JaDine Oneshot & Drabbles Collection 2

Home (TIMY AU)

(better to read while listening to Westlife's Home on loop. 😊)

Basti couldn't help but gape at the majestic view before him.

It was as if he literally stepped into a painting.

The sun was already setting and the sky was tinged with orange and purple. Lights were already turned on in preparation for the night and these, the city, and the sky were reflected in the waters.

It was too beautiful for words.

For a few more minutes, Basti had stood by the bridge and just watched as the sun say its farewell. Sighing, he looked down at his own reflection in the water and as always, he made a wish.

He tugged at his jacket as he started walking. It was already getting cold. Surely, fall is coming. It was cold there in Italy but he was already used to it.

As it got darker, Basti hurried to his hotel.

Another summer day,
Has come and gone away,
In Paris and Rome

As Basti got to the end of the bridge, he saw a man painting and he stopped. It was a picture of a little girl watching the sunset. At the sight, memories came rushing back to Basti.

It was just after their youngest, Selene's 12th birthday. It had been a busy year from the first day. Selene was scouted as a model because Basti's birthday video of her has gone viral, like the video he did for his wife.

Basti had just got home from an on location shoot then. He had changed clothes and immediately lied besides Iris on their bed. It had felt as if he had just closed his eyes when he heard his daughter's voice waking him up.

Blearily, he had opened his eyes to see a blur of his daughter.

"Dad! Gising na!" Selene said.

"Selene. Pagod ang Daddy mo. Wag mo na muna gisingin." He heard his wife chided in a whisper.

But Basti already had groggily sat up.

"It's--" He yawned. "--okay, Love." He managed to say.

He then turned at his daughter, "What is it, Princess?"

"Let's go watch the sunset today. Parang nung pumunta tayo sa Greece." She said, grinning.

"Sunset? Ngayon na? It's still morning." Basti said, managing to stifle his yawn.

"Tanghali na, Love." Iris chimed in. Selene shook her head in amusement.

"Tanghali na?" Basti asked and looked at the clock. Surely, it was already ten past twelve.

"Punta tayo sa Manila Bay. Gusto ko manood tayong lahat. Kasama kayo ni Mama tapos sila Kuya." Selene said.

"May pupuntahan Kuya Alec mo." Iris said, looking at her daughter.

"Ehhh?" Selene had exclaimed and she was out of the room the next second.

"Okay, I'm already up." Basti declared and stood up. He knew he needed to 'save' his son from his daughter.

After freshening up, Basti had descended their stairs to find his daughter pouting at a harrassed-looking Alec.

"Ang tagal na natin di nagkakasama-sama, Kuya!" Selene said, pouting.