diminutives

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i went to work earlier that day. i wanted to make sure i'll be there when she comes and also to do some work so i could free more time to spend with her.

"good morning, sir"

good morning, has arch. mendoza arrived?

"opo sir kanina pa po. nasa opisina nya na po"

salamat

well i guess work can come later. i'm done making her least of my priorities. this time it will be her. i went to her office. for a while, i stood there just looking at her. admiring how beautiful she is. and realizing how much i missed her. i knocked at her door, she didn't even bother to look.

come in

hey, good morning. i got you coffee, hazelnut latte with whipped cream and caramel syrup, i hope i still get it right

uy sir rj... good morning sir

napakunot ang noo ko. sir? i have to correct that.

it's rj, maine. hindi mo ako boss.

right... as far as i know your name is listed just below the CEO's name. every other name are listed below you

sige bukas ipababago ko. i'll put it under your name instead.

i saw her blush. kinilig ako. faulkerson 1 point.

puro ka kalokohan. sige na you win. what brings you here?

have coffee first. we'll be busy today. may site inspection tayo mamaya after ng meeting natin with galaxy entertainment.

i saw her hesitation when i handed over her cup. teka mali ba ang pagkakaalala ko sa paborito nyang kape? parang hindi naman. venti naman ang size? did her preference changed? shit bakit ba kasi hindi ko sya tinanong.

ahm... rj kasi... ahm thank you but i don't drink coffee anymore...

oh... uhmm... sorry i... i didn't know... a- anong mas prefer mo inumin pag umaga?

i berrated myself. limang taon rj, i reminded myself... limang taon kang wala sa buhay nya, what makes you think nothing has changed in that span of time.

that's fine. i guess a cup won't hurt

she took the cup and drank it. i saw her smile after.

grabe ang sarap talaga ng kape! sobrang na-miss ko to. thanks

eh ako ba maine, hindi mo ba ko na-miss. she looked like a four year old kid who got a candy. seeing her like that made my heart melt. lahat ng pwede kong ibigay, ibibigay ko, lahat ng pwede kong gawin, gagawin ko to win her back. i don't need to just be in our son's life... i need to be in her life too...

did they get the taste right?

yup! ang sarap talaga ng kape... sorry mukha akong tanga, limang taon na din kasi akong hindi nagko-coffee

can i ask why?

ahmm... bawal daw kasi nung buntis ako. pagkapanganak ko naman, i breastfed thirdy up until he was two. kaya ayun nakalimutan ko ng magkape

how was he... i mean when he was a baby

i saw her smile broaden. just the mention of our son changes her mood. i even saw her giggle.

sobrang takaw! i have to eat a lot to catch up on his diet. ayun tumaba tuloy ako. ang bait nya nung baby, iiyak lang pag nagugutom or nagpoop. hindi din sya sakitin. isa lang naging problema ko. clingy. ayaw nya sa crib. gusto nya sa dibdib ko natutulog. nung medyo lumalaki na sya he would cry pag wala ako especially pag kagigising lang. there are times na nagiiwan ako ng damit na nagamit ko na ilalagay ko sa tabi nya so at least i could do some housework. minsan kahit si nanay hindi sya mapatahan, that's when i decided not to pusure my studies yet. i stopped for another year kasi napaka-clingy ng anak mo