Medical Batchelor Series 1: Taking Chances

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I dedicated this Chapter to Alexandra Louise Morales and Jairus Von Saavedra at ang kanilang mabubuong love story from friendship.

Will their undying Promise of Love prevail?
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Life isn't hard...it's the choices we make that can be. The wrong one can change a life completely. The right one can change a life eternally!
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Mira

I LAY there, unmoving. Doubtful thoughts crept in. I didn't regret it; I knew that for sure. But what did it all mean?

Friends with benefits? I had no idea. But I knew we were going to have to talk about it. Eventually. Siguro kapag hindi na siya busy kay Amanda. Isipin ko pa lang ang pangalan niya, naiinis nako.

My phone rang. Jairus' calling this time.

"Hello?"

"Mira, nagpaalam ba sayo si Alexandra?" his voice worried.

"H-hindi."

"I was trying to call her pero naka- off ang phone nya." frustration rose into his voice.

"Magkasama lang kami kagabi sa Stix. Baka nasa unit niya." panghuhula ko.

"Nagpunta na ako dun kanina, wala siya don."

"Baka naman may pinuntahan lang?" I mumbled para mawala ang pag aalala ni Jairus.

"You don't understand Mira, do you?" may iritasyon sa boses ni Jairus.

Bakit ba to nagagalit? Concerned much lang? Para siyang boyfriend kung makaasta.

"Jairus, give Lexie the benefit of the doubt. Baka may seminar lang? Or...baka nag out of town lang?"

"Alexandra had been gone for two freaking years, Mira. Now she's repeating its history again!" galit na ito.

"W-what are you talking about?" lito kong tanong?

"Meet me and I will tell you."

HE gave me the place where are we gonna met. Saka pinatay ang tawag. What is it that I don't know about Lexie?

After an hour Jairus and I meet at a restaurant somewhere in Taguig. Both convient for us dahil parehong malapit sa amin.

"What is happening to Lexie, Jairus?" I finally asked him after we ate dinner. Ayoko sana but he insisted tutal it's past 8 pm na din ng gabi.

"Akala mo ba ikaw lang ang nawala after your graduation?" he muttered as he sip his wine.

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"Even Lexie. She suddenly left after the graduation. I thought she just accepted what was her mother told her before, na hindi siya para sa cooking." huminga muna ito ng malalim bago nagpatuloy, "I tried to communicated with her relatives, till I found out that she left for L.A. Wala naman rason na binanggit yung nakausap ko na kamaganak niya why suddenly she left without bugging to tell me. Nagalit ako nooon because, I think I have this special feelings for her."

He sighed. "The first time I laid eyes on her, pero natakot ako sa naramdaman ko. Ayoko siyang masaktan because I'm a bastard back then. Pero, after two years of waiting she came back, in a total new way. She even put up a resto bussiness which she dreamt about. Until now, she left again, same feelings na naramdaman ko nung nawala siyang bigla."

I froze. I never thought that this lanky man turned incredible hulk will have some feelings for a nerd like Lexie. And I remember when Jairus said that Lexie changed him in many ways.

It's because he liked Lexie. Kung andito lang si Lex, for sure matutuwa iyon. I know her, kahit hindi man niya sabihin. She had also feelings for Jairus.

Kahit siguro hindi kami mag-karoon ng happy ending ni Blake, hindi ibig sabihin ganon din si Lexie.

"What do you want me to do now?" I smiled at him saka ko hinawakan ang braso niya.

"Try to call her, Mira. Try to know where she is. Ako ng bahala sa iba." he mumbled forcing a smile.

"I will help you as best as I could." I said trying to gave him blessing as a friend of Lexie.

"Thanks, Mira." Hindi din pala applicable sa lahat yung expression na 'First Impression, Last'

Dahil maling-mali pala ang pagkakakilala ko kay Jairus. He's passionate, smart, thoughtful, at matiyaga. Habang ikinukwento niya ang mga naging buhay nila after ng graduation five years ago. Kung papaano nagkaroon ng direksyon ang buhay niya patugo sa pagiging doktor.

Masaya siyang kausap. No wonder kung bakit sila magkasundo ni Lexie. He's also the perfect gentleman kung talagang makikilala mo siya. E kasi naman, I've know him through Blake dati. While Marco nito na lang nung nasa med school na sila.

Hindi na namin namalayan ang oras sa pagkukwentuhan ginabi na kami. He offered me a ride home but I refused dahil magiging iba na ang way niya, he had an emergency operation kaya kailangan na niyang umalis ng may lumapit sa amin.

"I've been looking for you. Sabi ko mag uusap tayo diba?" a familiar voice crept in my insides.

"Blake."

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Blake

IT IS BEEN days since Mira and I made love. At everytime na maaalala ko yung nangyari samin, nalilito ako. I don't want to commit myself into something na alam kong hindi ko mapapanindigan, lalo na't si Amanda pa din ang laman ng puso ko.

Ayokong masaktan lang si Mira. She still special for me, kahit na hindi nagiging maganda ang mga pagtatagpo namin. I want to talked her about what happened to us, kaya lang nagka-emergency ng magkasakit si baby Jace. Amanda was nervous especially that Jake was on out of the country.

I'm also tito slashed father figure when Jake was not around slashed masochist. Dahil hindi ko matanggihan si Amanda. Alam kong dapat na akong dumistansya dahil isa na siyang pamilyadong tao. At ang kapatid ko pa na si Jake ang asawa niya. I know that I have to let go of her.

Nalilito na talaga ako. Maagang natapos ang operation ko. I'm planning to go to Miranda's place. Saka naman ng text itong si Jairus.

Fuck. Wrong timing.

I read his messege.

Jairus: You're done with the operation? Meet me at The Grill. Had to go for emergency O.R. I'm with Miranda. Kindly bring her home for me.

Mira was with Jairus? Bakit naman? At kelan pa sila naging close?

Me: Why you're with her? Is she alright?

Jairus: She just do me a favor. Make it fast. Baka di mo abutan.

I need to decide. Kaya ko na ba siyang kausapin at harapin?

I chuckled. Para naman ako ang dehado sa mga pinagsasabi ko. In fact, its Miranda.

"I've been looking for you. Sabi ko mag-uusap tayo diba?" After I read Jairus' text nagmadali na akong pumunta sa Grill. I saw her. At hindi ko maintidihan ang kakaibang tuwa na nararamdaman ng puso ko.

Gusto ko siyang takbuhin para halikan at yakapin ng mahigpit.

It seems freaking crazy.

"Blake." she was so shocked to see me.

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Ms.Therapeutic