Brave the Storm (La Familia Series #1)

Prologue

DISCLAIMER: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses,  places, and incidents are either product of the author's imagination or used in fictitious manner. Also, I apologize if there are grammatical errors or misspelled words. 

"Hey, Doc Sanchez," I lazily turned my head to the owner of the voice.

I raised my brow at him implying for him to go on.

"Good job, today. Uwi ka na at magpahinga alam kong napagod ka ngayon," said Nixx with his hands inside his white coat.

I gave him one lazy smile that made him chuckled, "You too. Have some rest Doc Martin" and I turned my back at him. He shouted something but I just waved my hand at him.

I was massaging my neck and moved it sideways. It was indeed a long tiring day. Idagdag pa ang mga interns na kailangan utusan nang utusan. I get them kaya naman hinabaan ko ang pasensya ko dahil ganoon rin ako nung intern palang ako, gusto ko magkusa pero baka mapagalitan ako ng attending ko. We all are very eager to learn, thirsty for new skills and informations; a person can never get enough of something.

I had a straight 36 hours of duty today dahil wala ang mga fellow at nasa seminar kaya kailangan naming punan ang posisyon nila. And I badly want to go home; I miss my bed but not as much as I miss Kaisley, mom, and dad. Ang akala naming tahimik na emergency ay biglang dinagsa at hindi na naubusan ng tao. I admit that it was very exciting to have people coming in the emergency but when they overflow, ikaw nalang ang gustong umayaw. May mga nakasalubong pa akong nurses at doctor na binati ako at binati ko rin. I'm on my second year of residency here in UST and it was draining but it's great too. It's that feeling na pagod na pagod ka na pero di mo magawang sukuan dahil sa fulfilment na nabibigay sa 'yo; medicine is like that for me.

I was busy rummaging my things inside my bag just to find my car key when I bumped into something hard.

"Ouch," I muttered.

Agad akong napahawak sa noo ko dahil medyo matigas ang nabangga ko. Tinignan ko kung saan ako nabangga and to my surprise it was someone's chest. It was a broad gorgeous chest. Kirsche, that wasn't necessary, I scolded myself. I didn't know I was staring long enough not until the person in front of me cleared his throat.

Agad akong napatingin sa taong nasa harapan ko at laking gulat ko ng makita ko siya. My jaw dropped and I saw how his eyes slightly widened pero nawala rin agad. I stared at him because I might just be hallucinating because of lack of sleep, but he didn't disappear, asa harap ko pa rin siya. And with that, agad akong kinabahan na hindi ko na alam paano akong aalis. Should I excuse myself? Or should I just pretend that I don't know him and just go on? But I bumped him so I should apologize, but he bumped me, too. And he wasn't doing anything, clearly nakikita niya ang dinadaanan niya so he should say sorry to me. Sorry. Mapait akong napangiti sa sarili ko dahil sa salitang naisip. He has a lot of things to apologize for.

"I'm... sorry," I said without looking at him there was like a lump in my throat upon saying those words.

I didn't give him any second glance at all and just go on my way pero nakakailang hakbang palang ako ng magsalita siya.

"I'm sorry," he said.