Little Souls

Little Souls (99)

Author's Note: F I C T I O N

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"THIRDY, LOVE...STOP BEING SAD NA...DADA WILL BE BACK TOMORROW..."

"Whyn insit Dada neeyds to wyd pleeyns en goo to Dambao???"

"BECAUSE PLANES ARE MORE EASIER AND WAY MORE TIME EFFICIENT...AND DI BA NA EXPLAIN NA NI DADA NA HE NEEDS TO GO TO DAVAO TO PROMOTE THE MOVIE..."

"Dants ins parnt op hins wornk?"

"YES. IT'S PART OF DADA'S WORK..."

"Can heey nhat do howm tonynt Mama?"

"SUPPOSEDLY UUWI, PERO MAAGA ANG SCHEDULE BUKAS, SO PAGKATAPOS NALANG. BY LUNCH TIME NANDITO NA YUN SI DADA BUKAS..."

"Ayn shad...cam ay wornk now Mama?"

"WORK? WHY?"

"Ayn dowmpt wampt Dada to wornk en go sha manayo, ankho nanang mad wornk, pana nandinto nang shin Dada kanshama natin."

"SO, IF MAGWO-WORK KA...HINDI KA DIN NAMIN MAKAKASAMA? ANG SAD NAMAN NUN..."

"No no Mama...ayn owle wornk hyer in daw hawns...Yooo en Dada hab mini onfins...ay weyn ansk Dada ayn shud hab mini onfins tooo..."

"YOU WANT MINI OFFICE TOO?"

"Yens Mama..."

"WHAT WILL YOU DO? ANONG WORK?"

"Ayn hab mhy mombook en pen too, ayn syn peynper..."

"HAHAHAHA HOW WILL YOU SIGN PAPER EH DI KA PA NGA MARUNONG MAGSULAT NG NAME MO, DI KA PA RIN MARUNONG MAGBASA...PAANO MO MAIINTINDIHAN YUN?"

"Ayn ansk yooo too wead da peymper too me Mama...eyn nyu enxpleyn int tooo me so ayn amdersnstan... Weyl yooo do dant Mama? Fhur Tweendy, pweeesssh?"

"OF COURSE! I'LL BE YOUR EXECUTIVE SECRETARY! I'D LOVE TO DO THAT!"

"Yens!!! Cam we coln naw Dada, Mama? Ayn teyl him ton instap wornking..."

"DADA WILL CALL US LATER, NASA DINNER PA SILA..."

"Anon owas na Mama?"

"IT'S 8.30 PM NA..."

"Mantagal mantamposh shi Dada mad deyner Mama?"

"GIVE YOUR DAD AN HOUR, LOVE..."

"Mantagal pa Mama?"

"MADALI LANG...GANITO NALANG. LET'S GO UPSTAIRS NA AND THEN WE WILL HAVE A WARM BATH AND PREPARE FOR BED, PARA MAMAYA WE WILL TALK TO DADA NALANG..."

"Ownkeeey Mama..."

"GREAT! YA! AKYAT NA KAMI..."

YP: "Okay Meng...Ingat sa pag akyat ha..."

"Ins ownkeey Nana! ayn hyer! ayn howd Mama's hands..."

YP: "Mabuti naman...sana hindi ikaw ang madapa ha..."

"No! Ayn nhat Dada, Nana..."

YP: "Sana nga...baka paglaki mo magiging lampa ka din..."

"No Nana! Ayn nhat!"

YP: "Sige na hindi na, wag ka na sumimangot, babye na...ingat kayo ni Mama mo..."

"Ownkeey Nana! Wabyu!!!"

YP: "Labyu too!"

"Mama cam hyer...ayn howd yooo hand..."

"OF COURSE. LITTLE STEP LANG TAYO HA..."