Yesterday's Fragment (Medico Jurist Series #1)

Chapter 39

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Halos lahat ng makasalubong ko ay niyayakap ako. Today's my last day here at Laurant. Ang natitirang dalawang araw ay uubusin ko sa pag-aayos ng gamit at despidida kinagabihan bago ang flight ko. Sinigurado kong puno ang schedule ko sa OR ngayong araw na ito.

I will miss this.

I will miss to cut on the operating table.

I will miss those unpredictable patients in the ER.

I will miss those scary decision making when a patient is about to lose his or her life.

Lahat ng natutunan ko, dadalhin ko sa susunod kong papasukan. Those happy memories, those wrong calls, those patient who died in my hands. All of them...I will bring it with me.

I still have one year of residency before I can take the boards and be certified. Hindi ako magaling but I believe in hardwork. What I am right now, it is because of hard work and perseverance. If I pass the board and be a certified thoracic surgeon, I will take another subspecialty.

I want to be triple board certified.

Thoracic, Trauma and Neuro. That is my goal.

Hindi man ako makapag-asawa, papataasin ko na lang ang lebel ko.

Natawa ako sa sarili kong iniisip.

Ngumiti ako sa sekretarya ni Tito Augustus nang pumasok ako sa kanyang tanggapan.

"Hi. Is Dr. dela Fuentes inside?" Tanong ko. Tapos na ako sa aking shift pero ito talaga ang huling sadya ko rito. Dinampot niya ang telepono at mukhang pinndot ang linya para sa kay Tito. She nodded after a short pause.

"He's available now. Pasok ka, doc." Ngiti niya sa akin. I muttered my thanks before I walked towards the door. I knocked three times then I gently turned the knob. Tito Augustus is sitting on his swivel chair and reading something. His face lit up upon seeing me.

Tinanggal niya ang kanyang salamin at ngumiti sa akin.

Looking at Tito Augustus is like looking at the future Abraham.

"Selah." He greeted me then he stood up and motioned me to sit on the couch. Umupo ako sa pandalawang couch at siya naman ay umupo sa pang-isahang couch sa gilid.

"To what do I owe the pleasure?" He asked still smiling. I chuckled a bit before I shook my head.

"Tito, I came here to say thank you. For all the things you did for me and for my family. Especially with mama." I sincerely said. There's a ghost of smile on his lips upon hearing that.

"What I'd do for dear Esmeralda, Selah." He said still smiling. Tinagilid ko ang aking ulo nang medyo hindi nakuha ang sinabi niya. Tumingin siya sa akin at humalakhak.

"Your mother didn't tell you? Ano pa ba ang aasahan ko sa babaeng iyan." Tuluyan ng tumawa si Tito Augustus nang sabihin iyon.

"We were ex-lovers way back college. We're best of friends, too until we decided to take it to the next level. And I tell you, hija, that's the craziest idea we've ever thought of. We were so compatible at being best of friends but can make each other's lives a living hell when we became couples."

Naiiling at natatawa niyang kwento. I was so shocked I couldn't even react. Si Tito Augustus...at....si Mama?

"She did not tell me, Tito." Unti-unti na akong natatawa nang magsink-in sa akin ang kwento niya.

"What do you expect from your mother? Even Pablo knows that! Kaya noong bago pa lang sila ng papa mo, halos mamatay sa selos."

Sabay kaming tumawa ni Tito ng sabihin niya iyon. I can imagine a very jealous and irritated Pablo Juliano Cortez.