Lord Series #2: Drowned

Prologue

"Say hi to Tito Poseidon!" Juno said as she baby talk with Perseus. She even made his chubby hand wave at me.

The adorable baby made gibberish sounds. I smiled and watched him on the screen of my phone. Perseus giggled when he made a bubble from his saliva. Humalakhak si Juno at pinugpog ng halik ang anak.

"Perseus Diovanni..." I called him.

The baby stared at me through the phone.

"Mama! Ma! Mama!" he chanted.

Juno laughed. "Say Tito! Tito Poseidon!"

"Dada Poydon!" He smiled.

Parehong namilog ang mata namin ni Juno, then she grinned.

"I think he would call you Dada. Papa ang tawag niya kay Zeus, so Dada is really meant for you," she explained.

Napangiti ako at pinagmasdan nang mabuti ang anak nila. Their first baby is really cute. He has Juno's eye color but the shapes are exactly like Zeus' eyes. The baby is always smiling so I think, mas nagmana ito sa ama niya dahil hindi naman palangiti si Juno. Ngayon lang na may anak na sila.

If only that tragedy did not happen, my child is already five years old. Ano kaya ang magiging hitsura niya? Would he or she resemble Salacia? O ako?

My heart beat painfully as I stare at Zeus' wife and child. They are the picture of something that I should have but it was taken away from me.

"Hoy, Atlas! Bakit ka-videocall mo ang mag-ina ko nang ganito kaaga?"

Ang busangot na mukha ni Zeus ang sumakop sa screen.

"Zeus, tumigil ka nga diyan!" I heard Juno's warn.

Zephan glared at me. I just smirked at him. He went out of their room and gave me a death glare again.

"May gusto ka pa rin sa asawa ko, 'no?"

I chuckled. "Ibalik mo sa kanila ang phone. I wanna see Perseus, pati si Juno," pang-aasar ko.

"Tangina mo!" aniya.

"Zephan Adolphus!" sigaw ni Juno.

My friend's eyes widened.

"Yes, my Queen? Wala 'yon. Hindi ako nagmura," kabado niyang saad bago ako muling nilingon. "Tangina mo, Poseidon," bulong niya.

"Ibalik mo na kay Perseus ang phone, Adolphus. I wanna see and talk to him."

"Ayoko. Baka turuan mo magmura anak ko."

I grinned. "Ikaw ang magtuturo no'n sa anak mo." He just glared at me. "Do you know that Perseus is calling me Dada?"

His eyes widened again. Pinagmumura niya ako at narinig ko na naman ang sigaw ni Juno. He ended the call because of frustration. I chuckled, pero muling natulala dahil sa katahimikan.

I want to have Zeus' everyday life. I'll be honest, I envy him. He would wake up with his wife beside him. Lagi niyang nakikita sa bawat umaga ang mag-ina niya. That life must be fulfilling. I bet it is full of happiness and love. In work, he must be really inspired. He must be looking forward for the day to end so he could come home. At galing sa nakapapagod na trabaho, sasalubungin siya ng asawa niya at anak. Their voices must be more than enough to remove the tiredness.

Meron din dapat ako no'n. Gigising din dapat ako sa bawat umaga na nakikita ang mag-ina ko. Excited din dapat ako sa pag-uwi galing sa trabaho dahil sasalubungin nila ako. Salacia would surely hug me and shower my face with a lot of her smoochy kisses. She would cook delicious and homey food for me while telling me their whole day. She would be really excited to share anything to me. Pati ang anak namin ay magke-kwento rin at magsasabi sa akin kung ano ang gusto niyang laruan.