Little Souls

Little Souls (2)

Author's Note: F I C T I O N

FLIGHT TO MANILA
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"ARE YOU OKAY, ANAK? WHAT DO YOU WANT? MILK? FOOD? YOU'RE STILL SLEEPY. YOU SLEEP...WE STILL HAVE 6 MORE HOURS TO LAND...UNTI NALANG, LOVE..."

"We ins Dada, Mama?"

"DADA IS AT THE BACK..."

"I wampt Dada, Mama, pweeesssh..."

"YOU WANT DADA?"

"..."

"LOVE...LOVE, RJ! GUMISING KA MUNA LOVE, HINAHANAP KA NG ANAK MO..."

"HMMM?"

"HINAHANAP KA NI THIRDY..."

"BAKIT?"

"..."

"BAKIT, ANAK?"

"AYAN NAGPAPAKARGA NA SA'YO..."

"IT'S OKAY, LILIPAT NALANG AKO."

"..."

"YOU WANT DADA? COME HERE..."

"..."

"ANTOK KA PA, YOU SLEEP, DADA IS HERE..."

"Tenkchooo, wabyu...Dada..."

"I LOVE YOU MORE, THIRDY...HMM BANGO NG BABY...MANA SA MAMA AT KAY DADA..."

"HE IS SUCH A SWEET, BABY, LOVE..."

"HMMM? BA'T KA NAIIYAK DIYAN?"

"MY HEART IS MELTING, RJ...WE HAVE A SWEET SWEET LITTLE BOY..."

"BECAUSE HE HAS A SWEET PARENTS...WAG KA NA UMIYAK, DI KITA MAYAYAKAP..."

"IT'S OKAY...I LOVE YOU THI-THIRD."

"HMMMM...MAY NAKALIMOTAN KA..."

"I LOVE YOU, RJ..."

"YAN, DAPAT COMPLETE..."

"SUS, PASALAMAT KA WALANG SUMPONG YANG ANAK MO..."

"TULOG NA TULOG EH... ONE OF THE BEST THING ABOUT BEING A FATHER, IS THIS ONE MENG...YONG LAMBINGIN NG ANAK...KAHIT MOST OF THE TIME ASO'T PUSA KAMI NITO..."

"BUT HE'S A PAPA'S BOY, TOO, LOVE..."

"EXCEPT WHEN HE IS JEALOUS PAG HINAHAWAKAN, NIYAYAKAP, AT HINAHALIKAN NA KITA, FEELING TALAGA NI THIRDY INABANDONA SIYA NG MUNDO HAHAHA..."

"AS IF HINDI MO GAWAIN YAN...CHURA MO RICARDO PAG DI KITA NAPAPANSIN, HATIIN NIYO NALANG KAYA AKONG MAG-AMA!"

"ANO YAN MANANANGGAL? HAHAHA, ISA PA MENG...SANA BABAE..."

"HMMMM...FAIR ENOUGH, SANA NGA IBIGAY NA..."

"CAN'T WAIT TO SEE OUR LITTLE MAINE...SANA KAMUKHA MO, MAS KAMUKHA KO KASI TO..."

"KAHIT SINO KAMUKHA BASTA HEALTHY LANG ANG MGA ANAK KO..."

"YES...MALAPIT NA TAYONG LUMAPAG, EXCITED KA NA BA, MA?"

"YES. I AM...MABUTI NALANG  MADALING ARAW YUNG LAPAG NATIN, DAD...BAKA KASI MADAMING TAO...MA CULTURE SHOCK ANG ANAK KO..."

"I AM NOT SURE WITH THAT...WALA NAMAN NAKAKAALAM, PAMILYA LANG NAMAN NATIN, SAKA MANAGEMENT KO AT ANG EB FAM NATIN...PERO KAHIT NGA NASA U.S. TAYO MAY NAGPAPAPA-PICTURE PA DIN."