Sweet Pacific Breezes (Provincia de Marina Series #4)

Kabanata 17

Kabanata 17

Sweet Pacific Breezes

There was nothing romantic about Isidore dropping me off at my home. The small space in his car made me feel suffocated for some other reasons. Siguro kasi iniisip ko pa rin kung paanong kinuwestyon niya ang totoong nararamdaman ko para sa kaniya. And the day after that, I caused him trouble once more.

Iniisip niya siguro na wala na akong idinulot na maganda simula nang pumasok ako sa clinic niya at sa buhay niya. I never thought I could be this overbearing.

Nakatanaw lamang ako sa labas ng dinadaanan namin habang binabaybay niya ang daan patungo sa bahay ni Uncle. My arms were crossed  against my chest, looking like an armour ready to protect me against any attacks from him.

"You can take a day off tomorrow. Si Miro muna ang pagbabantayin ko kay Ira para makapagpahinga ka muna."

"I'm fine. I don't need a day off," I replied, glancing at him. Nakita kong sumulyap din siya sa akin.

"It's an order from me, Cleora. Kung hindi mo kayang alagaan ang sarili mo, then you can't also take proper good care of any patients in the clinic, lalong lalo na kay Ira."

Huminga ako nang malalim at hindi pinansin ang kaniyang sinabi. Although he has a point, I couldn't agree with him. Kailangang may mukha pa rin akong ihaharap bukas sa kabila ng nangyari. I don't want to cause any trouble. Nagkataon lang na ngayon ay wala akong masyadong tulog at naisipang umidlip sa trabaho.

And I swear, I'll never do it again.

"Ira was going frantic when I saw her at the CCTV monitor. She was swimming in and out of the water trying to get you out of it, that's when I noticed that something's wrong," kwento niya sa nangyari.

I pursed my lips. So he was the first one to noticed that I was drowning. Ang akala ko nga ay hindi siya papasok sa opisina ngayon sa kabila ng nangyari. The knot of my arms tightened. This was the reason why I kept on liking him. He was giving me reasons to have feelings for him, na kahit siya hindi niya napapansin ang ginagawa. I was attracted to kindness, his kindness. I was attracted to his dedication at work, to his passion. Kaya sino ba namang tao ang hindi magkakagusto sa kaniya. I appreciated all the things he did for me, even going with the flow of how I wanted everything to be. Na kahit napipilitan, he had given me an ounce of his attention.

"I'm sorry, I caused you trouble," I apologized sincerely. Nakatingin ako sa kaniya at hinihintay ang kaniyang reaksyon. He just nodded, eyes on the road.

There was a deafening silence between us after that. Buti na lang at malapit na kami sa bahay. He already knew the way so there was no point in telling him what directions to follow. Nang tumapat na kami sa bahay ay agad din naman akong lumabas ng kaniyang sasakyan. Isidore also went out of his car.

"Thank you for bringing me home," tila labag sa loob ang aking sinabi. I didn't want to go home, indeed.

His scrutinizing eyes fell on my face. "Huwag ka ng pumasok bukas. I'll contact your Uncle and tell him not to let you go to work."

I slightly glared at him. "Hindi na ako bata."

"I see that, but you have to follow my rules, Cleora. No work tomorrow. Go rest."

I don't know what was wrong with him. He was workaholic and when I told him to go rest, he won't even listen to me. Pero sabagay, sino nga ba ako para sundin niya, 'di ba? He's my boss so I should take orders from him. Wala rin naman akong magagawa. In fact, I shouldn't be on his bad side. Ayaw ko pa namang mapaalis sa clinic.