Beautiful Soul (JhoBea Story)

Part 12... Third Person

Sitting from a bench not far away from the beach, we watched Isa plays her new found love... volleyball..

Never thought ikaw yung sinasabi niyang new friend niya... akala ko bata na ka edad niya kasi...she happily said while observing her daughter..

She got the skills though.... I'm pretty sure she'll be a star in the making... I exclaimed...

She let out a big sigh...

Can you do me a favor? She requested me with a pleading tone...

I turned my head to look at her...

Can we be civil infront of her? She requested... The kid had been on so much trauma already , ayoko ng dagdagan pa yun especially now that she is already coping..

I'm not really quite sure what she is talking about but I felt intrigued by the word trauma.

Trauma? I asked out of curiosity...

Yes. She plainly answered but her tone somehow indicates that there's a deep meaning into it.

My eyebrows met with her simple answer making me more anxious about it.

What happened to her? I asked hoping for a more detailed explanation.

Its better you don't know... I want to keep it that way... she said giving me a half smile..

It wouldn't change a thing anyway... she said while bowing her head.

Okay if you say so. Plain na sabi ko lang.

Thank you.. she softly answered back..

Silence prevailed after the little chitchat... then came the little girl.

Ma, pagod na ako...reklamo niya habang pinupunasan ang pawis nito sa likuran niya.

Sino ba naman ang hindi mapapagod sa ginagawa mo? Panunukso ni Jho sa kanya...

Can we invite mommy-da sa dinner mamaya Mamma? Lets have dinner together please... pagmamakaawa nito sa nanay niya..

I smiled with that simple idea of an innocent girl na walang kaalam alam sa nangyayari sa kanya.

Mommy-da, please kain tayo together please... this time sa akin naman nakiki-usap.

I just scratched my head and smiled for I don't know what to say to her.

Common Bei, eat with us. Para tigilan ka na rin ni Isa sa pangungulit sayo.

Okay, ganito nalang baby. Go hit the shower first, get dress then puntahan ko nalang kayo okay. Paliwanag ko sa kanya at napangiti ito ng malapad.

Yes! Thank you mommy-da, I love you po. Nasabi niya dahil sa sobrang saya at niyakap ako ng mahigpit.

I love you... hindi ko alam bakit tumingin ako kay Jho ng sabihin ko ito.. I-I love you too baby.. sagot ko pabalik sa bata at mabilis na binawi ang tingin ko.

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(From another person's point of view)

"Ano pa bang gusto mo? Ginawa ko na lahat ng inutos mo diba, and please ayoko na itigil na natin ito pagod na ako!"
- sigaw kong sabi sa kausap ko.