she's a Clent and we have a very good genes, obviously.

I'm sure she's gonna scold me for being late once again. It's our daily scene since I stayed in Caes and Daze. I'm always late because I'm having some matters with Cassandra and one of these matters are making love with her.

"You're late once again kuya" see? She's going to tell me her homily for the day. Sometimes I wonder why she doesn't loose her voice because of talking and talking every minute."You're always late since the last months and you're ditching your working hours everytime you want!" she exclaimed.

"Look Angela, I'm not into hearing your homily for today. I'm in a good mood and you know I'm late by you're here wasting my time for your nonsense sh!ts" I told her because I'm in my damn good mood because of that bathtub thing with Caessandra and she's here telling me something that is unnecessary to hear.

"Kuya! You're being an ass!"

I looked at her and raise an eyebrow. I don't want to argue with her but I kinda like to do my work as fast as I could so that I can have time with my son because I missed him. I want to be there for Caessandra too, she had been emotional this day.

"You're being a pussy Angela, always spreading it's labia" I told her and by that, she lost it. She rolled her eyes and walked out.

A few minutes later a patient entered my clinic. I didn't look at her face and instead I looked at the files that my secretary gave me about this patient.

One thing that caught my attention about this file is the name of the patient. It's letters are bold red, the font is quite weird and the name is familiar. I looked up to see who is there and I raised my eyebrow because I knew this girl for a matter of time now.
 
I saw the face of a smiling Stacy Hugesin, she's pregnant for 21 weeks already. Her parents are one of the investors in our company and It's her birthday when I finally saw Caessandra once again. It is her, the person that ordered her men to drown my baby.

Anger started to rise up my veins, she wanted to kill my baby and she's damn here in front of me like nothing happened.

"Go out" I announced. Pansin kong hindi sya nagulat at nakangiti parin sya saakin. "Find another gynecologist and don't show your face anymore" I told her.

She's crazy, she's didn't even change her smile. She is just smiling a in front of me. I turned my chair around and loosen my necktie, If I can't stop myself, I might harm her and her baby.

"You know what Doctor Clent? I like your hobest rejection about me. I know about your affair with Caessandra Isabela Santos-" kumunot ang noo ko at unti-unti syang nilingon." And I know about how close are you with the Santos family. I know how angry are you with me because of what I've done to your Caessandra but you should also thank me, I'm the reason why Caessandra and Zelo's engagement was called off. Kung hindi dahil saakin, hindi sana nasayo si Caessandra" she said but I pointed the door.

"Get out, I don't have time to talk about what kind of reptile are you." Nagulat sya sa sinabi ko.

"Hindi mo man lang ba ako tutulungan para mailayo na si Caessandra kay Zelo?!" Napataas ang boses nya but I composed myself

"Why would I do that Miss Hugesin? I am not a pathetic snake like you" napatayo na sya at kumukunot ang noo.

"I'm not a snake! Akin si Zelo simula palang pero inagaw sya ni Caessandra saakin! Akin si Zelo! Akin!" Sabi nya habang nanlilisik na ang mata.

Baliw na talaga ang babaeng to. Hindi ko naman inaagaw sa kanya si Zelo pero kung makaangkin sya sa Zelo na yun ay parang may aagaw pa. Ayaw ko nang mapagusapan ang mga bagay na yan dahil hindi rin naman yan makakatulong sa akin.

 I might be in love with Caessandra pero hindi ako lalapit sa babaeng toh para ilayo yung Zelo na yun kay Caes kasi alam ko na kung mahal ako ni Caes, ako ang pipiliin nya. Ako at ako lang din naman ang ama ng anak nya, I can always make her fall in love dahil alam kong may nararamdaman sya para saakin, kahit ilang taon na ang lumipas.

"Then you're an idiot Miss Hugesin, you don't know you're a snake and you also don't know what 'Go Out' means" sabi ko sa kanya.

Sasabat pa sana sya nang biglang bumukas ang pinto at dumating si yung lalaking sinuntok ko sa hotel room ni Caessandra. Yung lalaking inakala kong ama ng mga anak ko, Zelo yata ang pangalan nya.

"Ano nangyayare dito?" Tanong nito.

Talaga namang napakaarte nitong si Hugesin, paiyak-iyak pa sya pagdating nung Zelo. Yung Zelo naman ay nakakunot noong nakatingin dito sa babae habang yumakap si Stacy sa kanya. Nihindi nya ito niyakap pabalik.

"S-Si D-Doct-tor C-clent k-kasi, p-pinagt-taasan n-nya a-ako n-ng b-boses" sabi ni Hugesin. May ibinulong naman dito si Zelo kaya bigla ito umayos ng tayo, nakangiti na itong bumaling saakin.

"I'm sorry for the inconvenience Doctor Clent, aalis nalang po kami" sabi nung Zelo at iniwas ang tingin saakin.

"Go and don't let me see all your face again"sabi ko.

Kumuyom ang panga nung Zelo bago hinila palabas si Stacy. I'm boiling with anger kaya nagorder ako ng malamig na tubig sa sekritarya ko. Buti nalang ay nakalma ko ang sarili ko bago ko masaktan yung dalawang yun. Isang baliw at isang hindi ko alam kung ano.

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Nang matapos ang shift ko sa ospita ay umuwi muna ako sa bahay ng mga magulang ko. Hindi ko alam kung nandito sila pero sigurado ako na nandito ang batang gusto kong bisitahin.

Pagbukas ko ng pinto ay isang poodle na pagewang-gewang pa ang buntot ang unang bumungad saakin. Napailing ako dahil nasundan yun ng isang St. Bernard at ng isang labrador. Itinaas ko ang dala kong paper bag dahil baka bigla nalang itong kagatin ng aso.

"Hey there" bati ko sa mga ito at isinarado ang pinto.

Pinalibot ko ang tingin sa bahay at kapansin-pansing walang may nagbago rito. Ganun parin ang ayos ng mga gamit pero medyo madilim nga lang dahil sarado ang mga bintana.

Nagpunta ako sa kusina at inilagay ang mga paper bag sa bar counter. Mukhang nasa likod ng bahay ang halos lahat ng tao, ang nagbukas lang ng gate kanina ay ang guard sa tapat ng bahay.

"S-sir Duke!" Nagulat ako nang biglang may nagsalita kaya napalingon ako kung sino yun.

"Andrea"

Andrea is my son's nanny and she's right there standing with her shock face. She's a probinsyana and her intonation is a bit weird. Nakahawak pa sya sa dibdib nya habang nakatayo sa harap ko.

"Nandito na po pala kayo sir Duke" I raise an eyebrow. She's using her Bisaya intonation once again and I find it funny.

"Yeah, where's Nathaniel?" I asked her.

"Po ser? Hindi ko po kayo maintindihan" Muntik ko na palang makalimutang hindi pala sya marunong magenglish.

"Ang sabi ko, nasaan si Nathaniel?" Ulit ko sa kanya.

"Ahh naroon po sa may kwarto niya, may lagnat po kasi iyong bata" sagot nya saakin kaya napahinga ako ng malalim.

Napakasakitin talaga ng batang yun. Hindi nangyayare ang isang taon na hindi yun tinatamaan ng sakit. Ang batang yun talaga, hindi nanaman siguro nun ininom yung binigay na gamot ni Angela.

"Sige, pakitawag yung ibang mga maid, then pakisabing ayusin nila tong mga pinamili ko."sabi ko sa kanya at lalampasan na sana sya pero lumingon ako ulit. "Kumain na ba si Nathaniel?" Tumango naman sya kaya nagpatuloy ako sa ikalawang palapag.

Nagpunta ako sa kwarto ni Nathaniel at nakita ko syang nakahiga sa kama nya kaya lumapit ako. Hinawakan ko ang noo nya at tinignan ang temperature nya. Medyo mainit nga sya.

Unti-unting bumukas yung mata nya kaya ngumiti ako sa kanya. He blinked his eyes many times at hinawakan ang kamay ko. Bumukas ang bibig nya at dalawang salita ang lumabas doon.

"Daddy Duke"

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