Night Encounters (Completed) [R-18]

13 : Five Feet Apart

Five Feet Apart - is a 2019 American romantic drama film directed by Justin Baldoni (in his directorial debut) and written by Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Iaconis. The film was inspired by real life couple Dalton and Katie Prager, who both suffered from cystic fibrosis.

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Yelena

Deja vu. Iyan ang naramdaman ko ng makatapak ako sa lupa ng bansa.

Ngunit hindi alintana sa akin na nakauwi na ako. All I think of is my sister in the ICU.

Agad kong tinawagan si Jared ng makarating akonsa air port.

" Asaan ka na Elle?" He asked. I'm here at the waiting area. Hinihintay siya.

Ilang sandali pa ay may sasakyang ng pumarada sa harap ko. It's Jared's car. Nakakahiya man ngunit tinanggap ko ang pagprisinta niyang sunduin ako. Nang makasakay akon ay nakita ko pa siyang nakasuot ng puting doctor's coat.

" Sorry, wala na akong oras na tanggalin pa ang coat ko. Elle, iyung CT scan pala ni Isabelle, lumabas na iyung result" Kaba ang agad kong naramdaman ng marinig ko iyun mula sa kaniya

" What does it tell Jared?" I asked. Calm down, Elle. Huwag kang masyadong mataranta.

" Your sister's case has been handed to another physician, Elle" Panimula niya, binalewala ang unang tanong ko.

" Ha? Akala ko ba'y si Doctor Mondragon ang doktor ng kapatid ko" Tanong ko.

" Doctor Mondragon is a Cardiologist, Elle. Hindi niya forte ang kaso ng kapatid mo. Isabelle needs a Neurologist" That made me silent too for a while. Please not him.

" Si Doctor Montenegro ang kumuha sa kaso ng kapatid mo Elle. He took it not for a charity case but he had it as a private case" He explained. Come on Elle, as if naman may pakialam pa siya sa iyo matapos ang ginawa mo sa kaniya diba?

Private case?

" Alam kong ginawa iyon ni Doctor Montenegro dahil may pinagsamahan sila ng kapatid mo, Elle." Right, may pinagsamahan pala sila. She doesn't need to connect it with her and Vince's night encounters before.

He has moved on. I believe he has. At isang taon na ang nakakalipas simula nong umalis siya. The time span is enough for the lust they have to vanish right? Kung sakali mang magkikita sila ngayon ay ito'y magiging propesyunal sa isa't isa lamang.

" You seemed like a monument there, Elle. Kanina ka pa hindi gumagalaw. Baka pati paghinga mo na ay hindi mo ginagawa" Mataman akong binalingan ni Jared bago binalik ang mga mata sa daan.

" Hindi. May iniisip lang ako." Wika ko.

" Si Doctor Montenegro ba gusto mong tanungin sa akin kung kamusta na? So far so good. He is still a psychotic neurosurgeon inside the OR. A badass neurosurgeon. He is still the best doctor the hospital could offer and none of us catched up onto that because until now, he holds that title of being chief of surgery. He never failed in one and he will never fail. He is worst than your elementary teacher when mad. Believe me when I say he is uncomparable. He is like the boss of the bosses." Typical of Vince. Hindi na ako magtataka kung sasabihin niyang siya ang diyos ng ospital dahil paniniwalaan ko ito.

" But you failed to explain to me why and how you both ended up not together, Elle. Kahit kaibigan mo ako ay malimit mong kinukwento ang parteng iyon. Hindi ako nagtanong sa iyo noon, Elle. Dahil alam kong hindi ka pa handang ipag-alam sa akin ang nangyari. But it's been a year. Doctor Montenegro has never been in any relationship. He stayed single and almost unapproachable by women. He seemed to still be waiting for someone else" I should not care anymore. Dapat ay wala na akong pakialam rito ngunit sadyang hindi ko maialis sa isipan ko kung ano na nga ba ang nangyari sa kanila ni Dra. Hanna. He loves her. Napatunayan na niya iyon kung kaya'y hindi niya maintindihan kung bakit hindi nagkatuluyan ang dalawa.