Little Souls

Little Souls (102)

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

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11.47 PM

"LOVE? BILISAN MO, MALAPIT NA MAG 12!"

"ITO NA...ITO NA... MA, YAYA HALINA KAYO..."

MT: "Ito na nga..."

YP: "Yung aso Meng..."

"BUKAS NA YUN YA...ITO LANG MUNANG CAKE..."

"IT'S 11:50! LET'S GO!"

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11.59 PM

"READY MA?"

"READY! 🥰"

"ONE, TWO, THREE!"

"🎶 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR THIRDY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU...🎶

"HELLO, LOVE...HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANAK!"

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY THIRDY!"

MT: Happy Birthday, nak!"

YP: "Happy Birthday, Thirdy..."

"Ins int mhy birnthdey Mama, Dada??? dabi pa, wana pa shi Minster Shan eh...amntok pa ankho..."

"AWWW...YOU CAN GO BACK TO SLEEP LATER, LOVE...IT'S 12 MIDNIGHT NA ANAK, SO, THAT MEANS IT'S OFFICIALLY YOUR THIRD BIRTHDAY... 🥺🥺🥺"

"MA, BA'T NAMAN PAIYAK...MASAYA DAPAT MA...MASAYA..."

"EEEH...CAN'T BELIEVE HE'S THREE NA...😭😭😭"

"Mamaaaa...🥺🥺🥺"

"OH NO NO, BABY...DON'T CRY...MAMA IS JUST EMOTIONAL BECAUSE..."

"TSK...HALIKA NGA...COME HERE BUD! LET'S HUG MAMA..."

"Mama...dowmpt cwry, pweeeesh..."

"HINDI NA...HINDI. THANK YOU FOR WIPING MY TEARS BABY, I LOVE YOU...HAPPY BIRTHDAY..."

"Tenkyoooo Mama...aywabyu Mama..."

MT: "Happy Birthday, nak...ito cake mo oh..."

"Oweeengeee! Ayormhan!!! 😍😍😍"

"MAMA BAKED THAT FOR YOU LOVE..."

"Yoown deyd Mama?"

"OF COURSE, FOR MY SPECIAL THIRDY...YOU BLOW YOUR CANDLE NA..."

"HEP...BUT BEFORE THAT, YOU HAVE TO WISH..."

"YEAH...YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES, SAY YOUR THANKS TO PAPA GOD, AND THEN TELL HIM YOUR WISH!"

"Ayn teln mhy wishhh Mama, loud?"

"IT'S UP TO YOU, YOU CAN SAY IT IN YOUR HEAD OR YOU CAN SAY IT LOUD SO WE CAN HEAR..."

"Ayn seeey int loud Mama..."

"OKAY...YOU GO..."

"Ownkeeey...Papa Jensus! thenkyoooo fhur my birthndeey keyk dant mhy Mama beyk. Thenk yooo fhur meynking Tweendy hampeeey by ginving meee Mama, en Dada, en Tinay, en Maminta, en Nana, en ebeywan in Bunacan en Naguna...Mhy winsh ins fhur mhy Mama en Beybi sinster, dant dey weeyn bey seyf...Maminta sheeed manshakit daw mananak, shabi niya nun nananak sha pana sha mamantay...ay dowmpt wampt dant Papa Jensus. Dants ol, thenkyooo...hampeeey birthndeeey Tweendy!"