THIS IS WORK OF FICTION. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. (novel, short stories)
This is my first time publishing a story so please be informed that I may or may not reach your standards.
xo
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"Chief, I really need a month off," I desperately said to our Chief of Surgery here in Hernandez Memorial Hospital. He is looking at me intently, not giving me any guesses whether he's going to give what I've been asking him for months now or not.
"I know that you've been asking me to give you a month off these past few months now, Nova," Anito.
"And since you're one of my best surgeons, I'm giving you your month off now," tuloy niya na ikinagulat ko.
I've been working at Chief's family hospital every since I passed medical school. I never thought of transferring to any other hospitals kahit na ang daming offers nang maipasa ko ang fellowship exam ko. My other friends even begged me to stay. Though, kahit naman hindi nila ako pilitin ay hindi parin ako lilipat.
Parati rin naman ang tanong ng iba kung bakit daw nandito ako. Dahil sa galing ko raw ay mas mabuting nasa mas mataas na ospital ako. Hernandez Memorial Hospital is only the fourth highest hospital here in the Philippines.
"Work where you feel like you won't be getting as much pressure as you receive now, Nova."
"Don't work for them, work for yourself."
I can still hear the voice of the person who said that to me.
I sighed at the thought.
"Thank you so much, Tito Ric!" sabi ko at tumayo upang bigyan siya ng mahigpit na yakap.
"May I ask why did you and Ara suddenly asked for a month off?" taas kilay na tanong niya.
Ngitian ko na lamamg ito para sabihin na hindi ko gustong sabihin ang rason ng paghingi namin ni Arabella ng month off galing sa tatay niya.
Chief Ricardo Hernandez is like a father to me already. He is my Dad's bestfriend that's why I know he treats me like a daughter here at their hospital. Siguro na rin ay dahil bestfriend ko ang anak niyang nagtatrabaho rin dito na si Arabella.
"I'll see you after a month, then," ngiting sabi nito at kumalas sa yakap.
"And I'll take care of your one remaining patient," tuloy ulit niya.
"Thank you po ulit!" sabi ko at nagdesisyon nang umalis sa kanyang opisina para naman pumunta na sa mga kaibigan ko upang magpaalam.
