The Wing Series 2: Eight Pleas

CHAPTER 10

"Buenos Dias, mi siñora!"

Napangiti ako sa bati nito at hinalikan ito sa pisngi.

"Why are you here? Where's my doctor?" tanong ko habang kinakabit ang seatbelt.

Tiningnan muna nito kung maayos naba ang seatbelt ko at binalingan rin si Ate Mandy sa backseat na ngayon ay naghahanda nang matulog ulit.

"Here. I'm the doctor." nilagay pa nito ang kamay sa ilalim ng baba para ipresenta ang sarili. Natatawa kong inikot ang mata.

"I mean, the real doctor"

He looked at me with a shocked and hurt expression as he strated the engine.

"Babe, you're hurting my doctor's pride. I'm licensed you know" umiling-iling pa ito.

I just stuck out my tongue at him. "Drama mo Martini"

Well, well, he's indeed a doctor. But by profession and a businessman by choice. He's a businessman but also a surgeon like his father, who is my private doctor, and like my brother as well. Pero tingin ko naman he's doing both since narinig kong may inoperahan ito recently.

I made myself comfortable in the seat as I watch the darkness from the outside. It's just 4 in the morning, kaya madilim pa talaga.

"Dad is out of town with your brother kaya pinabantayan ka nila sakin. Ako lang din muna ang magmomonitor sayo habang nasa taping ka..." kumunot ang noo nito sa huling sinabi at binalingan ako ng tingin pero binalik rin naman agad sa daan.

"Ba't nga pala ganitong oras ang taping mo? Is this legal? I will talk to the director when we get there"

Mabilis akong napanguso at mas binalot pa sa sarili ang kumot. When he's like this, he really sounds like my brother. Oh well, he's already like a second brother to me.

"Kasi po may part kasi na may sunrise at nasa beach. At opo legal po to. Nasa kontrata naman na tutugon ako kahit anong oras tawagin ng director para sa role ko. And oh, please, don't make a scene. Muntik ko nang hindi mapigilan si Kuya'ng pagalitan ang direktor."

Sumimangot lang ito at hindi na umimik.

I get his phone for the music. Nangunot pa ang noo ko nang halos K-POP music ang nasa list niya. I eyed him suspiciously.

"What?" he sounds defensive kahit na wala pa naman akong sinasabi.

"You're listening to K-POPs?"

"Yes. Why?"

"Naiintindihan mo naman?"

"Kailangan ko bang maintindihan muna bago ko maenjoy ang beat ng kanta?" he answered while raising a brow. I still eyed him suspiciously.

"Black Pink."

"Ha?"

"Twice."

"Twice what?" he asked with a ceased forehead.

"Red Velvet."

"Gutom ka ba? You want cake? I can buy you but you can't eat too much sweet"

Doon na ako natawa sa sinabi nito at pinlay nalang ang napiling kanta. Obviously, he don't have any idea about those K-POP groups on his playlist. Which means that it's not him who like to listen to them. Hindi ko nalang inusisa pa.

"We'll be there in less than 30 minutes. Matulog ka muna para makapagpahinga ka" sabi nito na inilingan ko lang at sinandal ang ulo sa bintana.

"Hindi naman ako inaantok. Ayoko ring matulog at baka antukin ka"