NAGSUSUKATAN ng titig si Kyst at Angelyn sa lamesa. He was gawking at the medicine in front of him, Angelyn wants him to drink the medicine first before agreeing to court her. For the first time in his life, he was afraid, hindi niya naramdaman ang ganitong takot sa t'wing pinapagalitan siya ng mga magulang niya. He didn't even blink nor shivered when his parent's almost threw him out of their house just because he wanted to stay in the Philippines and continue his modelling career.
"Ano na?" yamot na tanong ni Angelyn sakanya.
"Baby, I will do anything for you... huwag lang to!" nagmamaka-awa na ang boses niya, kulang nalang ay lumuhod siya sa harap nito para pilitin si Angelyn na huwag nang ipainom sakanya ang tableta.
"Papa, big ka na po. Why scared?" maarteng tanong sakanya ng anghel niya. "Mamu said, you just need to swallowed it lang po. Then drink tubig after!"
Kyst wished he can do that. Pero, mamamatay muna siya bago mainom ang gamot na gustong ipainom sakanya ni Angelyn. Even his deceased wife didn't forced him to swallow that shit.
Tumaas ang kilay ni Angelyn. "Lumayas ka sa harap ko kung hindi mo iinumin 'yan." she said mercilessly. Kyst eyes widened and quickly grab the tablet. He swallowed hard, nanginginig pa ang mga kamay niya.
He sighs before pushing the tablet inside his mouth, agad siyang uminom ng tubig para malunok ang tableta na gamot. Heck! He is not a fan of medicine since he was a child. And this woman, whom he likes. Forced her to drink it! A satisfied smile show up at Angelyn's face. She gave him a thumbs up, pati nadin ang maliit nilang anghel.
"Very good!"
"Papa is very brave! That's my Papa!"
Kyst looked flatly at the two, obviously, his Angel's were ganging up on him. May nang-aasar na ngiti sa labi ni Angelyn habang ang anak naman niya ay tuwang tuwa.
"Yey!" he cheered sarcastically.
He stares at the two, they're happy, he can tell. Hindi mabura ang mga ngiti sa labi ng mga ito. Naglakbay ang utan niya habang nasa harap ang mag-ina, maybe things was meant to happened. Khaila hold his hand, making him look at his little angel.
"Thank you, Papa! I love you!" damn.
There goes his heart again. Clenching because he was feeling happy and not feeling the pain. Kakaibang saya ang nararamdaman niya kapag tinatawag siyang 'Papa' ng bata, at mas nadadagdagan pa ito kapag sinasabihan siya nitong 'I love you'. He glance sideways on Angelyn, her smile is so radiant as the sun.
"I love you.." He whispered, still looking at Angelyn while caressing Khaila's chin. It was for Angelyn and his daughter, Khaila. Umawang ang labi ni Angelyn habang nakatingin sa kaniya.
He smiled genuinely and faced Khaila. His other baby.
"Do you want to play? How about we unbox your toys?" he suggested.
Napa igik siya ng may sumipa sa paa niya sa ilalim ng lamesa, masyadong ma pwersa ang pagkasipa sa paa ni Kyst kaya napayuko ito at hinimas ang binti. Kyst brows furrowed and looked at Angelyn, confused.
"Hindi kayo maglalaro, take a quick shower. Then rest." istriktong utos nito sakanya. Angelyn pointed the bathrooms door and then the next door beside the bathroom, which is Angelyn's room. Agad nag laro ang ngiti sa mga labi ni Kyst, receiving another kick from Angelyn.
Ngumuso si Kyst dito. "Whyyyy?" he whined like a lost child.
"Matutulog ka. Magpapahinga ka," tinaasan siya nito ng kilay at hinarap ang anak, biglang lumambot ang mukha ni Angelyn. "Baby, Tito will rest because he's still sick. Wait for him to get well then you will play."
