Little Souls

Little Souls (22)

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

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"LOVE?"

"BALCONY, LOVE..."

"THERE YOU ARE..."

"ANG BILIS MO NAMAN MALIGO?"

"MY WIFE IS WAITING, MAY SASABIHIN ATA..."

"DO YOU WANT COFFEE, LOVE?"

"NOPE...I WANT YOU TO TELL ME ANONG PROBLEMA...DALI? WHAT'S BOTHERING YOU KANINA?"

"HMMMM BANGO..."

"BA'T MAHILIG KANG SUMIKSIK DIYAN SA KILI KILI KO?"

"HMMMM...AS IF DI KA SUMISIKSIK SA LEEG KO NO?"

"SUS...NG ISANG MINUTO? KASI YUNG ANAK MO, ANG SELOSO..."

"HAHAHA SAAN NAGMANA?"

"OO NA...SA AKIN. BUTI NAKATULOG NA YUN, MAY TIME AKONG PAPAKIN KA NOW..."

"WAG KA NGA...EH SINO BA DI MAKATULOG NG MAAGA EH PAGDATING KANINA DITO SA BAHAY ANG HYPER PA DING MAGKWENTO KINA DADDY, LOLO AT LOLA..."

"HE REALLY DID ENJOY EB...CAN'T WAIT TO BRING HIM BACK THERE, LOVE."

"I DON'T THINK SO, RJ..."

"BAKIT? MAY PROBLEMA BA?"

"I DON'T KNOW RJ, I AM QUESTIONING MYSELF NOW IF TAMA BANG ININTRODUCE NATIN SI THIRDY SA BUONG MUNDO..."

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN?"

"KANINA, WHEN WE'RE AT BGC, MAY MGA NAGPAPAPICTURE—"

"SO?"

"ANONG SO? I DON'T WANT MY SON TO BE EXPOSED THIS EARLY SA SHOWBIZ WORLD, PASALAMAT NALANG AKO KANINA AT DI NAGTANONG KUNG BAKIT MAY MGA NAGPAPA PICTURE, PERO I KNOW IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME. HE IS JUST SOOOO OBSERVANT AT ANG DAMI NIYA NG TANONG LOVE..."

"HMMMM...MATANONG NGA KITA, ANO BANG NA FEEL MO KANINA WHEN OUR SON WAS THERE AT THE STAGE? YUNG TOTOO LOVE."

"HONESTLY? MY HEART IS SOOOOO PROUD, PARA SIYANG SASABOG SA SAYA AT PAGMAMAHAL...SEEING HIM THERE OWNING THE STAGE AS IF HE BELONGED THERE MADE ME REALIZE HOW BLESSED WE ARE TO HAVE HIM AND HAVE EAT BULAGA AS OUR SECOND HOME..."

"THERE GOES YOUR ANSWER, LOVE..."

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN?"

"YUN NAMAN ANG MAHALAGA, MAINE...BAKIT NAMAN NATIN IPAGKAKAIT SA ANAK NATIN ANG MUNDONG YUN? GUSTO KO NAMAN DING ISIGAW SA MUNDO NA ANAK KO YON. YUNG PAGKA PROUD KO SA ANAK KO KANINA IBA MAINE EH, IBA. AND IT'S ALL UP TO US IF WE ALLOW IT NA E-OVER EXPOSE YUNG ANAK NATIN. THAT WAS A SPECIAL OCCASION KANINA. WE DID THAT BECAUSE THAT WAS OUR FAMILY. THAT WAS OUR HOME. IRRELEVANT SA AKIN NGAYON ANG INGAY. I DON'T NEED THAT IN MY LIFE LOVE. WE DON'T NEED THAT. ANG ALAM KO SA SARILI KO I WILL PROTECT YOU AND MY SON AT ALL COST. DO YOU WANT ME TO NOT PURSUE SHOWBIZ AGAIN? JUST TELL ME AND I'LL STOP RIGHT NOW."

"NO!!!"

"BECAUSE I WILL DO IT MAINE. I WILL DO IT, IF IT MAKES YOU AT PEACE..."

"NO...DON'T BE LIKE THAT. I KNOW YOU LOVE THAT INDUSTRY MORE THAN I DO. I WILL SUPPORT YOU ALL THE WAY, LOVE. YOU KNOW THAT RIGHT?"

"OF COURSE. BUT IF THAT WORLD MAKES MY WIFE WORRY OR NOT AT PEACE, WHAT'S THE POINT, MAINE?"

"I AM SORRY..."

"OH GOD. WHY ARE YOU CRYING?"

"I HATE MYSELF..."

"YOU DON'T MEAN THAT, LOVE..."

"KASI...NAG OOVERTHINK AKO? KASI NATATAKOT AKO? KASI AYOKONG AYOKO NA YOU WILL GIVE UP SOMETHING YOU LOVE SO MUCH, HOW DOES THAT MAKE ME? AM I TOO SELFISH, RJ?"

"OF COURSE YOU ARE NOT. LOVE, I UNDERSTAND WHERE THAT FEAR CAME FROM—THAT IS A HEART OF A MOTHER SPEAKING THERE—AND I LOVE YOU EVEN MORE FOR THAT..."

"THANK YOU FOR NOT INVALIDATING MY FEELINGS, RJ..."

"THAT WON'T HAPPEN, MAINE...THERE'S NO WAY I WOULD INVALIDATE YOUR FEELINGS. YOU ARE MY WIFE, MAINE—MY WIFE, MY OTHER HALF. DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?"

"I LOVE YOU..."

"I LOVE YOU MORE. DON'T OVERTHINK THIS, OKAY? KASI IT WON'T HELP YOU. KASI NASA ATIN DIN YUN, LOVE. NASA ATIN ANG HULING DECISION. WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO NOW?"

"DANCE WITH ME?"

"DANCE WITH YOU? OF COURSE! KAILAN BA YUNG HULING ISINAYAW KITA?"

"LAST WEEK?"

"HMMM...COME HERE...DANCE WITH ME, WIFE."

"SONG?"

"WALANG KANTA, JUST MY HEART..."

"CHEESY...BUT, THANK YOU FOR CALMING ME, LOVE...I FREAKED OUT KANINA...HINDI LANG HALATA."

"GANITO NALANG, WHEN IT COMES TO DECISIONS KUNG KAILAN ULIT NATIN ILALABAS SI THIRDY SA NATIONAL TV—IT'S ALL YOU, IKAW ANG MAY HULING SALITA DIYAN..."

"BAKIT NAMAN, GUSTO KO NAMAN TAYONG DALAWA ANG MAG DI-DECIDE NIYAN."

"OF COURSE, BUT I'D GIVE THAT TO YOU...YOU HAVE A HEART OF A MOTHER THERE, MAINE AND I KNOW HOW THAT HEART LOVES AND PROTECT..."

"WHY DO YOU ALWAYS HAVE THE RIGHT WORDS TO SAY?"

"BECAUSE I KNOW YOU? BECAUSE I LOVE YOU? BECAUSE YOU'RE MY WIFE? BECAUSE ALL I WANT IS YOUR PEACE OF MIND? AND YOUR HAPPINESS? ALWAYS."

"I LOVE YOU, PLEASE KNOW THAT I WILL BE HERE SUPPORTING YOUR CAREER. YOU AND MY THIRDY MAKES ME SOOOO PROUD. BAKIT NAPAKASWERTE KO?"

"BAKIT NAPAKASWERTE KO DIN?"

"AM I MAKING YOU PROUD?"

"SERYOSO?"

"SERYOSO..."

"HINDI MO LANG ALAM MAINE KUNG GAANO AKO KA PROUD NA NAGING ASAWA KITA AT LALONG LALO NA NAGING INA KA NG ANAK KO...HINDI MO MASUSUKAT, MAINE...GANON SIYA KALALIM...STOP DOUBTING YOUR WORTH LOVE...KASI ALAM KO ANG HALAGA MO—WALANG KATUMBAS..."

"🥺🥺🥺"

"WHY ARE YOU SO EMOTIONAL TODAY?"

"I DON'T KNOW...HORMONES?"

"YOU WANT ICE CREAM? RAMEN?"

"I JUST WANT CUDDLES AND KISSES..."

"HAHAHA, YUN LANG PALA, ITO? ENOUGH NA BA TO?"

"HIGPITAN MO PA..."

"HMMM...I WANT KISSESSSSSS."

"MADAMI?"

"OH YES, HABANG TULOG ANG PULIS KO!"

"HAHAHAHA"

"I LOVE YOU, WIFE..."

"I LOVE YOU, HUSBAND..."

"..."

"..."

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Authors: Ayun nag moment na si Dada and Mama, tulog kasi yung isa. Hahahaha