The Boy in My Daydream

Chapter 10: Venipuncture

Nasasagot ko naman yung mga recitations at nakakapag-focus na ulit ako. Billy and I never talked too much at sa board at iPad lang lagi ako naka-focus, palipat-lipat ang tingin at kinokopya ang mahahalagang notes.

"Your cornea is a clear covering that rests over your pupil, iris, and anterior chamber. Siya yung nagpo-provide ng optical power of your eyes. Yung cornea- ayan nakikita niyo 'yan?" Sir discussed while drawing an arrow on where is the cornea of our eyes.

"It refracts light and helps your eyes focus on objects in your line of sight. Kumbaga, siya yung- siya yung.. what'd you call that again?" Sir tried to peocess everything until he began on eyeing me.

"Ms. Laurel, recite. Summarize Cornea." He called my name at mabilis akong tumayo.

Shit.

I closed my eyes and clenched my fist. I opened it again at huminga ng maluwag.

"Cornea covers a the parts of the eye- it, it's where you have the sight. Nakakita ka ng maayos because of cornea because of the refraction of light. And you can see every perspectives because it's- it's bilog po." I pursed my lips because of disappointment because I can't even answer properly.

Nagbaba ako ng tingin at umupo na agad dahil sa kahihiyan. But no one even laughed at me, even sir. Ang weird, wala bang mali sa sagot ko?

"Good, Ms. Laurel." He smiled at me at tumayo ulit siya upang mag-drawing ulit sa board at mag-discuss ulit.

"It covers the pupils, iris and the..." he enumerated it all then pointed at Billy.

Sumagot naman siya at tumama naman. He began writing again on the baord at nag-discuss ulit after recit.

Tumagal lang ng isa't kalahating oras yung recit at nagmove na kami sa next lesson for today which is the venipuncture. Pumunta naman kaming lahat sa anatomy lab at pina-pili niya kaming lahat ng partner except for Billy and I. Hindi kami nagpapansinan mula pa kanina at wala rin naman akong balak na kausapin siya.

Nararamdaman ko yung unti-unti niyang paglapit sa akin until I finally turned my head on him. Malapit na nga siya sa akin. He let out a small grin then he looked straight on my eyes.

He nudged at me. "Sorry na oh," He sincerely apologized and make his face being cute to me. He lend me a syringe but I refused na kuhanin 'yon.

I crossed my arms at tinignan siya ng seryoso. "Anong gagawin ko diyan?" Pagtataray ko.

"Edi tusukin mo sa balat ko kung talagang galit ka sa 'kin, nagso-sorry na ako ng seryoso sa'yo, e. Kung galit ka pa sa 'kin eh.. tusok mo lang 'tong injection at kuhanan mo na lang ako ng dugo." Pagpapa-cute niya at ngumiti na nang-aasar at inabot sa akin yung syringe.

Kahit nagpapa-cute siya ay hindi pa rin kami okay.

I bit my lower lip because of his annoyance at inagaw ko 'yon sa kanya. Ngumiti naman siya na parang tanga dahil kinuha ko mula sa kanyang palad yung syringe. Umupo kami sa isang tabi at siya na ang nag-volunteer na ako ang kukuha ng dugo niya.

Our professor started to discuss first and demonstrate on how to venipuncture. At sunod naman ay isa-isa kaming pina-demonstrate ni prof yung dapat naming gagawin. He lectured also yung cautions and beware sa mistake kapag kukuha ng dugo kaya nag-take notes naman ako do'n.

"Huy, pansinin mo naman ako oh. Sorry na kasi!" He apologized and begged to have my attention on him.

I am carefully listening kay prof. pero kanina niya pa ako kinukulit. Malapit na kami mag-demonstrate at handa naman akong kunin siya ng maraming dugo. We will have a real demonstration na dahil tapos na kami kanina mag-try doon sa fake na arm. Ngayon, real arm na.