diminutives

in between

"dad, pwede tayo mag-movie marathon mamaya?" charmaine asked her father as they traverse slex

we'll watch every movie you want sweetie

"weh? bakit parang feeling ko tutulugan mo lang ulit ako just like last time?"

grabe ka naman sa daddy mo. pagod ako nun sweet kakagaling ko lang sa 17hr flight

medyo napangiti naman si maine na nagmamaneho na hindi napalampas ng anak na nakaupo sa tabi nya

"mom bakit ka po tumatawa?"

ha? ako? hindi ako tumatawa tanggi nya

"ok sige hindi ka nga po tumawa but i saw you smirk... and don't even deny it, mom, may policy tayo di ba? bawal mag-lie"

yeah the policy that she implemented. ngayon siya pa ang talo. pambihira

wala po may naalala lang

"share naman mom"

nothing important

"when you're asking me to share non-sense stories about how my day went i never once declined"

rj can help but smile. like mother like daughter. ngayon walang kawala si mommy. good job talaga ang kanyang prinsesa.

"i'm waiting mom...."

uhmmm... naalala ko lang na ganyan talaga ang daddy mo...

"anong naalala mo kay daddy?" charm pushed her luck some more. ngayon lang siya magkakaroon ng pagkakataon na makarinig ng kwento sa mommy nya at hindi nya ito papalampasin

wala naman. eversince kasi pag nanonood kami ng movie kahit na sa sinehan nakakatulog talaga ang daddy mo

maine that's not true. rj protested. hindi kaya. hindi naman talaga. tutol ni rj sa isip nya.

ok then, what movie have we watched na hindi ka nakatulog? maine asked rj

charm can't help but feel happy on what she's seeing. nakakasama naman nya ng sabay ang kanyang mommy at daddy nya especially for special occasions and school functions, but this is the first time she saw a real interaction between them

yung.... ahmm... rj was thinking hard.  ano bang title nun?

she smiled slyly  may naisip ka na ba?

"grabe dad?! wala? homaygahd! lagi mong tinutulugan si mommy?" charm joked which made rj pout like a five year old

porke ba hindi nya maalala ang title, yun na ang basehan?   rj defended himself    iisipin ko wait lang. nagmamadali ba kayong mag-ina? malayo pa ang biyahe di ba?

don't exert too much effort. mapaoagod ka lang. wala kang maaalala kasi every movie we watched nakatulog ka

he does not want to give up. meron eh. meron talaga. imposibleng wala.

"antukin si daddy, mom?"

nope. kaya lang palagi kasi siyang pagod.  memories came rushing back to her 

"bakit po siya palaging pagod?"

maine looked at her daughter. she can not lie. she can never lie to her daughter.

ang sipag kasi ng daddy mo. nung college kami lagi siyang nagdadagdag ng units

"bakit po?"