Hearts Between The Pages (Heartwreck #1)

Chapter 7

Chapter 7

The One With The Manuscript

Para akong pinagpawisan nang hindi ko sinasadyang mabasa ang text na iyon. Hala!

May jowa pala itong si sir Archean! At mukhang Italian din dahil may pa mi manchi, mi manchi pa itong nalalaman. Ano ba ang ibig sabihin no'n? Hay, itong si Archean Fibonacci may tinatago palang landi.

Reality sucked me in the moment I heard a groan from my boss. Shit! Oo nga pala. May sakit siya! I tried to unlock his phone and luckily, it doesn't have a password.

I rummaged through his contacts to find his nursing student brother's phone number. Nakita ko naman ito at kaagad na tinawagan.

It took about four rings before he finally picked the call up.

"Hello?" He answered from the other line.

I subtly cleared my throat. "It's me. Olivia Fornari." I said.

Sandaling natahimik mula sa kabilang linya.

"Oh," he paused for a bit. "What happened? Do you need anything?" Sunod-sunod niyang tanong.

I chewed my bottom lip. "It's about your brother. Si Archean. May sakit. He told me to call you because you'd know what to do. Are you coming? In his office?" I ask, pacing back and forth.

There's a long pause from the other line, causing my heart to skip from beating.

"Uhm... I'm with my blockmates at the moment and we're currently finalizing our research," he says.

"And you're still gonna come in spite that. Aww! That is just so sweet, Archon!"

"Olivia..."

"What a great, great brother you are, Archon! Deserve mo ang ulirang brother award!"

"Olivia, no. I can't come."

Para akong pinagbaksakan ng langit, lupa, impyerno, at purgatoryo! "What?"

"I'm sorry. This is really important."

"At ang buhay ng kapatid mo ay hindi? Archon, blood is thicker than research!" I exclaimed.

He clears his throat, and for a second I thought I heard him swallowed his chuckles. Nagsalubong ang dalawa kong kilay habang pinapakiramdaman ko siya sa kabilang linya.

I hear him cleared his throat. "How about you just explain my brother's condition and then I'll tell you what to do?" He suggests, sounding a bit sheepish.

Sinilip ko si Archean na nasa sofa pa rin. His struggling state registered in my mind. "O-Of course. I think I can do that. But if he dies in my hands, I'm denying any of this!" I whisper through the phone sharply. I don't know how to take care of a sick man!

"Relax, Olivia. No one is dying. It's probably just flu." Archon tried to calm me down. "So, how was he?"

"Honestly, he doesn't look good. Kanina pa siya namimilipit sa sakit. Alam mo, kahit masungit 'yang kapatid mo at halatang-halata na sinasadya niya talaga akong pahirapan ay hindi naman ako natutuwa na makita siyang ganyan. Hindi lang naman mukha ang maganda sa'kin, pati kalooban ko ay maganda ri—"

"Uhm... With all due respect, Ms. Olivia, I need objective and subjective datas, let's save the rants for later."

Now it's my turn to pause and think for a while. "What's objective and subjective data? Mag so-solve din ba ako? Here's a thing, a lot of people think I'm smart but I'm not good at calculations. Pero kayang-kaya ko mag essay!"