The Periwinkle Affair

TPA 7: Thank You

MONTHS had passed. She's enjoying her life as a nurse and fire volunteer at the same time. She was doing what she loves most, helping people.

It was her day off on both jobs. She was sitting lazily from her coach when her door swung open and came in signal number 4, Typhoon Luisa.

"What the hell, Lu!" She blurted out loud with both brows furrowed and eyes glaring.

"Geezz! You act like I had just done something like today." Luisa said casually. She dropped her petite body on the adjacent couch from her.

"Well, at least have freakin' decency to be polite once a while, you know." She annoyingly says. "It wasn't bad to brush up on some of those good manners and right conduct books or maybe get some crash course on etiquettes 101, how to be finesse." She added, rolling her eyes.

"Chos." Luisa rolled her eyes at her, too.

"I don't know what Big Mike saw in you to date you." She flopped back on the couch, hanging her head on edge. Her hair touches the floor.

"Because I'm stunning and breathtaking." Luisa replied. She laughed, mocking her. She lifted her head and squinted her eyes trying to see where the stunning and breathtaking part was. Then she laughed again.

"Stunning? Breathtaking? Okay." She chuckled more and pretended to choke. "Sometimes I wondered how you became a doctor, whom they feared the most." Maine rolled her eyes at Luisa, again. They went back and forth with a snarky remarks and finally Luisa had enough of her attitude, according to her, she sat up straight.

"What is your problem? You seemed so irritable? Are you PM-ising, Maine? Ugh! Gross!" Maine curled her left corner lip up and rolled her eyes again at Luisa and gave her one-finger salute.

"Why are you here? Can't you see I am trying to relax?" She is still pretending to be annoyed by Luisa. But Luisa knew her too well, she just giggled and moved to where she's sitting. Maine unknowingly moved to give Luisa a space to sit.

"Well, today marked your sixth month working in the post. Do you have any plans on quitting anytime soon?" She was quick to turn to a smiling Luisa. She raised her one eyebrow.

"Who gave you such an intelligent idea? The answer is no!" She said abruptly. "Where did you get the conclusion that I only wanted to be there for six months?" She sat straight and faced Luisa. Now she is really annoying her.

"Well, no one. I was just thinking that maybe after six months you already had your itch scratched and now you just want to be a plain nurse." Luisa said calmly but Maine can also tell that she's still worried about her.

"What "itch scratched"? What do you mean by just a plain nurse? What the hell is wrong with you, Lu?" She asked, sitting up straight. "You know I love what I do and there's nothing holding me back to what I want to do, not even your worries." Her mind went blah after she heard what Luisa had said. What itch to scratch? Her mind asked.

"Look. I know you love what you do, but for Pete's sakes, Maine. What you do is very dangerous." Luisa finally blurted out, her eyes are red and misty like she wanted to cry.

"How much of the story Big Mike told you?" Luisa went quiet. The whole living room fell in a complete silence. She smirked. "Look. I am thankful that you are so concerned about me, but I can take care of myself, Lu. I have been for the past 16 years of my life." She calmly expresses. She doesn't want Luisa to stress herself too much about her, but she guess it is not possible.

Before she could express herself more on the matter, her phone rang. She first ignored it but it rang again. She got to pick it up when it stopped. She's about to turn around when it starts to vibrate and ring at the same time. Big Mike is calling.