Untold Romance (COMPLETED)

32: Foreshadow

Nio dragged his toy robot with him as he went down the staircase and clanked on every step. Meanwhile, Synthia was busy preparing their breakfast since she's going to attend a ceremony with Darius and they planned to depart this early. As Nio reached the kitchen where she was, he went to her and pulled her shirt down several times to get her attention.

"What, hon? I'm cooking, sandali lang." she said, flipping the spam on the pan. "Mom, my toy..." he was still trying to get her attention but this time he had his arms wrapped around her leg and rained kisses on that part. She giggled and took him in her arms. "Didn't I told you to get your dad? Hindi ka pa naliligo, anak!"

"I wath about to, mommy but I thaw my toy and it didn't want turn on anymore."

"So are you asking mommy to buy a new one?" Syn asked teasingly although she knew that was not his purpose. Nio shook his head as expected and said "No! Thith one ith ekthpenthive. Can we pleath buy new batterieth?"

"Of course, boo." she said with a smile

Nio was about to say something when she snapped back to reality "Honey, I gotta go. I have a meeting today, can we just go to the mall when mommy's schedule is free?" Nio was kind of disappointed as he heard what the mommy said. He was more than enthusiastic to show her what he made just this morning, it was a  letter for her but just like what she said, she has to go because she'll most probably be late.

"When will that be?" he asked.

"I still don't know but mommy will make it up to you, diba?"

"You alwayth thay that."

"But I fulfill them, right?"

"Yeah"

Syn's head tilted, "Yeah? I thought we already talked about your language, anak?"

"Ay opo, mommy, thorry po. But  pleath be thure you'll be back in one pieth." he then had nothing to do with what Syn said, she is the mommy after all and he (should) always follow what Mommy says. "Daddy thaid moothroom died, did the?" he was talking about their dog who unfortunately died just this morning. He was even feeling gloomy that he already was. Syn didn't know what to do with Nio's reaction although it's normal but she knew she couldn't let him feel this sad, the price of his emotion twists are too high to pay.

"Where's your daddy?"

"He thaid he'th gonna do thome workout in the backyard." he said quickly and Syn thought she had successfully diverted his attention. Nio raced to the backyard and then there he saw his dog, lifeless and unresponsive on the ground. He couldn't believe his eyes. He turned to Syn who was behind him and then he ran to her. "Mommy, why ith the not moving?" Nio asked. Rio and Syn looked at each other, figuring out what to say to their young child.

"Mommy, why? Ith the dead?"

"Listen, anak, she has to go to doggy heaven eh. She is needed there na." Syn said and embraced him.

"But I don't want her to go! I did not tell her to leave but why?! Doethnt Moothroom loveth me anymore?"

"Oh no, sweetheart, she loves you but she it's time to go na eh. You love her too, right? She's still there in your heart, there." Syn pointed his chest as she had him in her arms. "I mith her already." he said and held his head.

"Oh what's wrong?"

"I feel nautheouth, mommy."

"I'm gonna put you down and then we'll eat breakfast." she did what she said and Nio eventually left them to go inside for breakfast.