Mamahalin Kita ng Malayo

CHAPTER 7

Rod's POV
It's been a week and thank god I've finished my thesis already. Bukas na din ang final defense ko, hoping na sana mapasa ko ito cuz nabalitaan kong hindi daw pumasa ang ibang kasamahan namin ni Franky which results na mag-uulit sila. It's already 2pm and katatapos ko lang aralin ang thesis ko. I'm tired so I've decided na humiga na muna. I grabbed my phone then texted Lizzy. I think ngayon din ang last day ng OJT niya eh.

To Imee:
Hi Ms. Chavez! Good afternoon. Kamusta? Ngayon na ang last day ng OJT mo right? I'm sure mamimiss mo yan😊 Nasa school ka pa ba? May sundo ka ba? Or may dala kang sasakyan? Well kung meron, drive safely. Wag masyadong magpapagod okay? Wala ako jan para alagaan ka (biro lang ulit). Nga pala when you get home, can I call? May sasabihin kasi ako sa kuya mo eh.

_Mr.R_

✅ Message Sent.

After sending that message, I turned off my phone then sleep. Sana paggising ko may reply siya kahit emoji or dot lang.

Imee's POV
It's already 4:30pm and sinasamahan na namin ang mga nurses na magligpit ng mga gamit dahil oras na din para umuwi. It took us 30 minutes then pagkatapos non nagpaalam na kami nila Sam para umuwi. Well tutal last day of OJT na namin ngayon, we've decided na magcelebrate muna bago umuwi cuz one of the nurses informed us na we have nothing to worry about dahil they will give good feedbacks naman daw about our performances. While walking I get my phone to inform my driver sana na wag na akong sunduin but I saw a text message from Rod. Habang binabasa ko ito, nagulat ako cuz biglang sumigaw si Stephen.

Stephen: Sana all talaga bakla!!!!! (Shouted)

Samantha: Ano ba Stephen! Nakakasira ka ng eardrum sa totoo lang. Kaloka tong baklang to! (Then frowned)

Alice didn't speak, she just gave Stephen a confused look. While reading Rod's message, Stephen slightly hit my arm then laugh.

Stephen: Replyan mo na kasi! Kawawa naman oh.

Alice: Ang alin ba Stephen? Ano bang pinag-uusapan niyo?

After a couple of seconds, Stephen grabbed my phone then read Rod's message. Nakakainis talaga tong baklang toh napaka-pakialamero!

Imee: Kailangan mo talagang basahin ng napakalakas Stephen? (Then raised her eyebrow)

Alice: Si Mr. R lang Naman pala. Imee?

Imee: What?

Alice: Nililigawan ka na niyan diba?

Samantha: Oh my gosh! Really?

Imee: Y-yah but I didn't say yes. Siya naman nagdecide eh.

Stephen: Sagutin mo na kaya bakla! (Then gave Imee's phone) Give him a chance.

Imee: Give him a chance? Para ano? Para saktan ako? No way!

Stephen: Ang advance talaga mag-isip nito! Pwede pasabunot kahit isang beses lang? Ako nasasayangan sayo eh!

I just rolled my eyes then texted manong. We use Stephen's car papunta sa restau wherein we've decided to eat dinner. It took us an hour to reach that certain restau kaya pagdating namin nag-order na kami agad. While waiting we talk a lot of throwback memories that we had before until sa napunta na naman ang usapan kay Rod. My god! Parang gusto ko nalang umuwi sa totoo lang.