What about now? (Rules Breaker Series 1)

Chapter 27

Miles

I DON'T UNDERSTAND Austine anymore! Tama ba namang bigyan niya ako ng leave at tanggalin ng ganoon kadali para sa operasyong iyon? It supposed to be one of my major operations! Bakit?! Dahil ba galit pa rin siya sa'kin? Dahil apektado pa rin siya nang kung anong nangyari noon? Did he hate me that much?

I was teary eyed while walking to the room of Mister Owen Santiago. Hindi sa pagiging desperada kung hindi gusto ko lamang humingi ng napaka gandang rason para gawin ito sa'kin ng kanyang pamangkin. At kung bakit siya pumayag?!

I knocked and enter immediately even though I don't feel my self welcome. Naabutan kong naka tayo si Mr Owen at paikot-ikot. Nagulat siya nang makita akong pumasok sa kanyang kwarto.

"Doc Miles!" he called me as if he's hoping me to come. "I was waiting for you! Hindi naman ako maka labas ng kwarto dahil pinag bawalan ako ni Austine. And speaking of which, I am very so—"

"Sir," I called him to stop. "I went here as a doctor. I recommend you to lean on the bed. Calm yourself." pormal kong sabi.

Bahagya pa siyang umirap ngunit sumunod din naman. "I'm really sorry, doc Miles." aniya pagka kuwan.

"Look..." I tried to calm my self because I was really furious. "I don't even know if Austine's reasons are valid. I came here to ask you about your permission."

"About what?"

"The permission to be the anesthesiologist. I will take the leave, but make it three days or even shorter than that. Just please let me execute the operation." medyo naiiyak ko nang sabi.

I can't just lose this opportunity. Doktor ako at ito ang gusto ko. Mas mahalaga sa'kin ang pasyente ko kaysa sa aking sarili. Iyong bakasyon? Nariyan lamang iyon. Maari ko itong gawin kung kailan ko gusto. Ngunit, kung ang buhay ng isang tao ang pinag uusapa'y hindi ito maaring mag hintay.

"I want you too to be my anesthesiologist. Why not, right? After all, you excel at this profession. But the protocol of the hospital was to obey what was the guardian of the patient wants." Aniya, malungkot ang tono. "Unluckily, Austine was my guardian and I can do nothing about that."

Napa pikit ako ng mariin. I don't have the courage to fight against the hospital's protocol.

"Sir, you are the president." naiiyak ko ng sabi. "At least consider my request sir. Please..."

"I am very sorry, Doc Miles." malungkot na aniya. "I maybe the owner, but I am a patient right now."

I DON'T KNOW where to go. Wala akong pasok sa ospital at wala na akong nagawa pa upang mabawi ang pasyang iyon. Dumiretso ako sa condo ko at duon nag muk-mok dahil sa pagka dismaya.

I wasn't expecting Austine to do that to me. Alam kong may mga bagay na hindi maayos sa pagitan namin ngunit masyado na siyang nagiging personal at pati trabaho ko'y naapektuhan.

"Eh? Aba! Ang lakas naman pala ng tama ni Austine kung ganoon?" medyo natatawang ani Aljanna sa kabilang linya. "Affected pa rin iyan, kaya siya nag kakaganiyan! Hay nako! Napaka torpe! Kung gusto niyang mag papansin sayo at nang balikan mo siya ay huwag sa ganiyang paraan! Pati trabaho mo apektado."