Heal My Wounds, Love

Prologue

    All characters, places, and incidents in this story are fictitious.

"Doc! Doc!" I was preparing for my work when I heard Nicolas shouting. Bumukas ang pintuan at nakita ko ang takot sa mukha niya. Hindi na 'to bago sa akin.

"Emergency?" I lazily asked as I wore my lab coat.

"Oo,doc! Kailangan ka po doon!" natataranta niyang sabi.

"Okay. Come with me."

Naglalakad kami sa lobby papuntang emergency room. I glanced at Nicolas at napapansin kong 'di siya mapakali. Baka kinakabahan 'to. I chuckled.

We reached the emergency room and it was unusual. Maraming tao. I know it's an emergency room pero kakaiba ngayon,halos nagkakagulo na sa sobrang dami ng tao.

"What happened?" I asked a nurse.

"Nabaril,doc. Kilala sa industriya kaya maraming tao."

Lumapit ako at tinignan ang babae. She was I think 25-27 years old. Her  left waist was bleeding. A gunshot indeed.

"Sino ang naka assign sa kanya?" I asked but nobody answered. "Hey!"

"Doc, sabi po ni Doctor Han ikaw na daw po gumamot sa kanya."

I raised a brow. "Me? Nasaan ba siya?"

"Good luck po,doc." sabi niya at umalis na. Well, I don't have a choice. This patient might die if I argue more.

She was sent to the operating room, the bullets has to be removed inside her body. Yes,bullets. Hindi lang pala isa ang tama niya.

After 2 hours the bullets are removed. That was my shortest hour in the OR.

I cleaned myself and went straight to my office. I was about to sit on my chair when I heard a knock. The door opened and it revealed Nicolas, I was going to vent my anger at him when he shushed me. I raised a brow.

"Before you say anything, entertain your visitor first." he gave me a teasing smile and left.

I sat on my chair and waited for the "visitor" to come. Seconds later, I heard a knock. That must be the visitor.

"Come in." I was looking at the monitor so I didn't see his face when he entered my office. "Sit down."

I glanced at him and my heart stopped beating. This man.

He cleared his throat. "You look fine now."

I felt a lump in my throat but I managed to show a calm face.

"What brings you here?" I asked.

He placed a paper bag on my table. "A thank you gift for treating that girl."

Was that her girlfriend? My heart ached.

"Oh..uh.. Thanks." oh damn! Why are you stuttering,woman? Kinuha ko ang paper bag at nilagay 'yon sa ibaba.

I looked at him and he was staring at me. I averted my eyes and faked a cough.

"I'll go now. Thank you, Ven." he said.

My heart jumped and hurt a little.

"Sure. Thank you for the gift." I smiled at him and he gave me a small one then he left.

When the door closed my tears started to form in my eyes and I was crying.