What Are We

Chapter 18

Like what was Kuya Colby said, I woke up early as I could. Mga bandang 3am 'ata ako nagising dahil kapag natapos ko nang ayusin ang sarili ko papasok sa Hospital ay maaga na rin akong makapasok. I'm estimating that I'll be at work at exactly 4:30.

While heating the warm water, I cooked something to eat and took a shower, and after taking a shower, I made my Milo. Aww, I miss Milo the Drink.

I just ate and got dressed. I usually wore color light blue scrubs but since my patients today are all children, my purple scrubs for the top and for the lower part was white.

I quickly prepare my salad for lunch and a ham-egg-cheese sandwich. I also put the yogurt I bought yesterday. And I am already done!

Dala ko na ang lahat ng gamit ko at lumabas na. Nagsuot lang ako ng sweater dahil paniguradong malamig sa labas. I locked the door and headed towards my car.

At hindi nga ako nagkamali, ang lamig.

I started the engine and drove to the Hospital. Balak ko pa sana dumaan sa bahay ampunan kaso, masosobrahan ang pagka-late ko. Saka ang aga pa.

Pagdating ko sa Hospital ay dumaretso na kaagad ako sa table ko. Iniwan ko lang doon ang gamit ko at nilagay muna ang name tag ko sa may damit.

I didn't bring the stethoscope and the things that should be brought because it was too early. I'm even earlier than my estimated time of arrival here.

I don't even know what time the children will come here. What I'm going to do now is sudden, so yeah.

Tumaas ako at pinuntahan ang opisina ni Kuya Colby. I was expecting that he's in his office but he's not there. Sabihan ba naman ako ng agahan ko rito pero siya naman pala ang male-late.

Though I'm the nurse here and I'm the one who will handle those students.

Napabuntong hininga ako at tinahak na lamang ang sofa. Nahiga ako at nag-set ng alarm sa suot na Apple Watch. Kaunting idlip lang naman.

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I DON'T know if I woke up to my alarm or not but it seems not because it's already 5:56. And I set my alarm at exactly 5. Bumangon ako nagulat sa presensya ni Kuya Colby at ni Austin na ngiti-ngiting nakatingin saakin.

Pinag-usapan na naman siguro ako ng dalawang 'to! Ano pa bang aasahan ko sa mga bibig ng mga ito kapag nakikita ako.

"Anong nginingiti niyo riyan?" Tinaasan ko sila ng kilay.

"You look like a baby when you sleep but you're so cuteee," Lumapit pa sa gawi ko si Austin at kinurot ang pisngi ko.

"Nako tigilan mo ako, bababa na ako at baka dumating na ang mga pasyente ko," Akmang tatayo na ako ng bigla silang tumawa.

"What?" I shrugged off my head. Irritated. Confused.

"I- I was joking about your early work today," Tawa-tawa pa rin siya.

"What?!"

"I joked about the time but I'm serious about your patient students!" He hissed but still explaining? Guilty yarn?

"Edi sana pala itinulog ko na muna! Magsama kayong dalawa!" Inis akong naglakad papunta sa pintuan.

"What? Lighht I did nothing!" Rinig ko pang sabi ni Austin nang makalabas ako at pabagsak na isinara ang pintuan kaya naggawa ito ng malakas na ingay sa buong hallway. Napatingin tuloy ang ilang pasyenteng naggagala-gala sa ganitong oras. I apologized and then went to the staircase door and went down to the ground floor. That's where our room and table for nurses are destined. In the whole Hospital, there are only ten children's nurses, it seems that we are the only ones assigned for babies to adolescence and the other nurses are for adults. Pero minsan ay naka-aasigned kami sa pag assist ng ibang doctor lalo na kung kailangang-kailangan talaga.