Chapter 33
Bear Pin
"MAGBAYAD ka na ng utang mo, Nica. Yung one dollar ko," rinig kong singil sa akin ni Jaydee. Tunog batang inaapi ang boses niya.
It's early in the morning and he's already here, pestering me at work. Nakalahad ang kamay niya sa taas ng counter ng nurses' station. Wala itong ibang ginawa kung hindi tumitig sa akin habang kinukumpleto ko ang sinusulat sa papel.
I let out a sigh through my mouth as my gaze averted to the other nurses in front of me. Ramdam na ramdam ko ang mga pabalik-balik na tingin ni Mika at Hazel sa amin.
Kahit na nagkukunwari silang may inaasikaso ay kita ko pa rin ang minsan nilang pagnanakaw ng tingin sa gawi namin.
I shook my head to the side. I looked at the man beside me.
"You're really serious about that?" 'di ko makapaniwalang tanong sa kanya.
He shrugged his shoulders. He looked like he won't give up if I don't give him a dollar. Para siyang bata na nanghihingi ng pang-araw-araw na baon sa magulang niya.
"Pera din 'yon, Nica. Paano kung wala na pala akong pang-lunch? O kaya kulang yung pera ko, at yung one dollar mo ang magsasalba sa akin para makakain ng pantanghalian ngayon?" he answered.
My gaze is still fixed on him. He had a playful smirk written all over his face.
I let out a sigh as a sign of my defeat. I reached for a dollar inside the pants of my maroon scrubs. Mabilis ko iyong binigay sa kanya at muling binalik ang tingin sa fini-fill upan kong papel.
I heard him let out a low laugh. Mas lalo lamang nakuha ang atensyon ng dalawang babaeng nurse dahil sa pagtawa niya. When I lifted my eyes to look at Hazel and Mika, they were both raising their eyebrows at me.
Napabuntong-hininga na lamang ako. I already told him to stop pestering me at work! Akala ko ay titigilan niya na talaga ako sa trabaho! But I was greeted by a very pleasant surprise when I saw him sitting near the nurses' station again. Back with his new book.
Hindi na siya nagdala ng self help book. He bought a dark romance one, probably without knowing that it was a dark romance book. He probably thought that it was a mystery mixed with horror book.
"So... anong nangyayari dito?" rinig kong tanong ni Hazel.
Agad nakuha ang atensyon ni Jaydee sa tanong nito. I felt him look at my way but I didn't even give them the attention they wanted. When Jaydee saw that I had no plans of answering them, he took it upon himself to answer Hazel's question.
"Magkakilala kami," rinig kong sagot ni Jaydee. He even pointed at me and back to himself. "May utang siya sa akin. Sinisingil ko lang," dagdag niya.
Narinig ko ang mahinang pagtawa ng dalawa ngunit agad din nilang pinigilan nang inangat ko ang tingin ko sa kanila.
"Utang na one dollar?" tanong naman ni Mika. "Pretty sure that it costs you more to get here. The gas and all."
Napatigil ako sa pagsusulat. He's just going to make this worse.
"Hmm... It was my condition that she'll pay me a dollar per day. Baka masyadong mabigatan si Nica kapag siningil ko siya ng isang bagsakan lamang," sagot pa niya.
"Ganoon ba kamahal ang utang niya sa'yo at hindi kaya bayaran ng isang bagsakan?" nagtatakang tanong ni Hazel. "What is the reason for her debt anyway?"
Napapikit ako nang mariin nang marinig ang sumunod na tanong ng dalawa. I was about to speak and stop him from answering it when he spoke first before me.
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