All Alone

Chapter 25

I am so damn bored.

Kanina ko pa 'yan iniisip. Nagawa ko na ata lahat ng puwede kong gawin dito. I checked my wrist watch countless times and I get annoyed easily whenever a person walks past through me.

"Miss," I called the other secretary. Nasa loob kasi iyong kausap ko na assistant kanina.

"Po?" lumapit siya sa akin habang hawak ang isang papel na tingin ko ay listahan.

"Wala ba talagang Siennese Esperanza sa reservation? Or Ilaria Esperanza?"

"Ah, saglit lang po, tanong ko kay Docto—"

"Kay Doc ata tumawag 'yung cousin ko," pagputol ko kaagad kasi pakiramdam ko, ayaw lang talaga akong unahin ni Jacquelyn.

"Sige po."

I watched her go inside and asked Everett. Inaayos ko ang laylayan ng dress ko nang may marinig akong nabasag. It was from the inside. Hindi ko alam kung ano ang nahulog pero parang dahil iyon sa pagkakabigla.

Muntik na akong mapatayo nang lumabas iyong secretary. Nagmamadali siya pero nagawa niya akong sabihan saglit.

"Opo. Nasa list po kayo." And then she went to the small storage room and get a dust pan and a small broom.

Napapabuntonghininga na lang akong naghintay. There's a televesion there and the other patients are watching the movie that is playing. Mayroon din namang mga magazines pero masyado iyong malayo sa akin. I sighed and turned to my phone.

I was fiddling with it when I received a text message from Daven. Saying that he had an emergency and he's already on his way here. Nag-text ako ng aking reply sa kaniya at sinabing mag-ingat siya. Nagulat ako nang makitang mag-e-eleven na pala.

I pouted when the patient from the inside went out. Tinawag noong secretary ang sunod na pasyente at pinapasok na. I thought there are two dentist there? Bakit parang masyadong natatagalan?

Another couple of minutes passed by and Daven finally came! Lumiwanag ang mukha ko at sinalubong siya. He immediately went to me. Umisod ako sa pangdalawahan na couch na iyon para makaupo siya.

"Sienna, I'm really sorry. I had an emergency this morning," salubong niya. Hinawakan niya pa ang kamay ko na parang nakikiusap.

"Okay lang. It was a really weird idea to have you here with me. Sorry, biglaan din kasi akong nagplano."

While I was saying that, I saw Everett came out. Kakalabas lang ng pasyente niya at kinausap niya pa iyon pagkalabas. They finished talking, but he didn't return inside. Lumapit siya sa table ng kaniyang secretary at lumingon sa gawi namin.

I eyed his white coat and how good-looking he is while wearing that, but I think he also eyed me. Nakaharap kami ni Daven sa isa't isa kaya medyo nagkakalapit ang mga tuhod namin. That is also the reason why Daven didn't notice him.

"It's okay. I really wanted to catch up with you kaya ako pumayag. Nakausap mo na ba iyong secretary?" bumaling siya roon sa secretary.

Wala na sa amin ang tingin ni Everett. May tinitingnan siyang mga papel doon habang hinihilot ang kaniyang sentido.

"Is that..." tumingin sa akin si Daven.

"Yes. Recommended by my cousin," palusot ko.

Tumawa si Daven at sumandal sa couch habang nakatingin sa akin. Itinuko niya ang siko sa likod ng ulo para masuportahan ang paghilig.

"Come on, Sienna, I know you two had a thing."

"Huh?! Huy, that's not that reason why I came here!"