Kabanata 22: Family
“Finally!” Mama uttered as she finished baking the cookies na nagpatawa sa akin.
Sino bang hindi matatawa e pang-ilang subok na niya ito at ngayon lang niya nagawa ng maayos. The rest of the cookies she baked ay puro pagod kaya hindi makain.
“My, anong gagawin natin sa mga napagod?” I asked and went to her as I got myself some cookies.
“Papahingahin nak” she uttered na nagpangiwi sa akin but then later on burst out laughing when I get her joke. Walang duda, nanay ko nga siya.
“Ma naman ih” ani ko at ngumuso. Napatawa naman siya bago inilapag ang binake sa lamesa bago kinuha ang telepono niya.
“Ipapakain natin yan kina papa mo” she uttered na nagpatawa sa akin. “Kanina kapa kain ng kain diyan mahal ko, masarap ba?” She asked and I nodded.
“Sobra my!” aliw na ani ko at inubos ang pangalawang cookie ko, “Do a pose baby, I'll took a picture of you” mommy uttered and I did what she says, “Aww ang ganda mo nak” nakangiting ani nito na nagpangiti sa akin bago ko siya nilapitan at sumilip sa larawan.
“I have some of your features my” I uttered and I felt her kiss my temple, “Of course! As it should” she uttered na nagpatawa samin pareho.
Like mother, like daughter.
“Let's do selfie this time baby” Mommy uttered and we both smile in the camera. We took few photos after reviewing it.
Mama's hair was same to mine, it's wavy but the color isn't. If my hair is dark brown, I can say that hers is purely black. The shape of our face is also the same. It's thin. So as our nose which is also thin and pointed. Mama's lips is pouty but mine is thin.
But what surprised me is the color of her eyes. Our eyes is clearly different. Mama is chinita but mine has an almond shape and the colors is clearly different, very different. Mama's eye color is blue while mine is brown.
“My, why does your eyes has a different color” I asked out of curiosity. Napabaling siya sa akin na nakangiti.
“My great grandfather is a half French, baby” mama uttered na nagpagulat sa akin, “So definitely, I just maybe got a small percentage of his half blood as a French that's why I have these eyes” she uttered na mas lalong nagpamangha sa akin.
It amazed me since galing pa sa great grandfather ni mama iyon and yet namana niya pa rin.
“Wow.. what a family history” I uttered and she laughed at may denial sa cellphone niya.
May lahi pala ang family namin? That sounds cool.
“Okay, I love you” iyon lamang ang narinig ko kay mama nang binalingan ko siya. I didn't even know that she's calling someone, probably her husband— my papa.
“Maaari bang pumunta sina papa at kuya mo dito nak?” Mama asked at naramdaman kong nag-init ang puso ko sa tanong na iyon ni mama.
Do they already know me? Are they ready to see me? Masaya kaya sila?
“I have an older brother po?” I asked and mama nodded, “But biological though” si mama na nagpataka sa akin.
But imagining that they'll come here flushed any unnecessary thoughts and things inside my mind. I'm excited!
“Let's ready the pastries we baked para makakain na kaagad tayo pagkarating nila” Mommy uttered and I nodded.
Ganoon nga ang ginawa namin, naghanda.
The bell rang at nagkatinginan kami ni mama. Although I feel excited, I am also nervous and a bit worried.
Mama smiled at me before she went out from the dining to go to my father and older brother outside.
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