His greatest desire (Fractured #1)

PROLOGUE

I love my work. No hint of sarcasm or joke.

Maganda ang buhay ko. Nakuha ko ang gusto kong trabaho-sinobrahan ko pa nga. I am a well known psychiatrist in my field, even a triple board passer. Hindi ko lang alam pano ka intindihin bilang tao, kaya ko ding buksan ang katawan mo at kulikatin ang loob maayos lang ang pag daloy ng dugo sa lahat ng organs mo. Yes, I am also a cardiologist and a general surgeon. Pangarap yun ng papa ko, tinupad ko lang.

"Doc, may naghahanap po sayo. Pinatuloy ko na po sa office." Ani Yesha. Assistant ko, never liked her. She likes to bend rules and disrupt the organization of things. Kumbaga para saakin nakakagulo siya sa paningin ko. But I kept her, she's a hard working nurse and she's the only nurse I trust because she's stupid and doesn't know anything.

"I told you many times that I don't want them to wait in my office. All outpatients wait in the lobby! Simple instructions." I said.

And she just smiled and gave me a lollipop. Jeez, how childish can she get?

Hindi na ako nagreklamo pa at pumasok nalang sa opisina ko. And here goes my anxious brain.

The hell that kid is doing on my couch eating ice cream?!

I sighed, went to the sink to wash my hands thoroughly, sanitized my hands with sanitizer, and dried it three times before heading to my table.

Same routine, same order.

Pilit kong kinakalma ang sarili ko nang nakita kong tumulo ang ice cream sa bagong bili kong rug.

Dang, it took me many months to decide on changing the color of that rug.

I sat and smiled at the mother of the child. "Hi! Good morning, I'm Dr. Monteverde. Before anything else, I would like to ask you ma'am if you're with uhm another adult? Because that kid of yours is killing me." I said without hesitation.

I heard the mom gasp and glared at me. "Excuse me? What did my child ever do to you?!" She exclaimed.

I sighed and stared at the mom directly. "Well, he's dirtying my office and it stresses my brain. He's a complete mess and the mess has no place in my head."

She grabbed her bags and angrily looked at me. "I came here to have my son checked because I think there's something wrong with him, and I didn't know that the well respected psychologist is mentally ill too. Ipapatanggal ko lisensya mo!" Aniya at hinila ang anak niya palabas.

"Too bad tho, I don't work with kids. I will never be." I said quietly.

Well, I have a severe OCD and I also have Mysophobia. Things unorganized and dirty stuff gives me a hellish headache and a freaking anxiety. I grew up like that, I thought I was just obsessed with perfection but it turns out that I actually have a disorder. But that made me the best of everything.

I sighed. Again and again. Hindi ko na mabilang kung ilang beses na akong huminga ng malalim. Buti humihinga pa ako.

I went outside to look for Yesha. And there she is, flirting with patients. Geez, what a woman.

"Yesha?" I called.

Agad siyang lumingon ng marinig niya ang tawag ko. She came to me with a wide smile... What a bright soul.

"I had a kid mess up my office and I'd like for you to stop sending patients in my office. Copy that?" I said seriously.

She smiled and nodded. "Copy doc!" Aniya.

Tinalikuran ko siya at agad na pumasok sa opisina at nagsimulang linisin ang kalat.

This is a lot of work. Good thing I always buy in pairs.