Tales of Twisted Madness

My daughter loves Hide and Seek

Xia, my daughter loves to play hide and seek. Everytime na pumupunta ang mga kaibigan niya sa bahay ay agad niya silang inaaya na maglaro ng tagu-taguan.

Of course hindi naman makakahindi ang mga kaibigan niya. It's Xia afterall. So one time, nagpunta nanaman ang mga kaibigan niya sa bahay. Xia welcomed them with a big smile on her face.

Xia ushered her friends inside at pinaupo ang mga ito sa harap ng tv as usual. Nanonood muna kasi sila ng tv at nags-snack before maglaro. You can't play in an empty stomach. Agad kang mawawalan ng energy pag ganun.

Xia went to the kitchen kung nasaan ako. I smiled when I saw her. She looks so stunning with her white dress and gold crown that I made for her.

"Well hello there little princess. Cookies and milk?" Tanong ko. Xia smiled and nodded. I handed her the plates para ibigay sa mga kaibigan niya. I chuckled when her smile still didn't fade. I'm sure she's very happy dahil nandito nanaman ang mga kaibigan niya at makakapaglaro nanaman sila ng hide and seek.

Tinapos ko na ang kung anong ginagawa ko sa kusina at tumungo ng sala. Bahagya akong nataranta nang makitang umiiyak ang mga bata. Sht! Ba't sila umiiyak? Nag-away ba sila?

"Jelly? What's wrong? Ba't ka umiiyak?" Tanong ko sa bata. But she kept on crying. I breathed deeply. My patience running thin. Hindi talaga ako magaling sa mga batang umiiyak!

Kaya ginawa ko ang kung anong alam ko. I raised the knife on her chin at tinanong ko siya ulit.

"Ba't ka umiiyak?" I grinned when she stopped crying. Pffft! Yan naman pala eh! I turned towards Xia who still has a big smile plastered on her face. She was also crying. But I bet it was tears of joy.

"Maglalaro na kayo ng hide and seek, ok Xia?" She nodded her head in agreement. I smiled and patted her back, proud because of her decision. Akmang aalis na sana ako nang may mapansin ako sa mukha nu Xia.

I stepped back and immediately grabbed her chin which made her yelp and more tears cascade down her cheeks. I looked at her mouth at nakita kong lumuwag ang pagkakatahi ko sa bibig niya. Tsk tsk tsk.

"Ok kids! Postponed muna ang game. Mag-aayos lang kami ni Xia"

And I grabbed Xia on her hand. She began  squirming so I picked her up and went inside her room.

Xia needs to be perfect! She needs to be beautiful! Dahan-dahan akong lumingon sa kanya habang hawak-hawak ang sinulid at karayom. Now, I'm gonna make you beautiful Xia. And we'll play hide and seek afterwards.

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