diminutives

the proposal

he was in the middle of the midyear profit and loss meeting when his phone rang

everyone in the room felt silent.

when he saw the name that's flashing on his screen he smiled.

gentlemen please proceed. i'll catch up later. he addressed the members of the board   jason, take over

he stepped out of the room with a big grin on his face

yes champ?

"dad, mom is not eating her breakfast"

he laughed. magkaaway na naman ang mag-ina nya.

and what did i tell you to do?

"sabi nya ayaw nya daw yung lasa ng asparagus but you told me i have to make sure she eats it di ba dad?"

you should siggy. where's mommy?

"sa bed po nagtatampo sa akin"

his stubborn wife.

let me talk to your mom

he heard siegfried's footsteps probably going to her our bed

"mommy, dad said he wants to talk to you po"

he held out the phone to maine

sinumbong mo si mommy kay daddy because of the asparagus?

he chuckled. his stubborn wife.

"i told you kasi mom di ba po, you have to eat breakfast po, you don't want to listen to siggy po kasi. here mom, talk to dad"

that's my boy. richard thought.

for the past year siegfried brought back the laughter in their house. when they got the news of them not being able to conceive, they resulted to adopting a child in the institution maine supported.

siegfried alfonzo mendoza faulkerson.

siggy may not be their own blood but they treated him more than their own. he was four back then when they adopted him, although maine new him eversince he was baby when he was turned over to the foundation upon his parents tragic car accident which caused them their dear life because no immediate family members claimed the child.

hello?   she greeted adamantly

someone's not listening.

but... love kas—

don't use that this time mrs. faulkerson. we have to keep up with your diet remember?

he heard her deep sigh. he smiled. she does not like asparagus. and broccoli. and bittergourd. but she has to.

ang pangit kaya ng lasa! 

finally she bursted out her protest. he can imagine his wife's face.

richard laughed 

tinatawanan mo pa ako! hmph! tapos ang higpit pa ng bantay na iniwan mo dito. ayan nakapamewang pa!

he laughed harder

love... just eat them. araw-araw ba natin pagtatalunan ang mga gulay sa bahay-kubo?

wala naman sa bahay kubo yung asparagus

she really wants to prove a point. up until now his wife would argue her point as far as she can go.

love kailangan pa bang umuwi ng gwapo mong asawa para ako ulit ang magpakain ng asparagus sayo?  he offered. anything for his wife

she gulped. well... uhmmm...