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Chapter Sixteen

Naisipan kong dumaan sa clinic to check how the two were doing there.

Kakatapos ko lang ng ilang minor cases sa OR kaya naman dumiretso muna ako doon dahil nagpapahinga lang naman ako kanina sa hospital.

I guess they're having a lunch dahil walang pasyente dito ngayong tanghali.

"Hoy! Fried siomai ko 'yan Doc Vin! Kainis 'to." Reklamo ni Sean ng kinain ni Vin ang fried siomai.

"Masarap, e! Bibili na lang kita mamaya. Pero mas masarap naman ako d'yan." Vin chuckled.

"Ay bawal bad words dito! Masama rin 'yang nagsisinungaling. Hahaha. Joker ka rin, e."

"I'm only saying truth and nothing but the truth. Pero tama ka medyo joker ako, I'm not that serious type unlike someone." He shrugged.

Is he pertaining to me?

And why they can't notice my presence here? Tsh.

I cleared my throat for them to notice my presence in this room.

"Ay, and'yan ka na pala Doc Nyx." Sean finally notice me.

"Nyx? You're calling him Nyx?" Vin asked.

"Oo, bakit?" Sean also asked.

"Finish whatever your eating. Baka may dumating na pasyente, para kayong mga high school students na naghaharutan." I cut them off.

I don't know what came to me para masabi ko ang gano'ng bagay.

"Tsk. Tara na nga Sean. Ligpit na natin 'to. May killjoy na tas nagseselos pa e ayaw naman umamin." Sabi pa ni Vin and all I can do was to glare at him.

Nakakabadtrip sila.

Tsh.

Kakakilala pa lang nila, for heaven's sake! Kakapasok pa lang ni Sean kahapon tapos gan'yan na sila ka-close?

What the hell.

Pero kami ni Sean, we took years bago kami maging close. Hindi pa katulad nung kanila. Tsh.

And I'm not jealous!

At bakit ba ako nagpapaliwanag sa sarili ko? I think I should also seek a medical advice.

And true enough, may dumating na ngang ilang mga pasyente kaya medyo naging busy na rin kami sa pag-asikaso sa kanila.

Pero hindi ko maiwasang mapatingin sa kanilang dalawa.

There's a patient, a kid actually with his mom I think.

Kinakausap ni Sean 'yung bata while kinakausap naman ni Vin 'yung nanay.

Then lumapit si Vin sa bata para kausapin at i-check na 'to.

I don't know why but I felt a pang on my chest.

They look... great together.

Sean, Vin, and a kid, they actually look like a happy family.

Ano ba 'tong mga naiiisip ko?

Napahawak na lang ako sa ulo ko at bununtong-hininga.

What the hell is happening with me?

Bumalik ang diwa ko nang maramdaman kong may tumapik sa balikat ko.

"Ayos ka lang?" Sean asked.

Hindi ko siya pinansin at sa halip ay itunuon ang atensyon sa pasyente.

Pero nakatayo pa din siya sa tabi ko at pakiramdam ko ay nakatingin pa rin siya sa'kin, but I didn't make an effort to look at her.

Hanggang sa umalis na lang siya at lumapit sa ilang mga pasyenteng naghihintay na ma-check.

I don't want to be rude but I just don't know how would I react to her question.

'Ni hindi ko nga alam kung anong nangyayari sa'kin, tanungin pa ako kung ayos lang ba ako?

She was there with Vin, tapos bigla s'yang lalapit at tatanungin kung ayos ako?

Minutes passed and I realized I'm really acting like a fool.

God, I'm the one who's acting like a high school student, the one on the teenfic books that can't admit that they are crushing over someone.

Maybe Dylan's right, that I'm having a crush?

But that's too petty.

Hindi na 'ko bata para sa mga crush na sinasabi nila.

Maybe I like her already.

Yet I don't know how and why.

An hour or two have passed and I receive a message.

Dumami ang OR cases, and we need surgeons here.

Nagpaalam na 'ko sa kanila pero si Sean ay tinanguan lang ako.

Is she mad at me?

Sino ba namang hindi magagalit kapag hindi ka biglang pinansin kung tinanong mo lang naman ng maayos 'yung tao?

Damn it.

I don't know how to react kaya mas minabuti ko na lang na umalis at bumalik sa ospital.

Bakit pa ba kasi ako pumunta kanina? They look like they can handle things.

E 'di sana hindi na nagalit sa'kin si Sean.

Tsh.

Because you want to know if Sean's okay after what happened to her.

Parang sinagot ng utak ko 'yung tanong ko kanina sa sarili ko.

And she seems to be fine! Nagagawa pa ngang makipagtawanan, I shouldn't be worried.

And besides I don't have the rights to be.

I heaved another sigh.

"Focus Dr. Callego." My chain if thoughts were cut by Doc Foller.

Right, I shouldn't mess with my mind here. One mistake could make the patient's condition more severe.

"I'm sorry." All I could do was to apologize for what I'm acting.

Hindi naman ako ganito. Hindi ako dating ganito. Even when Kesz and I fight dati, hindi ko dinadala 'yun sa trabaho.

But why everything with Sean is different?

The ways that made me smile, well technically everything.

I could always feel their so-called 'butterflies in my stomach'.

And the way she messes with my mind? It's really different.

Natapos naman ang operation na walang nangyaring masama sa pasyente.

"What ever is bothering you, stop it. Buhay ang maaaring mawala sa sandaling magkamali ka." Doc Foller blurted.

Alam ko naman 'yun.

"There's another case waiting. Umayos ka na." Dagdag niya.

Bumuntong-hininga ako ulit at kinuha ang phone ko.

And there were two messages from Vin.

Vin: Sean, are you free on Saturday?

Is he asking Sean out?

But why he's texting me instead of her?

My mind was telling to do something because I might regret if I didn't do anything.

But all of a sudden, a brilliant idea came up to my mind.

Me: No, I'm going out with Sean on Saturday.

Vin: Geez, wrong send. But really?

Me: Yup.

It's just a white lie afterall. And I thank heavens na na-wrong send sa'kin si Vin.

Guess I really have to ask Sean out on this coming Saturday.