Thorns And Roses

Kabanata 18

Kabanata 18

"MY, play?" a soft smile escaped my lips when my daughter crawled on my lap.

"Hmm, what do you wanna play, baby?" I asked her. Her brown eyes twinkled, nakita kong sumulyap siya sa mga laruan na nasa gilid at itinuro iyon.

"Bie! Barbie!" she exclaimed. I chuckled at that and caressed her hair.

"Okay, Clyte, but give Mommy a kiss first?" She jumped and I lowered my face. I laughed when she gave me a kiss, a long one with a kissing sound.

"Mwuah! Me loves My!" My heart thumped, kaagad kong pinaulanan ng halik ang anak ko at napahagikhik siya roon at tumawa.

"My!" she exclaimed.

"What, huh..." I teased. I tickled her, she screamed in glee and reached me.

"My! No! No!" iling niya. Her blushing cheeks reddened more, parang pinapagalitan ako kaya napatawa ako.

"Galit ka na ngayon kay Mommy?" I asked. She giggled, napatawa ako nang abutin niya ang pisngi ko at tumawa.

"My, pretty!" aniya.

"Oh, my baby's pretty too..." I chuckled. "Mana ka kay Mommy, if pretty si Mommy, s'yempre mana si baby!"

"Pretty ako?" humawak siya sa magkabilang pisngi at ipinikit-pikit ang mga mata niya.

"Of course, you are!" I cheered. "Ang cute-cute mo talaga, kiss nga!" I kissed her cheek, pinanggigilan ko ito kaya mas humagikhik siya at yumakap sa leeg ko.

"Lurv you, My!" she cheered.

"I love you too, Clyte!" I kissed her neck and hugged her.

Ako na ang kumuha ng mga Barbies niyang nakaupo sa sofa at inilagay sa kama. She played with her dolls, natatawa ako habang pinapakinggan siyang binibigyan ng boses ang mga laruan.

She was murmuring words, ang iba'y naiintindihan ko but most of them ay hindi ko na ma-gets.

I was combing her black hair, inabot ko ang tali niya sa may drawer sa side table ko para matalian siya. I put her hair in pig tails, nang matapos ako ay nakipaglaro ako sa kanya at kinuhaan siya ng litrato.

I changed my wallpaper to her picture, kagat-kagat niya ang daliri niya roon at nakangiting nakatingin sa camera.

She was really a cutey, gustong-gusto ko siyang panggigilan at gawing keychain!

I saw her yawning. Nang makitang pumipikit-pikit na siya ay itinabi ko ang mga laruan niya.

"Is my baby sleepy?" I asked her. Tumango siya sa akin gamit ang mapupungay na mga mata.

She yawned again and lifted her small hands kaya kaagad ko siyang binuhat. She settled herself on my neck, I can still hear her yawning.

"Sleep now, baby..." I whispered.

"My, sing me a song..." bulong niya. I nodded, caressed her back and kissed her hand.

"What song do you want Mommy to sing?" I asked.

"Twinkle?" she whispered back.

I smiled, nodding my head as I sway her slowly to sleep.

"Twinkle, twinkle little star," I whispered. "How I wonder what you are? Up above the world so high. Like a diamond in the sky..." I hummed. "Twinkle, twinkle little star..."

I closed my eyes when I heard her breathing slowly settling. I hummed more and swayed her slowly and when I felt her head fell on my neck ay nangiti ako.