Come to think of it i never got his name.
I turned around. I sighed
He's gone.
My phone rang so i picked it up.
"Jessie Vergara speaking"
"Hi doctor."
Oh. Its secretary Lee
"Is there a problem?" I asked
I stopped in front of the bus stop.
"I have news." He said with a low voice
"News?"
"Its about one of your patients..." He said voice even lower
"What about my patient? And who?" I asked getting confused by his tone
"Its Samantha Collins. She..."
"She...what?" I asked annoyed
"She... Umm... She might of umm..."
"She what?!" I asked again more annoyed
"She committed suicide this morning. She was dead on arrival. The cause was blood loss" he said panting
I sighed then ended the call.
How many? How many of my patients have suffered this?
Some of them overdosed on medicine
Some hanged themselves
Some cut themselves
And some jumped from buildings
I'm already on my 3rd year as a licensed psychiatrist. And most of my patients were 'passed' to me. They said i was not that skilled because i graduated early.
I sighed again
Attending her funeral is the least i can do.
=×=
"I'm sorry for your loss" i said sincerely to Samantha's mother.
"Thank you for coming dr. Vergara..." She said tears dripping from her eyes
"Im also sorry for not being able to make her smile just like how you asked me to"
"You... Actually did it..." She said wiping the tears off her cheeks.
I looked at her, confused.
"Her energy slightly came back. She started to laugh too. But..." She trailed off then looked at her daughter's coffin
My heart ached.
I encountered this in the past too. But i cant get used to it. I just cant.
"Mom, somebody wants to talk to you" a deep voice said. A familiar one though.
I looked at where it came from. A familiar face too. Where have i seen him? Its at the end of my tongue but i cant point it out.
"See you around doctor" mrs. Collins said with a smile then left
=×=
"Pick up..." I whispered staring at my clinic window.
"Hey bitch!!" She said too loud that i have to remove my phone from my ear
"Hey... Umm... Can you do me a favor?" I said
"A favor? Well, it depends Jess" Mae said with a hint of confusion in her tone
"So... Remember that box i buried at the back of our school back then?"
"Yeah. That black box with stuff inside. Why?"
"Come with me tomorrow to get it. One of our classmates back then told me they are going to demolish the school. I dont want to lose the box" i told her sipping from my tea
"Ohh. Okie dokie honey bee. What time though?"
"Around 8 in the morning if possible"
"Sure! See yah!" She said then hung up
=×=
"Do you remember where its located?" She asked
"Yeah... Its at garden at the back" i answered
Leviathan High School
Its been so long huh. So many memories of joy... and pain.
"Its here." I said lowering at the soil
"Its dirty!!" She said with a disgusted face
I started to dig into the soil with my little shovel. They said that it was fine so they let us in. I kept digging. Hoping it was still there.
"Its... not here" i said shocked.
It should be here! I know i buried it here!
"Maybe somewhere else?" She said eyes glued to her phone.
"But..."
"But what? Maybe you buried it at another spot. Or you put it on another spot. Or you took it already from its spot." She said pointing at directions i dont know of. Plus she used 'spot' so much
I tried digging at other places in the garden but to no avail.
"Maybe you already took it but forgot?" She said while driving.
"Im not sure. The last time i went here was 5 years ago and it was still there." I said confused
"5 years ago. Seriously?"
"Yeah... And besides, you're the only one who knows about that box" i said still confused
"Hmm... Well i told no one about the box. Plus we buried that so early in the morning that only a few students were there. And you said it was still there 5 years ago"
"Agghh!! Whatever!!" I said annoyed.