TERESA
“HEY, TERE, can we talk?” It was Mara. Nasa nurse station ako and I was checking one of the charts of my patient ng lumapit siya sa akin.
“Sure. Tungkol saan?” Hinarap ko ito.
“Can we talk somewhere?” muling tanong nito.
“Sige,” payag ko.
Ang ending, sa cafeteria kami nag-usap. We ordered coffee and sat at the corner. Wala rin naman masyadong tao noong oras na ‘yon kaya pwede kaming makapag-usap doon ng maayos.
“What do you want to talk about?” I asked and sip from my cup.
“First, I want to thank you for doing this. Malaking utang na loob ko sa’yo dahil binalik mo sa amin si Paula.”
It took me a little while to say something. “Paula belongs to your family, to begin with. Kaya wala kaming karapatan o ng anak ko to keep her.”
“Kahit na. I know na mahirap para sa’yo to go aga
