Shades of Flames (L'amour De Cebu Series #1)

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"Gaga! Moalboal nga!" hindi ako umimik sa sinabi ni Nice.

"Ano? Nakaday off kana atlast for about 2 months naka day off kana. Kaya sumama kana, Ally!" dagdag niya sa akin.

"Shift ko agad bukas after that day-off, Nice. And it's day off! Jesus, I want to sleep all day!" sabi ko dito at inayos ang duffel bag ko. I'll go to gym after my shift later.

Nakita kong lumabas si Noellyn and she look at us weird habang si Arziel naman ay naiiling habang iniinom ng kape. It's still 6am and Nice is blabbering about her birthday celebration that will be held in Moalboal together with some of her workmates. And yes, we all know HE will be there.

"Oh? Pasok ka ngayon? Wala kana atang day-off for 3 months, ah,?" tanong ni Arziel.

Noellyn shrugged and yawned. Her hair is messy as she dragged the other chair behind me.

"Anong oras pasok niyo?" tanong ni Arziel sa amin.

"8,"

"8!"

Nagtinginan kaming dalawa ni Noellyn. At napailing. We sometimes have the same shift but Noellyn is a surgeon. She's still in her residency. She already finished her General surgery residency. Kaya ngayon, residency na ng Cardio Surgery program ang residency niya.

Mas matagal ang process ng surgeon keysa Psychiatrist kasi sa akin 4 na taon ang residency. I just finished my fellowship so maybe I'll be just having my subspecialty training here. Noellyn sometimes don't go home due to her shift. Ganoon naman talaga pag resident ka. You'll be residing in the hospital.

Hindi din miminsan na may 24hours shift siya, mas busy ang scheds niya kesa sa akin. Noellyn rarely go home, since she's still a resident, she resides at the hospital. Tumatanda na nga kami. Pawala na kami sa kalendaryo, ano ba 'yan!

Minsan din hindi ako nakakauwi kapag wala pa iyong isang doctor sa center. We have shifts and patients should be prioritize. The Estonia Center is still new kaya, Zayn is still hiring some staffs there.

"Sabay na kayo sa akin, I'll drop you both. Banilad kami ni Nice ngayon, eh." sabi ni Arziel at uminom ulit ng kape.

Nice on the other hand open one of the blueprints in the table and show it to Arziel.

"Binago ata ito ni Ethan, eh! Iyong sliding window, diba nagkaintindihan na tayo, doon? Tapos itong partition bakit dito ito inilagay? Iyong balcony, akala ko ba ganito ang view sa right elevation? Tapos itong left elevation ay pawang firewall?" sabi ni Nice.

Nakita ko namang umirap si Arziel. "Bakit ako inaaway mo? Hindi ko nga din alam iyan! Tanungin mo si Ethan! Yawa ka! Ngayon pa ngalang ako pumasok, eh!" singhal ni Arziel dito.

I stopped when I heard his name. That name again. I should really stop thinking about him again. It's been months since the last time I saw him.

"Gaga! Interior designer ka kaya!" sabi ni Nice.

"Yawa ka! Ngayon pa nga lang ako pumasok! I send the designs to Ethan's email! Aba, siya Head ng Architecture designs and Interior! Baka may binago, hindi ko alam! Ikaw Head sa Engineering Department di'ba? 'Edi kayo ang mag-usap. Ito pa nga first project ko sa inyo, eh." sabi ni Arziel.

Napatigil ulit ako sa pag-inom. Head? Si Ethan, Head ni Arziel si Ethan. He's really good now, huh, I see.

"I heard you're out with Estonia last night, you two are dating?" halos mapatalon ako sa ibinulong ni Noellyn. Nanglalaki ang mga matang binalingan ito.

"Are you crazy? No way!" I exclaimed.

Napatigil si Nice at Arziel dahil sa sigaw ko. I shrugged and continue drinking my coffee habang nagtatalo si Arziel at Nice.