Scalpel Please!

Chapter 16: 9 months

RENZO casually frowns with his cousin's attitude. Puro ito biro at pang-aasar sa kanya. Ang mas masaklap pa ay naririnig ito ni Rovi.

"So, gaano na kayo katagal?" Zach asked teasingly

"I, I don't know" nahihiya namang sagot ng ruso

"More than what you can think of" kanya namang pagtatanggol sa nalilitong si Rovi.

"hmmm... Meron na bang kayo? Sinong nanligaw? Wag mong sabihin ikaw cous" Napakunot ang noo ni Renzo sa narinig. Napakasutil talaga ng pinsan niyang itoat kahit maliliit na detalye ay hindi nito pinalalampas.

Isang matamlay na tingin lang ang isinagot ni Rovi dito, alam na kaagad ni Renzo ang ibig sabihin nito. They have been together lately but di niya maitatanggi ang katotohanan na wala pa silang label. Wala pa silang "Sila" na kayang ipagmalaki at panghawakan.

Ngumiti lamang si Renzo at mahigpit na hinawakan ang kamay ng ruso. Tiningnan niya ito sa lila nitong mga mata at sa mahinahong sumagot

"Merong kami. Dr. Rovinsky Varshavski is my Boyfriend. He's mine. Mine alone"

Bahagyang napayuko si Rovi upang itao ang namumula nitong mga pisngi. Mas lumapad naman ang ngiti ng Renzo. This is just one of the few of the few moments he make the cardiologist blush that red.

"Yes, I'm his boyfriend. This surgeon is mine" marahang inakbayan ni Rovi si Renzo at hinila ito palapit sa kanya. He's like a child hugging tight on its big bear he doesn't want to lose. Bumaba ang akbay niya sa bewang ng binata. He looks at him intently before wrapping his arms around his hips.,

They are about to kiss when his cockblocker cousin named Zach cleared his throat.

"Should I go out? Para alam mo na you guys can... Yamete ugh yamete!" patudya nitong bigkas. Binato lamang siya ni Renzo medyas nito.

"Tangina naman cous, sa lahat naman ng ibabato mo yung mabulok mo pang medyas. Sure ka na dito? Mabulok paa nito" dagdag na pang-aasar nito. Natawa lamang si Rovi habang si Renzo naman ay binato siyang muli ng kapares nito.

"I love him for who he is. All his perfections and flaws never failes to excite me. And yeah. I'm sure with him. Very sure" ngumisi si Rovi saka marahang pinisil ang pisngi ng pwetan ng doktor. Renzo just fought raised his eyebrow and lightly tap the russian's arm.

ROVI's pager suddenly prompted. It was not an operation, it's Director Amara and surely she has something important to say. Kaso nga lang nasa gitna sya ng tanghalian kasama ang pinsan ni Renzo kaya minabuti niya baliwalain ito.

"You like pasta that much...Italyano ka ba?"maintrigang tanong ni Zach. Bahagya siyang nangiti nang marinig iyon.

"Ah, no I'm not italian but I love italian dishes. Half-russian po ako. My mom is a Fil-Russian while my dad is full russian" mahinahon nitong tugon.

Napakamot naman ng ulo Zach. Renzo's cousin is really a little weird.

"Your dad is whole russian and your mom is half russian then you're one and a half Russian"

Mahina siyang natawa dahil dito.

"Tigil-tigilan mo nga siya Zach. He might get insane with your thoughts, weirdo" Renzo slightly clings on his shoulder. Bahagya naman siyang nangiti. He deeply appreciates those simple gestures done by the surgeon. Sa mga simpleng salita, simpleng mga galaw napabibilis nito ang tibok ng kanyang puso. A phenomenon that even a cardiologist like him can'texplain and control.

"Nyenyenye, ang overprotective mo. Eh ano naman kung mabaliw s'ya. One call away lang si Lance and the Neuwyndon Mental Asylum is one drive away. I'll be happy sending you both there. Mga baliw kayo e kahit sa hospital di makontrol ang libido"

"It's called love" marahang ngumiti ang ruso bago matiim na bigkasi iyon

"Yes, it is indeed love and I will never stop attempting to do that every time we feel like we have to."

"So gross... I think I have to vomit" pagbibiro ni Zach

"Gross ka jan. Baka nga di ko pa alam bottom ka na. It's you who love someoe of the same sex right? Ginaya lang kita dimwit"

"May boyfriend ka rin?!" hindi makapaniwalang tanong ni Rovi. 

Renzo was about to answer his question when his phone rang. Doon lamang nya nakita ang 79 messages na mensahe ni Amara sa kanya.

From: Dir. Arvenal

Nasaan ka!

From: Dir. Arvenal

ICU Now!

From : Dir Arvenal

She woke up!

Halos mapabalikwas siya ng mabasa ang mga iyon. Kaagad siya tumayo sa kinauupuan at saka dali-daling tumakbo papunta sa ICU

RENZO was confused on what just happened. They are happy a while ago and then he just ran away like an emergency has happened. Weird... he whispers to his mind.

"Anong nangyari don?" Zach asked confusingly

"I don't know" Mahina niyang tugon. Doon lamang niya napansin ang pager nito na naiwan sa kanyang kinauupuan,

"He's been paged, kanina pa. Maybe it's something important" pagpapaliwanag

"Ahhh okay. Goods. Now we can talk about the real matter why I am here" Zach casually looses his necktie before taking a folder out his suit

"9 months" Mahina nitong bigkas bago iniabot sa kanya ang isang dokumento

"F-fuck..." He cursed softly as he was frozen from shocked. He doesn't want to believe it but the documents were all true

"You have 9 months, to be happy with him" Zach weakly smiles before he sat beside him and softly comforts him...

A/N: Hi guys! So the final 9 chapters will be posted in one go because every chapter has huge foreshadowing on the ending. It will take a while but I hope you bear with me. I love you all! Keep safe!