Annika
Hindi ako nakapagclinic kinabukasan. Iyak lang ako ng iyak kay Alex. Sobrang disappointed ako sa sarili ko. Kung novel lang ang buhay ko, for sure dami ko na basher. Nakakainis! Nakakainis talaga!!
"Annika! You need to get up."
"Alex! Ang tanga tanga ko."
"Oo, alam ko, pero anong gagawin pa natin? It's all done."
"Alex...."
"Annika, get up. You need to go to the hospital. You have patients to save. You already had 1 day of whining and crying like a whale. Tigil na."
"Alex..."
"Annika, don't forget that you promised Kiera you will do everything to lessen the people being miserable because of patients who died from their heart illness."
"I know. But Alex..."
"Annika, tumigil ka na sa kakaiyak dahil ako ang inaaway ng anak ko. Akala nya inaaway kita kaya ka umiiyak."
"Mahal na mahal ko din si Lexi."
"Haiii. Edi sa akin na walang nagmamahal. Bumangon ka na at umayos ha. Paglabas ko dito masisigawan na naman ako noon."
I hugged Alex and cried on his shoulders. I made a mistake again and this mistake will have an annoying effect as hell.
"Annika, kung andito ang anak mo, papasabunutan kita! Wala namang namilit sa'yo, ikaw ang nagkusang ihatid ang Daddy nya! Hindi ka rin naman nya pinilit, ikaw ang kusang bumigay. Anong iniiyak mo jan?"
"Napakahina ko."
"Matapang ka, tanga lang. Halika na, gusto mo ba paliguan pa kita???"
I lazily went up.
"Pano yung kasal?"
"Anong problema sa kasal?"
"Okay lang sa'yo?"
"Aii nako, tumayo ka na. Walang magbabago Annika, unless ayaw mo nang ituloy natin ang kasal."
"Alex!!"
"Itutuloy o hindi?"
"Itutuloy."
"Magkiclinic ka o iaannounce ko sa bahay nyo bakit ka hindi pumapasok? Tumawag na sa akin si Doc Luke ha!"
Napilitan akong bumangon at magresume ng clinic. I've been doing okay so far. In 6 months, ikakasal na kami ni Alex. Inayos nya na ang lahat. And I am just nothing but a workaholic busy bride.
All was running well but after some weeks, I got sick. Hindi ako makapagclinic at cancelled ang ilang surgeries ko. Yung iba, sinalo ng ibang cardio surgeon gaya ni Doc Dani.
My parents are temporarily out of the country visiting their other children while I am here stucked in my room. Ilang araw na akong laging nahihilo at di makakain.
"Have you ever check if you are pregnant?"
"Alex!"
"What? That was normal!"
"That was supposed to be normal if I am highly active."
"Yeah you aren't but have you forgotten that there is that one time?"
"Alex?!!"
I realized, na baka tama si Alex. My period got delayed. Hindi lang araw kundi buwan. Kinabahan ako.
When Alex left, kahit nanghihina ako, I went to buy PT sa pharmacy. I hurriedly went home and check.
Napapikit na lang ako.
