Over The Rainbow (COMPLETED)

Stage Parents

A/N:

Hi!

Na-miss niyo ba ang updates dito? Ako din. 😁

Sorry, if napag-iwanan na siya. Super busy lang talaga with all the other fics. Alam niyo naman.

BUT! One particular photo (see story cover above) from Saturday inspired me to write for this story again. Hope you like it.

Thank you.

Deng

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Halloween 2024:

"Mama, why can't Charm do it po?" Thirdy asks Maine, with a little frown on his forehead, playing with the hem of the medieval royal tunic he is wearing.

Maine smiles and sits down beside their eldest son then proceeds to fixing the collar, sash and shoulder pads on his Prince Charming costume.

The kids have been learning more and more Filipino words and she is more than proud and happy that the first ones they learned were the polite words that are unique to our culture.

"Kasi po, my love, she's in a different group. She will be dancing with Ate Ryzza, Kuya Lucho and the others while you, Kuya Baste and Ate Luna will sing with your group. What's wrong? Okay ka naman during practice." Maine asks as she fixes Thirdy's hair and touches his face.

That year's Halloween special includes two productions by the Dabarkads kids split in two groups. One group, with Thirdy, is Disney themed and will be singing songs from their movies dressed as the characters. The other, with Charmaine, will be dancing in superhero costumes.

"Ang daming tao, Mama. I'm scared." Thirdy answers.

"Dati naman you don't get scared. Remember? You've performed twice for Bulaga already. This is the same audience, honey. They love you."

"That was different, Mama. I was playing, not singing. I have my keyboards." Their son reasons and Maine nods.

She sighs and hugs him. She understands. Thirdy is exactly like her in that aspect, an introvert like her. She has since gotten over most of her apprehensions and hesitations but she knows exactly what her son is going through. She's just really proud that their Thirdy is brave enough to try and overcome his shyness too.

She was just like him, she would try to socialize, face other people and maybe even perform in front of them but she would always hide behind something or someone that comforted her, from her Nanay's skirt when she was little, to a book when she grew older, to Dubsmash when it became a hit, to social media, to her wacky faces and characters, to the constant in her life:  her husband RJ.

In their son's case, it's his keyboards, his video games, his drawings, his younger siblings and his parents.

"Ang gwapo naman ng anak ko just like his Papa." RJ grins as he enters the dressing room with Charm.

He instantly notices the frown on Thirdy's face when they came and how his wife is comforting him with a hug.

He lean down to hug Maine and kiss her temple then whispers. "What's wrong?"

Maine mouths the word "Shy." to secretly answer her husband's question.

"Kuwa, are you ready?" Charm beams.

Thirdy pulls away from M and sighs. "I guess." He looks at his sister in her Harley Quinn costume and smiles. "You look really pretty, Charm. Are you excited?"

He asks his little sister but he knows exactly what her answer will be: a loud and beaming "Yeeeeeees!!!" Charm cheers, waving her plastic baseball bat in the air.

Charm's enthusiasm never fails to make her big brother laugh. Soon all four of them are laughing.

"Kuwa, ka-yo na! Kuya Baste and the others are lining up." Charm tells Thirdy. "Let's goooo!!! Seb-Seb, Popsie, Tatay and Nanay are already no-nood."

The eldest Faulkerson child suddenly quiets down again and sighs.

RJ squats in front of his chair and holds Thirdy's shoulders. "You got this, Buddy." He smiles. "Mama and I with Charm, Seb and your lolos and lola will all be there for you. Pag natakot ka, just look at us. We'll be there." RJ says.

"Promise?" Thirdy asks and looks at his parents and sister.

"We promise, Kuya. We'll be there. We love you." Maine says and hugs Thirdy.

Their son hugs her back and and buries his face on her chest. "I love you, Mama."

"Si Papa?" RJ pouts, making Charm and Maine giggle.

Thirdy looks up to his father and smiles. "I love you, Papa." Then he looks at Charmaine. "I love you, Charm."

RJ and Charmaine join their hug. "We love you, son." RJ says.

"Ready, Kuwa?" Charm asks with a grin and a hand stretched out to her brother.

"Ready." Thirdy answers with a confident smile. 💛🍃

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Unbeta'ed and not proofread. Thank you for reading.