Healer

Kabanata 18

Scandal

Second week of November, Seunjah's busy on her family. Ilang araw na kaming hindi nagkakasama nang matagal. Her uncle rush in ICU again. I can say her uncle is barely hanging. Masyadong lumalala ang sitwasyon nito. Gusto ko siyang lapitan para tanungin ang kalagayan nang tiyuhin niya pero alam kong mas higit niyang kailangan ang pahinga.

I'm waiting for elevator doors to open, papasok na ako sana nang nakita ko siya sa loob. She smile at me, seconds later she fell in my arms.

Shit, she fainted!

She looks so pale, malalim rin ang kaniyang mga mata at halatang wala siyang pahinga. Does she not sleep for fucking one week? Mabilis ko siyang inilapag sa hospital bed, even doctors need to be treated. Napapagod rin kami dahil kadalasan ay wala kaming sapat na pahinga.

"What the- what happend!" Si Mergrace.

"She fainted inside the elevator." Sagot ko.

I put the the oxygen mask on her nose, she's catching her breath. Damn, ang putla niya ngayon.

"Parkers, what happend to her?" Dumating pa ang isa nilang kaibigan, si Elyana. Pansin kong palaging wala si Fatima. Hindi tuloy ako makapag-report kay Hecap.

Enough about that, my woman is sick.

Ilang sandali pa ay unti-unti niya minulat ang kaniyang mga mata, her breathing is now stable and her heart is not beating so fast. Ayokong mag-assume na ako ang dahilan kung bakit lumalakas ang tibok nang puso niya, kaya pinili kong gawing rason ang syensya. Her heart beating fast because of.. lack of breathing. She's stress and sometimes it could trigger some abnormalities inside your body. Stress could lead to mental instability, hypertension, and anemia.

"Nahimatay lang daw siya sabi ni Doc." Pakinig kong sabi ni Mergrace.

"Where's Fat?" Tanong nang kaibigan.

"I didn't see her today, mula kahapon. She seems busy, hindi manlang nagiwan nang text." Ramdam ko ang tampo sa boses ni Mergrace.

"Maybe she's busy with my goddamn cousin." Nagulat ako nang bigla siyang umupo. She even remove the oxygen mask!

"Why did you remove that? You need that." Madiing sabi ko, pinipigilan ang sariling huwag magalit sa kaniya.

"I'm not dying, Parkers. Hindi ako nag-almusal kanina kaya malamang sa malamang, hihimatayin ako."

This woman.

"I'm worried, I mean, we're worried for you. You should look after yourself, paano nalang kung hindi ako naghihintay sa elevator? Paano kung ibang tao ang makakita sa'yo?"

"So you're saying that you'll get jealous if someone will carry me inside my ER?"

And we are talking about jealously now.

"Why would I? I am just worried." Giit ko. Nakita ko ang panunuri nang mga mata nila Elyana at Mergrace.

"Girls, Parkers, I mean Doctor Parkers and I needs to talk about something." Aniya.

"Okay, doc. Pahinga kayo."

"Thanks, El." She said and look at me.

"Close the curtains." Kumunot ang aking noo. Pinadilatan niya ako nang kaniyang mata kaya awtomatiko akong napasunod sa utos niya.

"Now, that I have your whole attention. I'm irritated because of those intern girls looking at you, nah, drooling at you." Tiningnan niya ako mula ulo hanggang paa.
Oh, man. I forgot!

"Why the hell are you wearing your scrubs in front of me and worst, those girl sees it. Damn it. Ilang beses ko bang sasabihin sa'yong huwag kang pagalagala sa ER ko nang nakasout nang ganiyan? Ayoko nang mapa-away sa mga batang 'yon. I even confiscated their phones because one of them took a picture of you!"