Chapter 17: Babe...?

Percy going down the mall stairs. He was on her way to the hospital when Honey requested milk and biscuits. If so, even junk food. He just laughed, because even though he was upset, he still bought it. He shook his head at the two paper bags he was holding.

He immediately called a taxi and drove to the hospital.

As soon as he opened the door, the nurse was leaving that seemed done with rounds. "Good afternoon, sir." It greeted him in the British tone.

"Good afternoon, too." Percy greeted and the nurse came out with a trolley. After putting down the purchases to the adjacent table, she turned to the girl. "Here are your requests. What does the doctor say?" He asked her.

"It's a biscuit. I'm so tired of food here." Honey commanded because she cannot be moved too much. He give her a whole wrap. "Thanks!"

"So, what did your doctor say?"

"I can go home. Maybe tomorrow I'll be home. They'll prescribe a pain killer in case my wounds hurt. Then, after a week, come back to check the wounds and everything. I will continue therapy at home." She answers as the biscuits slowly grow.

"And who's going to look over you?"

"There's someone with me at home. Actually, I can move somehow. Don't worry. Miss Sofia called, I can go back to Fiona & goons as long as my doctor cleared everything. No worries, I'm not going to be tough. Well, I would be fired if I showed up with wound and I was wobbly. Also, they covered my expenses, together with the driver. Do you want some?" At the same time she offer of food that he did not accept.

"Thanks and I'm sorry. I really want to watch you, but this project is very important with Sir Hugo." Percy wasn't able to hide his frustrations then sit at the end of her bed.

"It's fine. Just do it next time. When you finish that, you can treat me!"

"I'm going back to Philippines that time."

"Then, when I get home! Think about it, too!"

"I said so." He just laughed.

Percy was really happy. This is far from its critical look in the picture sent by it's boss. Now, Honey was teasing and nagging again as if she had no head injuries, and difficulty in walking.

He rushes to fly here to find out her condition. And he came home immediately because of the project he was taking care of.

Fortunately when he returned, good news was immediately released.

Except for Cody.

As what he and Tony conversation with, they also seemed unable to talk well.

Without any fighting.

"Percy, please, open the milk!" He was startled by the rubbish that was popped up on his face. The rubbish of this biscuit.

"I'm calling you but... NO REACTION! If you're worried about your work, go on. I'm fine here. "

"Heh. I'll be back when you get discharged. The talk is over." He counteracted it before getting up and taking the milk and opening it for it.

"Fine, all right." Honey surrender.

It was ten o'clock the next morning when Honey was discharged and Percy took her to her dormitory. Although, he wanted to stay longer, the time of his flight back to the Philippines was at 1:00 in the afternoon, but it wasn't take long but he made sure he dropped Honey a reminder before finally leaving.

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Jenny was staring at the nothing as she waited for her service to arrive. When did she ever get sycy? She laughed to herself. Why does she seem to be in a hurry?

How many months has her friend left?

Two?

Four?

No– six months already. Almost half a year. She misses Honey.

However, it cuts off all kinds of communications that can connect them.

It would probably mean that she's angry with her.

Cody, became her boyfriend?

It must have been a sermon from Honey because she didn't thought it much. From Mark, Honey was telling her to be careful, but she didn't listen. Up to Percy that only man she supported.

She immediately wiped the tears from her left cheek.

Wrong.

Her decisions were all wrong.

Jenny didn't know who to run. To whom to ask for help.

The only person who was ready to listen to her and was always there.

She turned to another direction to see Percy coming out of the house. He seems to be going to work.

She wants to ask why he stopped?

But it's stupid to ask that. She drove him away already.

And, it's too late to admit to it how she feels.

Jenny throws everything lightly and does not care about what others feel. She centered everything on herself.

He stopped staring when her cellphone rang. It's Cody.

"Hello?"

"I can't fetch you up, Babe." She just sighed. Cody was sweet, but she knew something was wrong. She just didn't know what was wrong.

"It's okay. I'm going now."

"Alright, Babe."

"Take care, B–Babe." And there's this call sign, she find it corny.

Since Cody learned that Honey was involved in an accident, the breeze between them changed. It's not that she's jealous, but are they in a relationship, right?

Jenny's co-workers were allowed to go to a bar, because of their supervisor's birthday. It answers the wine and the beer food, so everyone but her will go.

Before she even depart, she was taken by her co-workers in the van owned by their supervisor to take to the bar at BGC.

She just saw himself drinking with them. Honey didn't have to nagged her the next day, and even more she's gone. She was already feeling dizzy so she said to the person beside her that she's going to the toilet. When she he returned, only the belongings of her co-workers were there and seemed to be enjoying the dancefloor.

She e didn't want to look like a helper so she moved to barstool.

"Two lemon squash - no. Maybe, do you have beer?" Jenny ordered the bartender.

"Here, Ma'am." The bartender dropped two beers in can it in front of her.

"Thank you. I'm with those guys, you can charge it at him."

"Alright, Ma'am." And it turned to the new customer who had just arrived.

"Look who it is, Jenny. What did you eat and you were at the bar and drinking?" She asked herself before drinking the beer in one go.

She was about to finish her first, when someone stopped him. She was startled for a moment, before she could her beer. "Hey! That's mine!"

It grabbed her forehead so she couldn't get close. They are very tall and the difference in height is obvious. "I never thought, a woman like you would let herself drunk."

Jenny glanced at it and recognized, "Cody!" Then she embraced him. "I–I know you're sad, b-because—"

"Yup, it's me. But I'm not sad, I'm mad."

"Whoo. You're so angry!"

"Now, do you want to mend our broken hearts?"

"Wow! Is it Kaligta who sung that? That's Honey's favorite song!" She didn't know why she suddenly became emotional.

Is she like this when drunk?

"Just answer me. Do you want to mend your broken heart? "

"Of course! Who wouldn't–" She couldn't continue on what she's saying when he kissed her.

"Now, go home. As your boyfriend, I demand you to go home and rest. We'll talk tomorrow. Where's your phone?" Although drunk, the kiss seems to be more intoxicating. It's like a venom.

Jenny glanced at him as he opened her bag. "Here. I put my number, and I get yours." He then led her to his car.

She was too sleepy, presumably thinking these past few days. Plus the wine she drank.

And ahe did not know why she did not retract his words, especially it's clear in her mind of what happened the next day.

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She decided to leave. She has nothing to wait for.

She was about to leave when she meet Percy. It's awkward again. This often happens, because they live in the same roof.

"I'm sorry." Jenny apologized because she was blocking the path. Then she went out of the house.

"Jenny." He stopped walking and turned to Percy. He still had a different effect on her.

"Why?"

"Ahm, if Cody's wasn't here, you could go with me. I'm going to take the same route you took going to work. If you just want to." He took something inside and returned immediately. "So, that mean a yes? Hop in." He entered the car first.

She swallowed her saliva by the turn of events.

My gosh! It's been a while I didn't talk to Percy.

"Ahm, am I here in the back?" Her nervousness was getting worse, but she was still able to speak straight.

"Here it in front."

"Okay." Jenny slowly got into the car and sit beside him.

While on the trip, it was very quiet.

"A-Ahm, how's Honey?" She had tried to ask because she was worried, but she knew she had lost her right.

Percy turned slightly to her seat, then straight back to the front. "She's fine. Like the old times. " She felt a pang on her chest as he smiled after responding.

To this day, when he mentions the name of her friend in front of her, or even just hearing it afar, it feels like she is being stabbed in the heart.

"I'm happy to hear that." Jenny e also learned to pretend.

"Yes. About half a month, she's got back to work. "

"She's strong." She held tightly in the bag. Honey is really strong, because she has done so much and sacrifice that she can't.

"We're here." She glanced at the building. Why is there no traffic now? There's nothing happened on the road?

"Thanks." She greeted him here before going out.

"Don't mention it. Bye." Percy bid goodbye and then pull away.

Jenny watched it leave. "I love you, Percy." And tears ran down her two cheeks again.

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"Doc."

"Yes, ma'am?" Doc Manley replied to the Senior Nurse who had just arrived in OPD. They are already ready to go.

"I met Doc Kulas a while ago before going to ER. He said, if you can look at a patient in the ophtha ward." It tells the story while stacking the equipment that the last patient has just used for today.

"No problem, Ma'am. I'll be there before I go home. "

"Thanks, Doc."

"All right."

After fixing the items in his bag, he went straight to the ward. Tony's day off today and probably enjoying it with his wife.

He smiled at the thought.

Exactly, 3 months ago, she was about to break up with Thea when she admitted she was pregnant. He wondered because, nothing was happening to them so how was she pregnant? But in fact, she already has a boyfriend.

Before he could ask, she explained that she had fallen out of love. She met a fellow Filipino was on vacation and fell, allegedly, in each other. He did not prolong the conversation and let her go.

Their relationship is meaningless.

After looking at the patient, he went straight home.

He did not went at his parents' home, but in his condo in Quezon City. He rarely ate at night, especially when tired so he went straight to bed.

It wasn't until he was asleep when his cellphone rings. He was annoyed while getting it in the bag and just put it down next to the bed. "Hello?"

"Son!" In the tone of his mother's voice, he lost her sleep immediately.

"Mom? Why did you called? Did something happen?" He asked worried.

"Giya called a while ago, Jonas! And... And Cody was in the barangay hall. He fought someone. Son, come on. Go get Cody there." This is what he doesn't like about his mother sometimes. She's spoiling Cody too much!

"Just calm down, Mom. All right, I'm going. Where is that barangay hall?"

"I don't know. Your sister was talking to Giys earlier. Well, in the barangay where his girlfriend lives. Does Cody have a girlfriend, son? He's together with Honey?"

"Tell you later, Mom!" Then turned the cellphone off. He rubbed his hands on the face with annoyance.

It's always problem that Cody gives to them!

Manley immediately changed clothes because he was still wearing it from the hospital. Before hurrying down and getting in the car.

He was just as disappointed to see it with a bruised lip and a huge black eye on his left eye. To add, even his eyebrows. He's facing the floor while the sister next to him on the left is irritated. To the right is Honey's friend; Jenny, who is his girlfriend.

He glanced at them and on the other side, Percy.

Alone and playing his cellphone even though his face is swollen and the lips are swollen. His clothes that the collar were slightly broken.

He approached his nephew.

"Can anyone explain to me? Disregard our differences, because I was the one, Mom asked to. Ate is still in Baguio, so, I now demand an explanation. Cody? Giya?"

Giya blinked and shook her head. "Ask them! She just called me, that bit–"

"Watch your words, Giya!" He threatens because that she has a b*tchy personality and also has a high sense of self.

"Fine! His girlfriend called me. I actually don't know what had happened. Ask them." Although you voice could hear the irritation, she tried not to raise her voice.

"All right. You have to wait in my car." And Giya went out.

He looked at the two who's looking away from each other.

"Cody, what happened?" He stood in front of it.

"Hah! You are so happy now, what happened at my face." Cody answered nonchalantly and ignored his question.

"How can I get out of here if I don't know the story? Jenny? What happened?" Manley turned to Jenny and to surprise, she's avoiding it. But he saw the bruise on the side of her lips, and the red eyes.

"Jenny?" He repeats but she avoids it.