"Alyssa, hija. Hinahanap ka na ng daddy mo." a lady in uniform called the little girl.
So, her name is Alyssa, nice name. Mika thought.
"Okay, yaya." the little girl—Alyssa, answered.
"Uwi ka na? You're gonna leave me?" Mika asked Alyssa while still holding her hand.
"Uhm, yeah. My dad is looking for me na eh." Alyssa answered.
Mika was obviously sad about it and tears were forming at the corners of her eyes again. She doesn't want her playmate to go. Mika still wants to be with her and play with her.
Alyssa noticed the sad look from Mika, her quivering lips and her teary eyes. She immediately cupped Mika's face and smiled.
"Hey, don't cry. Here, wear this." Alyssa took the necklace she's wearing and put it on Mika.
"That's where I get my powers. You will be strong, because you're now officially my Wonderwoman." Alyssa said with a smile.
- - -
"Hoy Bf!" Mika was snapped back to reality by a slight slap in her arm.
"Anak ng—Bf naman eh! Bakit ka ba namamalo?" she hissed.
"Sabi ko na nga ba eh, dito kita matatagpuan sa park. I am afraid you're really going insane, Bf. Naiisip mo na naman yung knight in shining armor mong duguan ang ilong 'no?" Jessey, her bestfriend, said with a raised eyebrow.
It made her smile. Jessey really knows her, and why not? They've been friends for God knows how long.
Mika was holding her necklace's pendant while smiling and it earned her another slap from Jessey.
"Ow! Nakakarami ka na ha!" Mika said with a pout.
"It's been what? Twenty years, Mika. But here you are still daydreaming about her." Jessey shook her head amusingly.
"I guess first love never really dies." Mika said with a smile. She couldn't help it.
"Ang korny ha! Ewan ko sa'yo, Bf. That's why you're still single kasi you're blocking all their intentions for you. Yes, you had relationships before but they didn't last long because you're—as you always say— already in love with someone else. What is with this girl ba?"
"She's Superman." Mika answered dreamingly.
"Hey, brat. What's that you're holding?" an unknown boy asked.
"I am going to give this to my friend." a five-year-old Mika said as she was holding a big swirl lollipop on her little hands.
"Who's your friend?" another boy asked.
"Uhm.. she is... I-I don't know her name." Mika answered sadly as she gazed another kid from afar.
"Give that to me." the boy said and pushed Mika.
"No! Give that back, please!" Mika pleaded.
But the boy just took the lollipop's cover and licked it in front of Mika who is so close to crying, his other friends just laughed and taunted Mika even more.
"Iiyak na ang bata. Hahaha! Such a cry-baby. Nye, nye, nye!" the boys laughed.
Mika couldn't do anything but sat down and cried. She couldn't fight back because she knows she can't win. That's when her knight in shining armor came to the rescue.
"Hey, stop bullying her!"
Her Superman.
"But Bf, hindi ka ba napapagod sa paghihintay? What if she's not into girls? Or worst, she's already in a relationship? We don't know." Jessey snapped her back from reminiscing—again. Ugh.
