My Fair Lady

15

"Wait you didn't tell me we're going out with your nephew!!!"

All I thought, Yvo and I will just eat out or stroll around City Center. But I'm more than surprised when we entered an exclusive subdivision and fetched Yvo's nephew named Matty but his tito's calling him Matt.

"Sorry, it's an emergency. Hope you're just okay with kids." Inaayos na nito ang bata sa backseat. Take note ha, without the baby car seat!He's just 4 years old for Christ's sake! Well pwede naman na siyang iwan don mag-isa pero still, Matt's just a baby!!!

"Huy bakit nandyan si Matt? Baliw to. Akin na nga. Ikakalong ko nalang." Buti na lang talaga at mahilig ako sa bata. Nag-aalangan pang ibinigay ni Yvo si Matt sa akin pero nginitian ko lang ang huli.

I didn't have the chance to meet Yvo's sister. Manang na lang kasi ang kasama ni Matt kanina dahil umalis na ang mommy nito para sa emergency meeting.

"Matt, okay ka lang kasama si tita Sof?" Yvo asked his nephew. Nahihiyang tumingin sa akin ang bata at tipid na ngumiti.

I giggled and playfully pinched his cute little cheeks. "Cute cute naman ng babyyyy."

I even heard Yvo murmured something, hindi ko lang masyadong naintindihan. "Sana all tinatawag na baby." Pinaandar na ni Yvo ang sasakyan. Sa kalagitnaan ng traffic ay ginulo ko na lang si Matt. Nanonood kasi ito kaya wala man lang kaming music dito sa sasakyan.

"What are you watching?" I asked Matt. Nakasandal na ito ngayon sa akin habang nanonood sa phone ni Yvo. Sinabi ko namang nakakasira sa mata ang panonood sa phone habang nagbbyahe pero nagagalit ang bata.

"Thomas and friends." Simple nitong sagot. The little guy's focused on watching the episode.

I looked at the phone screen and saw two trains. A red and a blue one. Well a cartoon version of the trains of course. With the faces and talking trains.

"Who's Thomas?" Tanong ko uli. I smiled when Matt explained the characters.

"The blue one is Thomas and the other train is James." Tinuro pa nito ang karakter na nasa screen.

"Oh James? James Reid?" I joked.

Nilingon ako ng bata with his brows furrowed. Like tito, like nephew talaga. Sobrang Yvo ng aura ni Matt ngayon.

"No tita. James is red so he is James Red not James Reid." Humalukipkip si Matt at kunot ang noong tumitig sa akin.

Hindi ko na napigilan at tumawa na ako. Ganon din naman si Yvo. Gaaaahd, this kiddo's really a cutie! Matapos ang pinapanood ay niyakap na lamang ako ni Matt. Sinusuklay ko naman ang buhok niya gamit ang mga daliri ko sa kaliwang kamay habang nakayakap naman sa bata ang kanan. Don't tell me he's already sleepy?

Nilingon ko si Yvo asking for some help. Pero ang loko ngiting-ngiti lang.

"Cute nyo naman ni baby, mommy." Pagbibiro ng lalaki. I just rolled my eyes. Si Matt naman ay biglang bumangon at nagsalita.

"Mommy? Where's mommy?" Ayan kasi. Lumingon-lingon tuloy si Yvo looking for his mommy.

"Diba may meeting si mommy? Si tito Yvo at tita Sof muna kasama mo ngayon Matt."

Tumango-tango lang ang bata.
I noticed we're entering the mall's parking area. Mukhang si Matt ay napansin din na nasa mall na kami.

"Tito are we going to the arcade?"

Yvo simply said yes. Tuwang-tuwa naman si Matty. Imagine, the king hunter has a soft spot! Tho hindi naman na totally bago yun kasi I've already seen him vulnerable during his mom's death.