Mari Gauxiena Donovan, a sophisticated yet impatient doctor, crossed paths with Captain Jaxon Alexander Ventura because of a mission in Afghanistan that made their two different worlds collide.
She's used to saving people's lives; while he's used t...
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Song: You and Me- Lifehouse
In-between
I woke up feeling an excruciating pain over my shoulder. Pagkagising ko, nasa kwarto ako ng mga pasyente. Then I remembered what happened last night.
Oh, right! I got shot. No wonder why my shoulder is hurting like hell.
It's funny how I used to go to this room all the time because I need to check on some patients. Tapos ngayon, ako ang nakahiga dito kasi isa na ako sa mga pasyente.
Inilibot ko naman ang aking mga mata sa silid. Pagkalingon ako ay nakita ko si Ethan na nakaupo sa isang silya sa tabi ng medical bed. He's reading a book.
"Hey." Sabi ko upang makuha ang atensyon niya. Mabilis siyang lumingon sa akin.
"Are you alright?" he asked. Dahan dahan akong tumango. I pointed the water beside him para abutin niya ito sa akin. I drank a lot of it dahil sa sobrang pagkauhaw ko.
"Where is Jaxon?" agad kong tinanong sakanya nang maalala ko ang sinapit niya kahapon. Maybe he knows where he is. Dahil isa siya sa mga doctor dito.
"He's been transferred to the ward just a while ago. He's alive."
Labis labis na kaginhawaan ang naramdaman ko dahil sa sinabi niya. He looks at me weirdly.
"Why do you always look for him?" he asked. My mouth parted at inilayo nalang ang tingin sakanya. Acting like I'm an innocent person.
"Do you like him, Margaux?" he asked seriously this time. Hindi ako sumagot.
Am I that obvious?
Pwede ko namang ipalusot na hindi naman masama na maging concern sa isang tao. Pero hindi ko magawa! I couldn't lie right now. I don't think I'm even capable of doing it.
I heard him chuckled. Ako naman ang napatingin sakanya. My forehead creased because of his laugh. Parang tuwang-tuwa pa siya sa nangyayari.
"I knew it..." aniya. This time, my jaw dropped. Like, literally dropped.
Fuck! I am that obvious!
Inirapan ko siya at ngumuso nalang.
"It's not funny." I told him. But he didn't stop from laughing. This guy is enjoying it!
"Sundalo lang pala ang katapat mo..." umiling iling siya. "You know... I should be hurt. Because I used to like you—love rather, for a very long time! But surprisingly, I'm not. In fact, I support this." Then he laughed again.
"Ethan, stop..." I groaned.
"I couldn't believe this. You are finally liking someone! Akala ko forever ka ng heartless, e. I'm really glad to know that you're not." I hit him playfully.
"Alam mo... bakit di mo nalang ako kumustahin? Isn't that what doctors are supposed to do? You should ask me how's my wound!" reklamo ko.
"Tss. You're a doctor I'm sure you already know the answer to that. Plus, I'm enjoying this. Why are you stopping me?!" napairap nalang ako ng tuluyan.
