Daydream With Me [SB19 One Shots]

Retrograde II - Josh Santos

"JOSHA Elisha Santos get down here this instant!"

Umalingawngaw ang sigaw ni Iya sa garden ng kanilang bahay. Nakapamewang siya habang pinagmamasdan ang limang taong gulang niyang anak na nasa taas ng puno.

"Sinasabi ko sa iyo anak mukhang unggoy lang ang tatay mo, pero hindi ka dapat umaakyat dyan---"

Even before she could continue her daughter spoke up.

"I know Momma, Dada looks like a bunny kaya," Josha even giggled cutely. Akala naman ata ng bata ay makakaligtas ito sa sermon ng kaniyang ina by acting cute.

"Aba't! Josha, I'm telling you, you better get down here, hindi kita masasalo kapag nahulog ka dyan!" Iya put her hand on her tummy. "And how did you even get there? Who taught you how to climb up a fricking tree anak?"

Mababa lang naman ang punong inakyatan ni Josha but still, Iya can't calm down dahil baka mapaano ito kapag nahulog.

"I always see Giordani climbing up here po eh," the young child replied holding tightly on a huge branch to prevent her from falling.

"Did he teach you to do that?"

"No, momma. I just copied him. And momma..." Hesitance was evident in Josha's sweet voice. "I only know how to climb up. I don't know how to go down po."

"Dyosko naman anak, sa lahat naman ng gagayahin mo kay Giordani, oo. Kumapit ka lang dyan anak, I'll call one of your uncles to get you down there okay?" Iya told her daughter while rubbing her tummy, sumaludo ito sa kaniya at nagpacute pa, kalat na itong mahulog dahil sa ginawa nito kaya naman napayakap ito lalo sa sanga. Iya almost had a heart attack!

Nagmamadaling inilabas niya ang kaniyang cellphone, she decided to call Justin dahil ito ang homebased ang trabaho, the rest were working in their own offices.

It only took five rings before Justin answered her call.

"Hello, Jah?"

"Yes, Iya? May problema ba?"

She touched her temple before replying, "Hay nako, oo eh. Ito kasing inaanak mo umakyat ng puno eh hindi ko naman maibaba dahil nga diba---"

"Ah! Momma!" Josha shouted freightenedly na siyang nakakuha naman sa atensyon ni Iya.

"Anak!"

Parang nag-slow mo ang paligid ni Iya, she dropped her phone at kahit na hirap tumakbo ay ginawa niya pa rin because her daughter is falling from the tree. Ngunit bago pa niya marating si Iya ay may nauna na sa kaniya, nasalo ng lalaki ang kaniyang anak.

Napahinto si Iya at napahawak nalang sa kaniyang dibdib, napakabilis ng tahip nito.

The man put Josha down and hugged her carefully but tightly, he was clearly trembling and so was the two girls.

"Anak, don't scare Dada like that the next time, please. I almost had a heart attack, baby girl."

Josha wiped her tears while crying like the child that she is.

"I'm sorry Dada. Sorry for scaring you and Momma. Please don't get mad, I promise I'm- I'm not going to do it again po. Peksman mamatay man."

"It's okay baby girl, stop crying na. Buti nalang Dada came on time kundi baka maagang nanganak yang Momma mo," Josh wiped her daughter's tears and kissed her forehead. "Just- just don't do it again next time okay? Kundi Dada will have that tree taken down! And who taught you that huh?"

Kinarga na ni Josh ang kaniyang anak at naglakad papalapit kay Iya na nagpupunas ng luha.

Josha replied to her father but Josh didn't hear her because his attention was focused on a certain lady with a bulging tummy carrying his unborn son. Josh smiled at her showing off his bunny teeth. Kinindatan niya ito.