Kung Mamalasin Ka Nga Naman

My sked of internship is from Thursday to Saturday only, however, since I had an absent I have to pay it with three make up duties. I went to the General Hospital yesterday to finally pay my debt but the CI was absent so I just went to Jollibee to have a breakfast (I had my breakfast at 3 AM so by the time the group that I encountered called the CI I was starved already) and at the same time do my case study.

Today, I expected that the CI will attend the duty. My father woke me up at 3:00 but it was too early so I stood up at quarter to 4. I was already through all the morning rituals at 4:45.

The jeepney stopped for too long and waited for any passenger so  I was not able to ride the 5:00 Genesis bus. I was able to take the next one, going to Pasay, at 5:15. Then the bus stopped at a gasoline station. He was there for about another 15 minutes until the driver told us to wait for the next bus since the temperature of the bus is drastically rising. I was pissed of course.

At 5:45 a Genesis bus going to Cabanatuan came. This one was miraculously fast and I was already at the hospital at 6:15.

I ran…. But to my horror there was not a single Student Nurse to be seen except those that were interning in special areas (DR, OR, ER). i asked a staff nurse if we have a duty and she said that there is a meeting.

I was so disheartened. Of all the things that ive been through this morning plus the thought of the fare i paid really irritated me.

I was like… “what am i gonna do now?” First I thought of going to Jollibee to have a breakfast but I was not yet hungry. Then I remembered that it is my inaanak’s (godchild’s) birthday and i still do not have a birthday present. I know a bookstore somewhere that opens as early as seven o’clock. Since it was still too early, i decided to walk from the hospital to that bookstore. The bookstore was like more than a kilometer away but heck.

I embarked the whole length of Capitol drive. When I have finally reached the bookstore it was already 6:45 but it was still closed. For a split second I wanted to sit in front of its doorsteps and wait for its opening, but I decided to turn around anyway and head for the minibus terminal.

I felt so down so I walked really slow. It was exactly seven when I managed to ride the  bus home.