A Victim's Aftermath [MEDICAL SERIES #2]

CHAPTER 01: Since Birth

A/N:

Now that we're already in Medical Series 2, I hope you do realize na that I'm not really into light stories hehe. I write heavy stories filled with twists and different turn of events.

I want to apologize for those people who think that I am spoiling them with my hints, but honestly I am not. Those hints I gave in FROM and through my Facebook is just the tip of the iceberg. It's just the 10% of what will actually happen in this story.

So just a warning, this story will be heavier than FROM and will tackle more sensitive social issues. So it would be really fine with me if you decide to skip on this story first.

Osiya, dami na hanash. Simulan na natin.

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JAYLA

"MAY yelo po kayo?"

I slowly opened my eyes as I heard Nicco's voice. Early in the morning and the first thing I heard is his iconic line, I don't know if dapat ba kong kiligin o dapat ba kong manapak.

"Sino may yelo diyan? Ah, wala?" Then he knocked on the door of my room. "Maaam! Masakit po 'yong tiyan ko, kumain ako ng fishball naisawsaw ko sa babaran ng sandok," he recited with tone and conviction.

I rolled my eyes and hopped off my bed. Ugh, Nicco! Aga-aga puro ka Tik Tok! Pumunta ko sa may pinto at binuksan iyon. "Niccolo John Cadiente-"

"Happy Anniversary, Master!" Then he raised a bouquet of sunflower, this is my favorite flower.

I smiled a little as I alternately looked on the bouquet and his face. Hindi naman nagkakalayo ang height namin so I don't have to look up.

Today is our 4th anniversary as magjowa and we've been together since birth, literally, so that would be equivalent to 22 years. But after 22 years of being together, Nicco is still the sweetest. The way he treats me right did not tone down, instead, it just gets better each passing day.

"Thank you," I said smiling before accepting the bouquet and smelled it. "Bango! Amoy Nicco!"

"Eh, 'di mabango?"

"Hindi. Amoy kupal."

Sumimangot siya at nagpa-cute sa'kin. Sinadya niyang palabasin iyong magkabila niyang dimples. Natawa na lang ako at saka siya niyakap sa leeg habang hawak ang bouquet. "Thank you, Bee. Happy Anniversary."

We've been celebrating anniversary for many years but every year always feels like the first year. I don't know how we managed to stay madly in love with each other through the years.

Bahagya siyang humiwalay sa yakap namin, nanatili sa bewang ko ang kamay niya at ang kamay ko naman ay nasa balikat niya.

"So asan na tatlong kiss ko?" aniya.

Tinaasan ko siya ng isang kilay. "Tatlong kiss ka diyan?"

"My good-morning-kiss, happy-anniversary-kiss, and thank-you-sa-bouquet-kiss," he said while smiling which showed his cute dimples. We already kissed for gazillion times, hindi pa ba siya nagsasawa sa mga halik ko?

"Good-morning-sapok, happy-anniversary-sapok, at thank-you-sapok gusto mo?" pagtataray ko.

"Oh. Dominant. I like that." He squinted his eyes and licked his upper lips na parang nanggagago.

Tinawanan ko lang siya at pabiro siyang sinuntok sa sikmura. "Teka nga, maghihilamos at mag-toothbrush muna ko. Ilalagay ko na rin sa vase itong bouquet. Wait mo ko sa sala ha. Alam mong matagal akong mag-ayos."