On Duty

Chapter 3 - Ice Cream Sandwich

Chapter 3 - Ice Cream Sandwich

It was sunny day, someone's calling sa phone ko.

Incoming call: John Patrick

"San ka?"

"Bahay"

"Patulong naman, ano ba tong essay na to? Dreams? Pacheck naman" he's begging like a child.

"Pangarap mo yan, ano ichecheck ko diyan?" Pagtataray ko.

"Kahit grammar lang" sabi niya.

"Hindi ako magaling diyan, kay Valle na lang" pagtuturo ko sa isa naming friend.

"No, ayoko, mas comfortable ako magpacheck sayo" Aniya.

"No, may ginagawa ako" tinatamad lang talaga ako.

"Please, please" he's still begging.

"Fine! send it to me"

I immediately opened it, Maging what? Maging doctor? Sabagay, bagay naman sakanya, pero bakit ganito to, yun lang? To have a successful life? I changed everything, ginawan ko ng mas malalim, inayos ko na pang college student ang gumawa.

"Here" i sent him a message through chat with the essay sttached to it.

Incoming call: John Patrick

"What? Ang galing mo talaga! Sobra!! Ikaw na talaga!! Thank youuuu the best ka" parang batang nabigyan ng laruan.

"Yeah bye" i ended the call.

"Doktora, next patient na po" biglang balik ng braincells ko.

"Huh? Oo sige" shocks, wala ako sa wisyo, simula noong makita ko yung gunggong na yon, bakit ba kasi bumalik balik pa yun.

"Patient Franz Santos" i heard my secretary said.

I checked up on my out patients after the conference kaninang umaga. Ang sakit na ng likod ko, kanina pa ako upo-tayo moment.

"Ilan pa?" I asked Secretary Heart.

"1 last doc"

I nodded.

When my last patient left, nagpaalam na din yung secretary ko that she'll leave na. Sunday is duty day. Grabe.

I was holding on to my two temples when suddenly,
Someone knocked on the door.

I raised up my head to look who is it from the open window of the door, it's JP, holding on 2 coffees raising it up with a short smile, i opened the door and let him in, i can smell his scent, parang sweet pea smell.

"Kape muna?" He offered one of his coffee na dala niya
I gestured him to sit on the chair infront of me as i get the coffe and sit on my swiveling chair.

"Kamusta ankle mo? Sabi ko naman sayo wag ka na magheels" he smirk.

"Hahaha!!!!" I laughed.

"Okay na, You've been telling me that since college" sabi ko.

"Nothing's change PM"

"Something did" i winked at him.

"Tss" with a smirk.

That smirk, ha! Hindi na ako marupok. I said to myself.

"Wala ka patient?" Tanong ko while looking at him.

"Meron, kanina, ACL operation" sabi niya.

"Kamusta siya?"

"Buhay" sagot niya habang nakatingin lang sakin.