DATING A GOD 101 (COMPLETE!) #Wattys2021

CHAPTER XXI: I DATE DOCTORS

I ALMOST DIED.

Iyon ang inisip ko while I laid on the bed inside the infirmary. Cedric was still talking to Cute Nurse about my condition.

"Is she gonna be alright?"

"Yes, naagapan naman ang damage sa stomach tissues niya. She's recovering quickly, faster than I expected. What happened anyway?" tanong ni Cute Nurse.

"Ezrah happened."

Biglang natahimik. I couldn't see them dahil sa kurtinang nakatakip sa kama kung saan ako nakahiga. All that was visible were their shadows casted by the light in that room.

Sumilip si Cedric, hindi siya lumapit sa kinaroroonan ko, tanging mukha lang niya ang nakikita ko and there was a weird smile on it.

"Hey, you." he said.

And he really stressed that last word out at naramdaman ko na para bang napilitan lang siyang kausapin ako.

"Why do I get this feeling that you don't like me too?" tanong ko. Hindi nawala ang ngiti niya, there was something evil about it at hindi iyon bagay sa napaka-amo niyang mukha.

"Whatever you did back there to stop Ezrah from killing you, keep doing it."

"Wala akong ginawa."

"You sure? Coz I think something really caught his attention kaya humaba pa ang napakaiksi mong buhay." wika niya.

Bumukas ang pinto at narinig ko ang pamilyar na boses.

"I just had a...little accident."

"Master Crete...naku po...please sit down, I'll get my kit."

Eliel's here.

Isinara ni Cedric ang kurtina at binati ang bagong dating na pasyente.

"That looks deep." Wika ni Cedric, "Tsk, tsk..."

May naririnig akong kumakaluskos na para bang may naghahalungkat.

"Ced, anong ginagawa mo?"

"Tahimik ka lang... Just trust me..."

"Trust you...coz you're NOT a doctor."

"No. But I date doctors."

Narinig kong bumukas ang bintana at pagkatapos nun parang may bumagsak sa lupa sa labas.

"Hoy...ba't mo tinapon yung mga pang-benda?!  Aiish..."

"Tiwala lang, El."

Ano bang pinag-uusapan nila, ano yung natapon daw? May nakaharang kasi kaya di ko makita kung anong ginagawa nila sa kabila.

"Master Crete..." bumalik na ata si Cute Nurse.

"Nurse, we've ran out of bandages, can you fetch some from the stock room?"

"Huh? Pero kalalagay ko lang kanina ah..."

"Look, wala nang laman yung cabinet."

"But I...I can't leave them unattended..."

"Ako na bahala dito Nurse, just go get those bandages." Sagot ni Cedric.

"Ganun po ba. Salamat, Master Cedric."

Narinig kong sumara ang pinto. Now it's just the three of us sa loob ng clinic.

"So...you hurt yourself in purpose, just to see her?" Tumawa siya.

Sinadya niyang masugatan...to get here...

Nasisiraan na siya ng bait!

"At ikaw pinabibilib mo ko.  Anak ka nga ni Athena. Naisip mo pa yun para mapalabas si Cute Nurse."