Way Back to Your Heart

Chapter 9 - Just For Today

JUST FOR TODAY

"Father, Dad, Daddy, Papa ... I wonder how will I call him?"again this question floats inside my little head. 

I have been asking this question since I saw my classmates play with big guys they called "Daddy" , one day we had an activity in school. I was confused at first, "Daddy? what was that? uhmmm, what do you mean by that" I asked one of my classmate in nursery. 

"Don't be silly, all children have their own Daddies..." my classmate Inojin answered. 

"I don't have one...Where to get one?" I replied, can I buy one?-I thought.

"Wha- .. buy one? ... uhmmm I don't think you could buy one?" Inojin replied scratching his little head.

"Then where your Daddy from?"

Inojin's little eyes narrowed, raising a  brow. "Well... I always had one.. like how I used to have mom... I think you can just ask your mom where your daddy is" 

"I guess I can..." I replied, being troubled why I don't have a daddy,  yet everyone does. I need to have everything, I can always ask mom whatever I want and she will give it to me. So, if everyone has this called daddy I think I can also ask mom to provide me one.

Yeah, I can ask mom... 

"Mom! can I ask you something?" I finally got the chance to ask mom once she went home here in Fukuoka from Tokyo. 

"Eh, what it is honey? Come here little guy" My mom said as she tapped the side of the bed. She was reading a book about, uhmm.. I don't know, I still can't read well I was just three then. 

I immediately ran and jump on the bed and climbed on her that made her giggle.

"So what is it that bugging my little baby's mind huh?" She asked as she pinched my little nose.

"Uhmmm... " I looked at my mom's lavender eyes "My classmates... they, they"

"What about your classmates? have they done something wrong to you? tell mama about it" Mom's voice a bit concern.

"N-no mom.. i-its .. about daddy" I asked softly. I felt mom jerked as if not prepared with my question. I choose to continue though.

"Last week, during the school festival my classmates had those big guys with them and they call them daddy. They said that every child have their own daddy... but, but, I " 

"You have one Boruto..." My mom suddenly answered cutting my sentence. For a moment, mom's eyes glisten.. Uh-oh did I just made mom cry. "Its just that he is not here.." she continued, she then grabbed me into a hug.

"Mom... where is my dad" I asked under her embrace. Why is mom hugging me this way anyway?

"Mama can't answer that now honey, Mama don't know" she answered, her tone a bit sad.

"Will I ever see him?" I pulled myself from her embrace and looked at her. Mom is crying, but why?

"Why are you crying mom??" I asked and hug her again. "Please don't cry mom".

She hugged me in return for the second time around, now much tighter.

".. . you're really growing now my little guy, you already have too many questions in mind now". Mom's voice is really calming, I really hate it when she needs to go back to Tokyo for her work. But she promised me that one day we're going to see each other again everyday.