"Pops!" Niko called his parents.
"O Niko!"
"Si Mama?"
"Nasa labas, naghuhugas ata ng pinggan..."
"Natanggap nyo?"
"Ang alin?"
"Yung pinadala ko..."
"...saan? Sa Viber? Sa Facebook? Alam mo naman na di ako ma-Facebook..."
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Pops went out of the bedroom and found Mama staring at her phone. She was sniffling but had a smile on her face.
"Hala! May sipon ka? Anong nararamdaman mo? Magpa-rapid test ka" Pops said as he approached her.
"Anong pinagsasasabi mo"
"Eh diba sintomas ng covid yang sipon..."
"Sipon?"
"Ayan pa...naluluha ka...baka mataas na ang lagnat mo..." Pops said as he reached to touch Mama's forehead.
Mama avoided Papa's hand. "Ano ka ba? Pag naghihiwa ng sibuyas at naluha, may covid na agad? Pwede ba Ricardo, umayos ka!"
"Eh bakit kasi sumisinghot-singhot ka dyan? Ano na namang drama yang pinapanood mo kasi sa Netflix..."
"Anong pinapanood sa Netflix?"
"...may bago akong sinusundan na series dun..."
"Oo nga...ang ingay kaya ng pinapanood mo..."
"...barilan..."
Mama just rolls her eyes and turns her attention back to her phone. A few seconds later, she shares her screen with Pops.
"...ah, tumawag si Niko...may pinadala daw sya..."
"Eto nga o..."
"...magpapadala nalang kasi ng litrato, yung malabo pa...ano ba yan?" Pops says as he takes Mama's phone and studies the message.
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"Nakita mo na?" Nanay asked Tatay who was seated on his favorite chair in the veranda when Nanay left him after breakfast.
