"Irene!" Lumingon si Irene nang marinig na may tumawag sakanya, Its Hannah and Henry.
"Have you eaten dinner?" Hannah asked.
"Not yet, magoorder palang ako. Papasabay kayo?" She asked.
"Ah no, we brought you a food also. Nasa office, join us na" napangiti si Irene at tumango bago sundan ng lakad ang dalawa.
"May napapansin ba kayo kay Ara and Lawrence?" Irene asked.
Napakunot noo ang dalawa
"About what?" Henry curiously asked while chewing her food.
"Nothing, I think that there is something between them I just can't tell what it is. Pero may iba e" she said.
It's their third day working in the hospital. Magkakaparehong oras ang duty nila Hannah, Henry and Irene while Ara and Lawrence naman ay simula 5am
"Dahil ba they are close now? Irene magkababata yung dalawa ano ba. Teka. nga are you jealous?"
Agad na umiling si Irene sa narinig sa kaibigan
Ara is her bestfriend, never niya itong pagseselosan at isa pa walang namamagitan sakanila ni Lawrence. Napansin lang din ni Irene na medyo naglaylow si Lawrence sakanya.
"Ofcourse not Henry, I just noticed that they are more closed now than the usual. Im not jealous ha, Me and Lawrence are not a thing. Maybe nagkathing kami but ilang taon na ang nakalipas, we choose na maging magkaibigan nalang"
"But you guys are so sweet when we're still in the Philippines" hannah said.
Somehow Irene agreed.
Lawrence is sweet to her nung nasa Pilipinas pa sila but nagstart na parang iwas sakanya si Lawrence nung before sila magmedical mission.
"I don't know. We don't know, hindi naman sila nagkikwento"
"But what if something is going on with them. Is it okay to you?" Henry teased her.
Natigilan saglit si Irene.
Oo nga, what if may namamagitan sakanila? Okay lang ba kay Irene?
"I don't know, they are my bestfriends at isa pa walang namamagitan sa amin ni Lawrence kaya okay lang siguro"
"Siguro? So you're not sure about it?" Hannah asked again.
"Honestly hindi ko alam irereact ko, why are we talking about this ba? We're not yet sure if they are a thing or what"
The couples chuckled.
"You guys are nang-aasar nanaman" wika niya
"Nah, cute lang ng reaction mo Irene. Kaya gusto kang ireto nung major shareholder ng hospital na ito sa anak niya e" wika nanaman ni Hannah. Inirapan niya ito at natatawa na rin.
Simula nung sinabihan siya nung isang may-ari ng hospital na ito na irereto sa anak niyang single ay naging running joke na nilang magkakaibigan iyon.
After they eat, Irene went out of Hannah's office. She walked through the hallway and checked the patients at the ward
"Ara you called" Irene said nang sagutin niya ang tawag ni Ara.
"I can't go home tonight Irene, incase na umuwi ka at wala ako baka kasi hanapin mo ako"
"Where are you going then?" Ilang segundong natahimik ang kabilang linya.
"Dinner with family, Im not sure kung makakauwi ako mamaya pero mukhang hindi"
"Oh okay, ingat ka diyan"
"Thank you Irene, ingat ka mamaya pauwi" she ended the call.
Irene heaved a deep sighed as she walk into her table and sit on her swivel chair.
