Sunrise In Your Embrace (Summer Love Series #1)

Chapter 33

"How is he through the years? When is his birthday? What's his favorite food and color? Marunong ba siya magsalita ng Tagalog? Bakit puro English naririnig kong sinasalita niya?"

I gulped while hearing his many questions. I tried to process everything inside my head so that I could answer everything he wanted to know. Lumabas kami ngayon kasama si Alas, siyempre. He took his child out in the mall. Para na rin sa bonding nila, ganoon. Sumama lang ako dahil kailangan ng magbabantay kay Alas. Wala rin naman akong pasok dahil Linggo.

"His birthday is in January 15," panimula ko. "His favorite shade is White and his favorite food is Lasagna. 'Yong dessert niya naman ay Mango Graham. He's okay through the years. Healthy siya at minsan lang magkasakit. He... He doesn't know how to talk in Tagalog because I wanted his first language to be English. Dahil doon kami mas magkakaintindihan."

"Hindi mo ba siya tuturuan mag Tagalog?" He asked.

"Tuturuan," sagot ko.

"Ako na." He pouted and playfully rolled his eyes.

We went inside the Toy Kingdom. Nagliwanag na naman ang mata ng anak ko nang makakita siya ng maraming laruan sa paligid. This reminds me of Summer when she was still a kid. Now, she's a teenager. Pero matagal na rin na hindi ko siya nakita.

"What do you want, anak?" Elias lift his child up.

"Anak, you know what you need, okay?" Inunahan ko kaya naman napatingin sa 'kin si Elias. Nang makita ko ang masama niyang tingin sa 'kin ay napaatras ako at napanguso.

"It's okay, Alas. Pick what you want," sabi niya sa anak.

Nasa likod lang nila ako habang pumipili si Alas. Kinakabahan na 'ko sa mga nakikita ni Alas na mga laruan. Pero may tiwala naman ako sa pagpapalaki ko sa kaniya!

"Tignan mo, ang ganda nito," Elias pointed the stuffed toy to his child.

"Yes. I will touch it," inabot ni Alas ang stuffed toy atsaka hinawak-hawakan 'yon. Maya-maya pa ay binalik niya sa shelf. "I don't need it, daddy."

Hindi nakapagsalita si Elias para sumagot. Bumagal ang lakad niya para magpantay kami.

"Stop pressuring the child, Chantal. He cannot choose." Bulong niya sa 'kin.

"What?" My brows furrowed. "I'm not pressuring him. He knows what he needs, 'no. He has self-control." I rolled my eyes, caressing my child's back.

A week had passed. Elias and I would always see each other at work. Nag-uusap lang kami kapag kailangan namin mag-usap. I did not feel awkward at him because I always talk with him at the unit. Palagi kasi siyang naroon, minsan doon na rin natutulog, katabi si Alas sa kwarto.

Of course I have to adjust when he's sleeping beside Alas! Alangan naman tumabi ako sa kanila roon! Kagaya ngayon, dito ulit siya matutulog.

"Good night, Alas," I smiled at my son. He giggled and waved his hand to me. "You won't kiss me?"

"Mommy, come! I'll kiss you!" He opened his arms to me. Napatingin ako kay Elias na nasa tabi niya nang umusog siya palayo, urging me to come to Alas so I did.

"I love you," I kissed him on the cheeks.

"I love you, Mommy! You won't kiss daddy?" He pouted.