Payb Takes Book 3

Mama

May 14, 8am:

R: *groans and pulls M back to bed when he feels her sit up* Loooove... Tulog pa tayo. *rolls to his side, places a leg over her hips and locks his arms around her waist once he succeeded to getting her lie back down beside him*

M: *giggles as R nuzzles in the crook of her neck and peppers her neck and shoulder with little kisses* Mister, may work ka po today at padating na si Dean para sabay kaming umuwi ng Bulacan for Mother's Day.

R:*sighs and stops, closes his eyes and quietly buries his face in her hair*

M: Nasa-sad ka pa din ba?

R: Hindi naman sad. Di lang maiwasan na ma-miss ko siya lalo na pag ganitong mga okasyon.

M: *rolls to her side to face R and gently caress his face* Sorry, nabanggit ko pa kasi.

R: *slowly opens his eyes and smiled at M* Hindi naman natin pwedeng iwasan palagi. Wag mong iisiping malungkot ako. *reaches out and tucks some stray hair behind her ear* Nakalimutan ko na ata kung paano malungkot simula nang dumating ka. Imposibleng malungkot ako hangga't nandiyan ka. Nami-miss ko siyempre, kalahati ng buhay ako ang kasama niyang nawala pero hindi na ako malungkot. Salamat sa'yo.

M: Mabubuo pa kaya yung kalahati?

R: Imposible na siguro. Permanente na siya dun. Pwedeng subukang buuin pero mahirap na din. Ang mahalaga kahit nandun yung malaking awang sa puso ko, kayang kaya kitang mahalin ng buong buo. Mamahalin mo pa rin ba ako kahit kulang?

M: Mamahalin kita kahit kapiraso, kahit katiting, kahit wala. Mamahalin kita nang walang kapaguran at paulit-ulit kong sisikaping mabuo yung kalahati.

R: Paano kung hindi kaya? Paano kung magpagod ka?

M: E di magpapahinga at susubok ulit. Walang nakakapagod para sa taong mahal mo. Mamahalin pa rin kita at hinding-hindi ako magsasawa. *sniffles and gasps as R wipes away her tears, not realizing that they have both been crying in their hushed conversation*

R: Paano ba ako nagkaroon ng isang katulad mo? What did I ever do to deserve this love? *sobs as he gently touches her face and wipes her tears with his thumb*

M: I ask myself the same thing. *sighs and smiles through tears* I love you so much, Richard Faulkerson Jr.

R: And I love you more and more and more and more, Mrs. Nicomaine Dei Faulkerson. Thank you. *gently kisses her forehead, eyes, nose and cheek before slowly and lovingly kissing her lips, channeling all the love in his heart and all the promises of his soul*

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After SPS:

R: *calls M* Love?

M: Yes, Love?

R: May konting photo op lang at autograph signing tapos tutuloy na akong Bulacan ha?

M: Ha? Love? Did you forget? May lakad pa kayo ni Mama Ten mamaya. Rehearsals for the concert ka pa di ba?

R: Pwede sigurong...

M: Naku, Love. Don't say you'll cancel. Baka may masabi pa sa'yo. Okay naman na. Tuwang-tuwa kaya si Nanay sa gift mong bag at sa flowers si Ate din nag-thank you sa pabulaklak mo sa kanya.

R: Sigurado ba? Ikaw? Paano ka uuwi?

M: Hindi na muna ako uuwi, Love ha? Naglambing si Nanay. Dito na muna daw ako matulog. Okay lang naman di ba?

R: Okay. Diyan na lang din ako uuwi. Dala akong dinner.

M: Hindi pwede, Love.

R: Bakit na naman? Bakit parang ayaw mo akong makasama? *asks in ang irritated voice*