Nakauwi na si Ara sa condo niya, at mabuti nalang wala pa ang kambal niya.
She entered her passcode and entered her condo.
Wala pa naman ang pamilya ng kanyang kakambal kaya napagdesisyunan niya munang maligo ng sandali.
She changed into her pink pajamas and a shirt, she knows Winona loves pink.
Madali niyang ginawa lahat, pumunta na siya sakanyang kusina at uminom ng tubig.
Pagkatapos niyang gawin iyon, saktong nagdorbell na.
Pagbukas niya dito she saw her niece smiling widely.
"Tita Awaa!!" di pa masyadong marunong si Winona nagsalita lalo na sa letrang l at r.
"Hey there chammy!" bati nito sa pamangkin sabay karga.
"Thank you talaga Ara this a very huge favor—" di na pinatapos ni Ara ang sasabihin ng kapatid.
"Ano ka ba, I like taking care of this little bub," anito sabay pindot sa ilong ng pamangkin na ikina-hagikhik nito.
"Yra, Zane, why don't you stay for a while? May coffee at tea naman ako dito," Ara invites her sister and her husband.
"No, it's fine, kailangan na rin namin umuwi at aasikasuhin pa namin ang mga iba pang kailangan bukas," anang asawa ng kapatid.
"By the way, andito na lahat ng damit at gatas ni Winona, she needs to drink her vitamins after eating breakfast," paalala ng kapatid niya.
"Yes yes, don't worry, your daughter is in the hands of a Doctor," biro pa ni Ara sa kapatid.
"Thanks, we'll go ahead," paalam nito.
"Winny give mommy a hug na,"
"Babye mommy daddy!"
"Be a good girl here okay? Don't give your tita Ara a headache," paalala ni Yra sa anak at tinanguan siya ng anak bilang pag-oo.
Di nagtagal ay umalis na ang magasawa.
"Look tita! We're matching pajamas!" her niece noticed because they were both wearing pink pajamas.
"Oh! Oo nga noh?" Ara answers with the same enthusiasm.
"Chammy, it's getting kinda late, we should sleep na, what do you say?" Ara says to her niece after looking at the clock as it was pass 9pm.
"Yes... milk!"
Agad na kinuha ni Ara ang bag ng pamangkin at kinuha doon ang botelya na pagiinuman ni Winona, tiniplahan niya ito ng gatas at iniabot sa pamangkin.
Umiinom na ito ng gatas niya noong papunta na siya sa kuwarto ni Ara upang doon matulog ng sabay.
Nakatulog agad ang bata kaya naman kinuha niya na ang botelya at nilapag iyon sa bedside table.
Pagkatapos nun ay hindi niya namalayang nakatulog na rin pala siya.
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Kinabukasan, nagising na si Ara, that's weird? Dapat sound ng alarm ang gigising sakanya.
She looked at the clock beside her.
Sht. It's already 11am.
At nakita niya si Winona sa tabi niya, she's still sleeping.
Nga pala, she remembers now, Winona loves to sleep. Kaya naman when you wake her up, she will cry endless.
Kaya di nalang ginising ni Ara si Winona at nagluto na ng kanilang kakainin.
Sakto pagkatapos niya magluto ay lumabas na mula sa kuwarto si Winona.
"Good morning!" masiglang bati ni Ara.
"Good... mowningg..." sabi ni Winona habang kinukusot ang mata.
"Tita... where's mommy?" tanong nito.
Winona was just 5, she won't be fully reminded that her parents aren't here.
"Your mommy went to buy something, babalik din yun later," that information Ara said will just be forgotten by Winona later.
"But I need my mommy..." anito na parang iiyak na.
"Uhm, look, I look like your mommy diba? It's just that she has short hair and I have long hair, diba?" sabi ni Ara to stop her niece from crying. Tinignan naman ni Winona ng mabuti si Ara.
"C-can I call you mommy? While my real mommy is not around?" tanong ni Winona.
"Of course, anything for you," ani Ara.
"Eat up now, para mahatid kita agad kay Papa, I need to go somewhere pa eh, is that okay with you?" tanong ni Ara na agad namang tinanguan ni Winona.
Natapos na silang kumain ay magdamit.
It was already 12pm.
Sumakay na sila sa sasakyan ni Ara.
Malapit ng mag 1, sht with the traffic? Sigurado si Ara na malalate siya sa meeting, it won't leave a good impression to their dad's good friend.
"Uhm, chammy, we cant go to papa's house na because I'll be late for my meeting, is it okay if sumama ka nalang?" tanong ni Ara habang nagdadrive.
"Yes po,"
"Promise me you'll be a good girl, please?"
"Yes po mommy," ani Winona sabay hagikhik. She still did not forgot about their conversation earlier, pero di nalang iyon pinansin ni Ara.
BINABASA MO ANG
1st Thorn: End Of Conversation (TTGN Book 3)
Teen Fiction[UNEDITED] A battle between heart and mind, wishing you had another chance, if destiny gave you a one, what will you follow? What will you do? --- [THIS IS THE START OF THE 10 THORNS SERIES] By: LaykaxReid (Layka Akmad) All Rights Reserved. ©2019-2...
