When We Crash (When Trilogy #2)

Chapter 13

"Good morning! I'm nurse Beatrix and I'm going to be your nurse for today..." I greeted him with the sweetest smile after entering his room.

"Well, hello there. You see... I'm back. And quit saying that will you? You've been always my nurse since day one." 

Natawa naman ako. He's always like this, cracking jokes and always being positive.

"Well, aren't you lucky, lolo Mel? But where is the lovely wife, huh?" I asked him while checking his vitals. Napansin ko kasi na mag-isa lang siya dito sa kwarto niya. Nasanay kasi ako na sa tuwing papasok ako dito ay ang asawa niya kaagad ang makikita kong nakaupo sa gilid at nagbabalat ng mansanas.

"She ran out of apples. She went out to buy some." He laughed. Natawa rin ako habang sinusulatan ko ang chart niya and the same time checking his vitals.

"She should buy you some broccolis too, lolo. Tumataas pa rin ang prisyon niyo.

Broccoli sprouts may help reduce blood pressure..." I suggested, grinning at him.

"Hindi ako mapili sa pagkain pero kung ang gulay na iyon ang pag-uusapan ay nagiging pihikan ako." He countered na naging dahilan upang mapangiti ako.

"You know what, lolo Mel? I know someone who doesn't eat broccoli too." Pagkukwento ko sa kanya. Nang-aasar niya akong tiningnan.

"I think I'm gonna like that boy."

"How'd you know that he's a boy?" Kunot noo kong tanong pero nandoon pa rin yung ngiti. Lolo Mel is just so amusing.

"I can tell the way how your eyes lit up while mentioning this someone who doesn't eat broccoli."

Napangiti naman ako ng mapait habang nakatingin sa chart na hawak ko. He's been gone for like a week now. Simula nung umaga pagkatapos ng birthday ni Eli ay hindi ko na siya nakita.

"Is there something wrong? The lights on your eyes just died. You should press code blue." He joked. Bahagya akong natawa. See, he's just so full of enthusiasm. These kind of patients is what I live for.

"What am I supposed to do, lo?" tanong ko sa kanya. I'm just so tired of fighting back my feelings for Yael. Holding a grudge is pretty damn exhausting.

"Oh, so this boy, he messed up."

"He lied to me..." pag-amin ko.

He looked at me sympathetically.

"I'm sorry... Is there a third party going on?"

Kaagad akong umiling. "No, lo. He'll never do that..." Sigurado kong sagot. He's so damn loyal! Kahit hindi pa kami ay hindi na siya tumitingin sa iba. "He just... lied. He made a fool out of me."

A moment of silence.

"You're lucky," he said after a few seconds of silence. Kumunot ang noo ko. I'm lucky that someone made a fool out of me?

"I cheated on my wife, once. And I'm not proud of it." pag-amin niya na naging dahilan upang mapaawang ang bibig ko. He's been my patient for so long. Pero ni minsan ay hindi ko naisip na kaya niyang mangaliwa. I mean, look at him and his wife. They're just so happy.

"I saw how she got hurt... how she got broken and damaged. And every single night that I'm seeing her crying and breaking, it breaks me too. It is not only her who's hurting but also me. I know, I'm such a fool to do such thing that will just backfire at me."

"But you know, we're just humans who make mistakes. We aren't perfect. A perfect relationship doesn't exist. You will always hurt each other unintentionally. Even that boy, he's not perfect. He makes mistake. I don't know about him but I'm sure as hell that he has a reason why he did such thing." He's pertaining to Yael. That boy.