Scalpel Please!

Chapter 3 Frozen cold

ROVI walked slowly as he entrr that door to hell. Kapag sinabi kasing impyerno sa hospital na iyon, there's no place but Director's Snow office to compare.

Kilala si Director Snow to be as cold as her surname. Since she become the director of Neuwyndon Medical Hospital lahat ng pumapasok sa opisina nya upang kausapin lumalabas nang wala sa ulirat at nagreresign

But Rovi is a different guy. He's hyperactive yet professional at the same time. May dala itong kape at cake pagpasok nito na nagpangiti kay Director Snow.

"Good day Director" bati niya sabay lapag ng dala nito. "In case you want some sweets"

"Thank you so much Rovi" Director Snow casually called him that made him pout.

"Amara di ba sabi ko sayo never call me that way" natawa lang ang direktor sa sinabi nya

"It's too formal to call you doctor Rovi. I'm glad you still know my favorite flavor" sabi nito sabay simsim ng kape

"Sabagay. Rovi is better than lil Lucifer. And Amara di ko talaga natandaan na dark chocolate ang favorite mo, yan lang daw kasi available sa cafeteria" mas lalo pa nitong hinabaan ang nguso nito.

"Oo na Rovinsky. Anyway, kaya nga pala kita pinatawag. Natrace na namin ang girlfriend mo. And surprisingly she's doing fine" malapad ang ngito ng direktor habang pinapakita ang mga papeles sa kanya but Rovi's face remains expressionless.

"Ain't you happy?" Tanong nito sa kanya

"No." His eyes autpmatically look down to evade the Director's psychological analysis.
Pero nabigo sya. Mukha alam na ni Amara ang malungkot na balita

"I know it's hard for you. But Rovi you can save her now. "

"Paano Amara?! She's dying!"hindi nya mapigilan ang magtaas ng boses kasabay ng pagsabog ng kanyang emosyon

Hindi nya napigilan ang sarili at dali-daling lumabas sa opisinang iyon. Humahangos at kuyom ang palad. Kaagad nagsialisan ang mga taong nakikiusyoso  ng makitang lumabas sya. Ngunit ang sakit na bumabalot sa puso nya ay di maalis-alis.

Isa! Dalawa! Tatlo! Sunod sunod nyang suntok sa pader upang mailabas ang nararamdaman. Ngunit patuloy pa rin itong nanunuot sa kanyang dibdib

Umaga na ng magising siya sa pasilyo ng hospital. Nakatulog sya sa labis na paghangos at sama ng loob. His  eyes becomes even more puffy and reddish but his chest? It's still tight and full of pain.

Binati sya ni Amara ng magandang umaga sabay upo sa kanyang tabi.

"Drink this. You might pass out from too much exhaustion. You need to rehydrate" inabot nito ang isang bote ng gatorade na kaagad niyang ininom. Matapos noon ay tuluyan na syang nahimasmasan

"I—I'm sorry" he apologized to her. Kaagad naman siyang nginitian ng dalaga

"Ayos lang Doc Rovi. Ganyan din naman ako dati when I lose my love" she caressed her hair calming him even more

"She's the reason why I dreamt to be a cardiologist. But I can't save her" kalmado nyang bigkas

"You can…"

"What do you mean?" His eyebrow raised in confusion

"Look at this" may pinakita itong mga papeles sa kanya

"She will be transferred here. ICU" natigilan saglit ang binata habang tinitingnan sya. Maya maya ay mahigpit nya itong yinakap at humagulgol

"Hey, hey Rovi stop sobbing. That's not the guy I remember" she chuckled

"You made me so happy Amara! Really happy"

RENZO turned his table upside down to look for the files pero wala. Ang tanging nandoon lamang ay ang kape at isang note na hindi nya maintindihan ang sinabi.

"You're really screwed Max!" Halos umusok ang ilong nya sa sobrang asar bago tuluyang tawagan ang nurses' station

"Bring Nurse Max here! The boy one." Puno ng otoridad nyang utos. Halos ibagsak na nya ang telepono sa sobrang init ng ulo.

He's been waiting for half an hour ng finollow up niya ang utos nya

"I said! Send Nurse Max Here! Yung lalaki" he tsked under his breath

"We're sorry doc but nurse Max is outside the hospital. May sinundo kasing patient mula sa Philippine Heart Center. Utos po ni Doc Amara" he clenched his fist before he drop the phone. This time he's really mad! Very very mad!

"That Nurse!!! He's really screwed up!" Sunod sunod na suntok ang pinakawalan niya sa pader causing abrasions on his knuckles. He's getting mad! Really mad. Pero ng mapagtanto nya kung bakit ay natigilan sya

"What the fuck is happening to me…" he chuckled bitterly

"Nagagalit ako dahil wala ang files ng cardiologist na un. Why am I like this!" Dahan dahan siyang naupo at kumalma sandali. He's chuckling like a crazy guy. Kani-kanina lang ay galit na galit sya ngayon ay tumatawa syang parang baliw. And what's surprising is the reason behind that

All of those crazy hormonal surges happen because of that Purple-eyed guy. Ang lalaki na ang tanging alam niya ay Rovi ang pangalan.

He grab the cup of coffee and the note attached to it. "Silly" he whispered. Sino ba namang tanga ang magbibigay sa kanya ng kape. He hates coffee so much and felt like not drinking it forever.

"Spasiba Doc! You're a gift from heaven! -R.V. <3" medyo natawa siya ng basahin iyon. The one who gave that cup is good at romantic stuffs

"Siri… what is spasiba" pagtatanong nito sa AI ng kanyang telepono

"Spasiba, is Thank You in Russian" he hisses
  A Russian give him a fucking coffee to thank him. Itatanong na sana niya sa sarili kung sino ang nagbigay niyon ng makita ang initials na nasa may note

"R.V. tapos may heart sign" he shrugs as he laugh

"That crazy cardiologist"he whispered under his breath. Now he knows three things about him.

One, he's a cardiologist. Two his name is Rovi and three, he is a fucking Russian. Kaya pala matangkad ito. He's genes are working right.
But there's another thing that he thinks he knows about him.

That guy is driving him crazy…

And a proof of that? For the first time in fucking forever he drank a fucking coffee
His eyes dilated from caffeine and a sweet smile form in his face

"Russian Cardiologist Doc Rovi" he burst out one more time before drinking again. At that moment, drinking that cup of coffee is like drinking pure happiness of gratitude…