Bite

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"And they lived happily ever after. The end." ngumiti ako ng malaki. "So... what do you guys think?"

Itinaas ko ang dalawa kong kilay habang nakatingin kina Amber at Chan Hyun. They're fraternal twins. Ipinangalan namin sa present queen ng Korea si Amber at si Chan Hyun naman, alam niyo na kung saan galing ang pangalan. Seven years old na sila ngayon at katatapos ko lang basahin ang isa na namang supposed-to-be-bedtime story na personal kong ginawa para sakanila. Nagkatinginan yung magkapatid at medyo nakakunot noong tumingin ulit sakin.

"Papa, I really think the story's a little..." Amber pouts, thinking. She has straight brown hair that falls over her forehead in a bangs. Sobrang kamukha rin niya si Chanyeol despite having her named after my sister. Muling tumingin si Amber sa kapatid niya na parang humihingi ng tulong.

Chan Hyun sighed. Sa kanilang dalawa, mukhang mas kamukha ko siya. "It was a little brutal, Papa," pagtatapos niya sa sinabi ng kapatid. "There were broken mirrors and the villain even tried to kill her own daughter."

"Yeah," niyakap ni Amber ng mas mahigpit ang kanyang pink teddy bear. "And the prince even experienced being drugged and hypnotized."

I bit my lip and stared at my iPad kung saan ko tinype yung story. "So... We can't call it a bedtime story then?"

"We're going to have nightmares," pagbibiro ni Chan Hyun at sabay-sabay naman kaming natawa. 

"Let's ask Ninong Taehyung for more storybooks!" excited na sambit ni Amber.

"Or Ninong Jin!" suggestion naman ng isa. "He has gentler taste when it comes to stories."

I sighed and reached out to ruffle their hairs. "You guys technically have seven godfathers," nakangiti kong sabi. "But don't bother them for now. They have exams until next week."

"Aw!" Chan Hyun pouts. "I miss them, Papa. We always play amazing games whenever they come to visit us." 

Amber looks at me and at my iPad with a giggle. "We're going to keep having nightmares."

"Hey!" I exclaimed and with a laugh, I started to tickle them both until they're squirming away from me, laughing so hard, and begging me to stop. Maya-maya pa, naramdaman ko yung paghawak ni Amber sa sleeve ng suot kong t-shirt at ganun din ang ginawa ni Chan Hyun. Nang walang anu-ano'y sabay nila akong hinila pahiga sa kama at sa gitna nilang dalawa.