AVIS WAS tired after her shift, halos kakatapos lang din niyang magpaanak, and now that it's her time to rest, for a minute, tsaka niya hindi mahanap ang asawa na si Caleb. They have some appointments to attend. Caliber was always around the corner of the Hospital, nagsasawa na siya sa mukha ng brother in law niya.
As if on cue, her little Maki entered her clinic together with her baby sitter. Maki is now 4, gusto niyang maiyak dahil masyadong mabilis ang paglaki nito. Parang kailan lang palagi niya itong karga.
"Hey little Maki! Mommy missed you so much!" Avis exclaimed, she kneeled down on the floor and spread her arms. Maki immediately ran towards her, and the moment her face buried on her chest, her cute daughter started sobbing. "What happened?" Agad na tanong niya sa anak habang hinahaplos ang buhok nito na magulong nakalugay.
Maki always and loves messing up her hair. But it's different today. Mas magulo ang buhok niyo kaysa sa mga nakaraan na araw na umuuwi ito galing sa kindergarten.
Walang kindergarten ang school na pinatayo ni Yves at Angelyn, so they decided to enrolled their kids to the previous school where Angelyn and Krizzia used to work. It's a good environment for their children, kaya madali siyang napapayag.
"Baby, care to tell mommy what happened to School today?" Avis baby talked her daughter while combing her messy hair. Hindi na siya nag-abala na itali ang buhok ng anak dahil tatanggalin din naman nito. Maki was still sobbing while wiping the tears flowing in her cheeks.
She waited for a minute and let her daughter calm first. Pero imbes na magkuwento ito, mahigpit lang itong yumakap sa kanya. Her tiny arms were wrapped around her neck and her face buried on her chest.
Avis glance at the baby sitter but she just shake her head. Hindi nga pala pwedeng pumasok ang mga baby sitter sa loob ng room.
"Maki, can you tell mommy what happened?" She tried to asked her daughter again, as calm as she can. Seeing her daughter sobbing, her hair was a messed and now Avis was seeing a mud on her skirt. This isn't normal for her.
Tumikhim agad ang baby sitter ng anak niya. "Ma'am ang sabi po noong anak ni Mrs. Clemente, tawagan niyo daw po agad 'yung nanay niya. Kakausapin ka daw po."
Bahagyang umangat ang kilay ni Avis. Isabella's daughter wants to talk to her? Sometimes, Ayze loves acting like how a grown up woman should act, ilang beses din nila itong pinagsabihan na enjoy-in muna nito ang pagiging bata. She picked up her phone and dialed Isabella's number.
While waiting for Isabella to answer her call. Umupo siya sa sofa habang nasa kandungan niya ang anak na ayaw na bumitaw sa kanya. Avis was actually savoring the moment, dahil kapag nakita ni Maki ang Daddy nito, hindi na siya nito papansinin.
"Hello?"
[Kanina pa ako kinukulit nito, kausapin mo, importante daw. Ayze, talk to Tita Avis with respect. Isusumbong kita sa Tatay mo!] She chuckled softly.
Isabella loves to spoil her daughter so much, so, si Jyrelle ang nagdidisiplina sa bata.
[Good afternoon, Doctora Carson. I asked Maki's baby sitter to set an appointment for me so I can talk to you. It's a serious matter, Tita! Sobra po!] Avis blinked when she heard Ayze's talking so formal to her. She crinkled her nose and softly chuckle.
"What do you mean serious? Masusundan ka na ba?" Pabiro niyang tanong sa bata. Ayze's voice were cute and sometimes high pitched, pero hindi naman ganoon kasakit sa tainga.
[Tita— I mean, Doctora Carson. I saw some of our classmates parent's bullying Maki, saying that and I quote, "Hindi porket doctor ang mga magulang mo aangasan mo na ang mga anak namin" something like that? I wasn't sure tho. Basta po! And then Tita! Blike, our classmates pushed her po! Pero hindi po nakita ni Teacher and then yung mama po niya she told our teacher that were lying!]
