Healer

Kabanata 11

Dinner

Two weeks later, nakahinga na kaming lahat nang maluwag. Stable na ang lagay ni Tito Alkis but he is suffering in kidney failure plus he has pneumonia, we are treating him in a best way. Giving him injectable anti-biotecs and we are hoping that his kidney will be fine, at hindi kakailanganing mag-kidney transplant. Dialysis is a must when your kidney is not fine, it's the most suitable way of treating it if it's not needed to have transplantation.

Herod gonna pick me up in 8PM, diyan lang sa malapit sa Restaurant sa kabilang street. Honestly, mas gugustuhin ko pang manatili sa ER at maghintay nang pasyenteng maooperahan kaysa puro papel ang inaatupag ko ngayon. Naibigay na sa kin ni Herod ang cheke, kukunin ko lang iyon sa susunod na linggo and I will go to that island. It's a resort and I know who's their boss, I really like their resort and the island so I'm planning to buy it for myself. Matanda na rin ang boss nila kaya naghahanap na rin sila nang papalit, at dahil byodo ang namamahala at wala ring anak ay wala siyang magagawa kundi ang ibenta ang sinabing property nila.

"Doctora tawag po kayo sa Director's office." Here we go again.

I nodded. Magtatatlong linggo na kaming nagkikita ni Mama--Director, it is all because of those damn meetings. Minsan hindi na ako nakakaduty sa shifts ko tuwing Monday at Friday dahil marami akong tinatapos na report, studying rare cases and share it with the board. I mean, seriously? There's a lot of incompetent doctor's out there who wants to get chilled away from the ER. Alright, I think too much. Kinuha ko ang aking coat at isinuot, I enter the elevator at nakasabay ko si Diore.

Malungkot ang mukha. Umuwi na kasi ang Mommy niya at hindi na siya nakakauwi sa condo niya. Block na rin ang mga cards niya, so sad for him. And so sad for me as well, he can operate inside the OR and I can't. Godness, when will this gonna end?

"Cheer up, D. Babalik rin kaagad si Tita sa abroad." Tinapik ko ang braso niya. Hinawi niya iyon.

"She arranged me with someone else. Ugh, this is frustrating. Ilang beses ko na ba siyang sinabihan na si Juliet ang gusto ko? Okay naman si Daddy doon and I just can't understand her."

I shut my mouth. I know Diore want to let out his frustrations right now that's why I just stand with him.

"I'm processing the papers right now. Baka next month makukuha ko na iyon at makukuha na rin ni Juliet ang visa niya. I'm glad, Theoder help us. I hope Tita Telia don't mind living with them."

I sigh in relief. Unlike his mother, mabait ang kapatid nang mama niya at iyon si Tita Telia. American citizen na ang kaniyang Tita kaya madali lang sa kaniya ang makahanap nang sponsor. The elevator doors open and we parted ways. Alam kong lahat kami ngayon ay may kaniya-kaniyang kalbaryo at isa na ako doon sa mga nahihirapan.

Hecap flew to Europe, siya ang magmamanage nang IC mula ngayon. At dahil wala si Tito Alkis siya ang mamahala nang main company, Menaid's are born with thick blood of spaniards. My great great grandfather from my father side is a full blooded spanish. My mother is filipino, and my father is half-spanish and half brazilian from my great great grandma. Pumasok ako nang walang pahintulot, alam niyang hindi maganda ang modo ko ngayon dahil sa mga naudlot na operasyon ko sana noong isang linggo. Hindi maganda ang bungad nang oktubre sa akin kaya ramdam na ramdam ko talaga ang pangungulila ko sa operating room.

"Is there anything you want to ask, Director Menaid?" Of course, hindi ako kagaya nang ibang empleyado niyang mag-grigreetings muna sa kaniya. Direct to the point, dahil ganiyan naman siya sa akin. I am just turning the table.

"You can operate now, I apologise for all the loaded papers I had been given to you for almost two weeks. I just can't lose a competent doctor when it comes to fast and accurate surgeries, right? Ikaw ang mananatiling head nang ER pero hindi kana madalas sa iyong opisina, ipapatawag lamang kita kapag may importanting dadaluhan. There's no schedule now, you may now leave."