My patient now is a primigravida. A first time mom.

" Kailan po ang huli niyong regla, ma'am" I asked the woman.

" Last January pa po Doc" Sagot naman sa akin nung babae. She looks young though.

" So you are seven months now, ma'am" Tumango naman 'yung babae

I asked more further questions were on my patient. I also asked about her ultrasound results and basing on it, there were no problems found.

Ganon ang ginawa ko sa lahat ng pasyente ko. I took some of their vital signs most specially their blood pressure.

Hindi ko na napansing gumagabi na pala. We all packed up. Bukas ulit.

Dumiretso na kami sa pinapatuluyan naming health facility. Buti na lang at may signal dito. I looked at my phone, I received a lot of calls and text messages from Raven. Lahat iyun parepareho ang kanyang sinabi.

Chief, Busy ka?

I read it.

Binasa ko naman 'yung huling text niya.

Chief, miss na kita. I fucking miss my fiancee

Sunod kong basa sa huling text message niya.

Ilang sandali pa ng tumawag na siya.

Inangat ko ito agad

" Chief" Rinig kong tawag niya sa akin sa kanilang linya

" Boss" Saad ko naman. Base sa tunog ng boses niya, lasing ang lalaking 'yun.

" You're drunk" Akusa ko sa kanya.

" Kailan ka uuwi?" Tanong naman niya.

" One week nga ako dito diba" I told him. Narinig ko ang pagtunga niya sa alak.

" Ang tagal ng isang linggo, Chief. Isang araw lang ipinaalam mo sa akin ah" Akusa muli niya sa akin

" Isang linggo po, Boss. At sinong kainuman mo diyan?" Tanong ko sa kanya.

" Mag-isa ko lang." Saad naman niya.

" Ba't ka umiinom jan mag-isa?" Tanong ko naman sa kanya.

Narinig ko yung tunog ng boteng natumba bago siya sumagot

" Kase wala ka dito" Tanging sagot naman niya

" Boss naman. Ang OA mo naman masyado" Saad ko na lamang sa kanya.

" Try feeling what I feel, I bet you would do the same. I feel empty without you, Chief. I worked the whole day. You'll be happy when you saw that. But I came home with an empty place." He said.

" Arte" Saad ko na lamang sa kanya.

" Gaano ba kaimportante iyang trabaho mo at nagawa mo akong ipagpalit jan." Tanong niya bigla

" Lasing nga na nga Aldamante. Kaya itulog mo na lang iyan." Saad ko sa kanya.

" I love you" He muttered.

" I love you too, Boss." Saad ko naman sa kanya.

" Huwag mong bibigyan ng pagkakataon iyang manliligaw mo jan. Kung ayaw mo kong mapaaway dahil iniwan mo akong kinakain ng selos dito" Pakuway saad niya sa akin.

" Binasted ko na nga Boss. Pag-uwi ko, idedate kita" Saad ko na lamang sa kanya. Puwede kong sabihin sa kanya ang mga ito ngayon dahil alam kong lasing siya. Mga salitang hindi ko kailanman masasabi kung hindi siya lasing.

" Fuck! I badly miss you, Chief" He said.

" Matulog ka na" I told him.

" I damn love you" He muttered.

" I love you too. Sige na, matulog ka na." Saad ko. Hindi ko muna pinatay yung tawag, I can hear sounds of him drinking from the bottle.

Napapikit na lamang ako. I ended the call afterwards.

" Dra. Torez, hinihintay ka na daw sa meeting room" Saad sa akin ng isang nurse. I smiled at her

" Sige, salamat." I told her. I fixed myself before wearing my lab gown.

All doctors came before we started the wrap up. The meeting was all about our patients. Napagtanto din namin na marami ang may upper respiratory diseases that's why we have more pedia doctors. Madami din ang pasyenteng may high blood at may diabetes mellitus. On third rank were the pregnant mothers. We accumulated the number of patients to know where to give more focus.

Ilang sandali pa'y natapos narin ang meeting.

" Dra. Torez" Tawag naman sa akin ni Ethan.

" Dr. Montesor" Saad ko sa kanya.

" I'm sorry for what I've said earlier. That was beyond the line. I hope you don't spring away from me because of what I've said" Saad niya

" Bakit naman kita hindi papansinin. You're a good doctor and a good man, Ethan. A lot of women would die just to be in your world. But not me." I made everything clear already.

Nakita ko ang kislap sa kanyang mga mata

" I honestly envy that Aldamante. It's hard to find someone like you Jord and yet he had you first than me. How I wish, you met me prior to him." He said.

" I know you would find a woman who would trully see you as you are. Love you as you are. And cherish you like you cherish her." Saad ko sa kanya.

" But we can still be friends, right" He asked. I nodded.

" I can definitely offer you friendship" I told him. We both smiled.

It didn't took long when I received a call again from Raven. I answered it in the second ring

" I though you're already asleep" I told him.

" I can't fucking sleep, Chief." He said

" Bakit naman 'di ka makatulog?" I asked him.

" Kase wala ka dito" Ang drama talaga ng lalaking 'to.

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A/N : Someone requested for an update, sweethearts. I spared an hour for this.

This is for you.

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