The Wait in United States

-17-

"Levi!" Lumaki ang mata ko nang pumasok si Levi sa kwarto ko.

"Ano nangyari sayo? Shit, why do you have a cast?!" He rushed over to me.

"May accident na nangyari sa site kahapon, nothing serious." I gave him a small smile .

"Nothing serious? Balita ko kay tito at tita, you had to get stitches." Umupo siya sa tabi ng kama ko. "Ano nangyari? File tayo ng kaso."

"No! Don't do that. Baka accident lang naman 'yun, maybe they didn't mean to hit my head."

"They?" Kumonot ang noo niya.

"Oo, I saw two guys before I passed out." Tumango ako.

"You can't be too sure, Camilla. What if they really did it on purpose? What if they were paid to do that?" Levi argued.

"Yeah but we don't real-" napatigil ako ng bumukas ang pintuan.

Pumasok si Kace na may dala na tray, napatingin siya muna Kay Levi at pumunta sakin.

"Excuse me." He stopped when Levi was blocking the space near my bed.

"Alvares." Levi crosses his arms and stood up.

Hindi sumagot si Kace at inusog yung upuan ni Levi at kinuha ang wet towel, he signaled me to turn around at sumunod din ako. I knew that he was gonna clean the area around the stitches.

"Did you sleep on your side last night?" Tinanong niya ako at tumango ako.

"Hoy, you won't greet me? Walang hello or good morning?" Levi looked annoyed.

"How superior are you that I should greet you? Are you the Mayor?" Kace chuckled, still cleaning the area around the stitches.

"Ako na dyan." Levi approached us.

"No." Kace said with a stern voice.

"Bakit? GIRLFRIEND mo ba?!" Levi emphasized.

Napatingin agad ako kay Levi, Tumigin din si Kace Kay Levi mukhang galit na.

"No, she's my patient." Binalik ni Kace ang wet towel at chineck ang cast ko. "Why is she your girlfriend?"

"Oo, that's why I should be the one taking care of her." Levi fired back, Kace looked at him in disbelief.

"That would make me useless then, why would I become a doctor if I wouldn't be the one treating my patients? 'Di ba?" Kinuha ni Kace ang bote ng betadine at cotton.

"Dati ka pa useless, you cheated on someone who truly loved you." Levi laughed sarcastically.

"Levi, tama na." I told him in a stern voice.

"Bakit? Tama naman ah! Pinagpalit ka sa wala din kwenta na babae." Levi argued, I could see Kace's face getting red.

"Bagay ka talaga mag Attorney, your so judgemental." Inayos ni Kace ang gamit niya.

He placed a food tray infront of me at tinapon yung used cotton sa bin, he went towards the door and glanced at me.

"Your standards really got lower." He chuckled at lumabas sa kwarto.

"Putangina na lalaki!" He sat on his chair. "Malapit ko na 'yun bugbugin."

"Kakain muna ako, tapos punta tayo kay Maya." I placed my hand on his shoulder and gave him a small smile.

"Parang mga high-school lang kayo ah." Tumawa ako, sumama ang tingin ni Levi sakin agad.

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"Ang mature mo Levi, as in." Maya chuckled as I finished telling her what happened.