His Beastful Ways

Chapter 5

"Tama na yan, matulog na po" malambing kong sambit kay Eight bago kinuha ang libro sa kanyang kamay at ibinalik ito sa book shelf. He nodded before he covered himself with the blanket, he always uses.

I lay down beside him and let him wrap his arms around my waist and rested his head on my arms. "How's school?" I ask, as I stroke some strands of his hair. "It's cool" sagot niya, napansin kong may gusto siyang sabihin, kaya tiningnan ko siya at hinawakan sa kanyang baba.

"May sasabihin ka po ba?" Tanong ko, he looked at me before he avoided my gaze and sigh, "I just wanna ask, what would my dad look like Ma?" he asked. Natigilan ako sa kanyang tanong at napatingin sa ceiling ng kwarto.

"Ahm...kamukha mo syempre" sagot ko at tila nakikita ang itsura ni Ash sa ceiling ng kwarto. My son is a mini-Ash but I can say that my son is better than him. "Like me?" he uttered, raising his head, "Ma I want to be a pilot and an engineer when I grow up" bigla niyang sambit kaya bumalik ang aking tingin sa kanya.

I smiled and put his bangs on the side, "Talaga?" Sambit ko, he nodded and continued, "I wanna be a pilot, so I can bring you to a different country and become an engineer, because I will build the best house for you, just wait for me Ma" he confidently said before he tightened his hug and sleep on my arms.

Hindi ko maiwasang maluha dahil sa saya, tuwing nagsasabi sa akin si EIght ng mga ganitong bagay, pakiramdam ko lahat ng hirap ko ay nagbubunga, Eight's happiness and dreams are my goals, at gagawin ko ang lahat para maabot niya ang lahat ng iyon.

"Gagawin ni Mama ang lahat para maabot mo ang lahat ng pangarap mo" I whisper, kiss his forehead.

Habang pinagmamasdan ang aking anak biglang pumasok sa aking isipan ang ginawa ni Ash sa akin ngayong araw. Napakawalang puso, pinapahirapan niya ako at alam kong sinsasadya niya iyon.

Kung gusto niya akong nahihirapan, pwes ipapakita ko sa kanya na kaya kong gawin lahat ng ipapagawa niya at hinding-hindi ako matatakot sa kanya.

Seah's POV

I wake up with the sound of my alarm clock, kaya kahit nakapikit pa ang aking mga mata, dahan-dahan na akong tumayo mula sa kama bago tumuloy sa banyo at nag toothbrush, I already took a shower even though my whole system is still sleepy.

I'm an intern nurse and this is how my life start, 4:00 am taking shower with cold water, just to wake my whole system up, pero mukhang sanay na ito kaya wala nang talab ang malamig na tubig sa akin.

After taking shower, I need to dry my hair up bago ko ito itali dahil, madaling sumakit ang ulo ko pag itinatali ito ng basa. Paglabas ko ng kwarto naabutan ko nanamang naghahanda ng almusal si Jan.

"Mukhang may kasama na akong gumising lagi ng madaling araw ah, sobrang strict ba ng tatay ni Eight kaya kailangan ganito ka kaagang gumising?" biro ko kaya isang masamang tingin lang ang aking natanggap mula sa kanya.

I chuckled and continued drying my hair as I started eating some bread, I rarely eat breakfast dahil wala na akong oras maghanda pero good thing Jan is waking up early, so I can eat breakfast na.

After eating I fixed my white uniform and wore a blue cardigan, my backpack and my wrist watch. "Tara na" napalingon ako kay Jan ng magaya na siyang umalis, I nodded take a last glance on the mirror before we step out of the house and head straight to her workplace.

"Salamat, mag-ingat ka sa pagpunta sa hospital ah" sambit ni Jan pagkababa niya ng scooter ko, I smile brightly and nodded, "Yup" tugon ko bago umalis at tumuloy sa hospital.