Little Souls

Little Souls (32)

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

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"LOVE?"

"..."

"RJ, LOVE..."

"HMMMM?"

"LOVE..."

"BAKIT MA?"

"SAKIT NG LOWER BACK KO..."

"HA? SAAN MASAKIT? BAKIT MASAKIT? HALIKA..."

"..."

"..."

"SLEEP..."

"THANK YOU..."

"I LOVE YOU..."

"LOVE YOU MORE..."

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"Dada?"

"HMMMM..."

"Dada..."

"SSSHHHHH....WAG MAINGAY LOVE, MAMA IS STILL SLEEPING..."

"Yoww wabwab Mama's baaak?"

"YES, KASI MASAKIT..."

"Ins Mama ownkeeey Dada?"

"YES. MAMA'S FINE...DADA IS HERE TO LOVE LOVE HER...OKAY?"

"Cam ay wabwab Mama's bak toww, Dada?"

"OF COURSE. COME HERE...WAG LANG MASYADONG MAGALAW HA...BAKA MAGISING SI MAMA..."

"Ownkeeey Dada, ayn sywent..."

"VERY GOOD. GIVE ME YOUR LITTLE HAND..."

"..."

"YOU PAT GENTLY MAMA'S BACK LIKE THIS..."

"Nayk dins?"

"HMMM SOBRANG GENTLE NAMAN NYAN NAK PARANG HANGIN LANG...PRESS A BIT, YAN...BETTER..."

"Ayn gant int Dada..."

"YES, VERY GOOD NAMAN NG THIRDY KO..."

"Cam ay insleep whyn ayn wabwab Mama's baaak Dada?"

"OF COURSE, YOU CAN GO BACK TO SLEEP, DADA WILL WATCH OVER YOU AND MAMA, OKAY?"

"Bhunt...Dada, Litol Tweeny ins handreey, I wampt mwilk..."

"NAKU...PATAY...PAANO TATAYO SI DADA NITO, NAKADAGAN SI MAMA SA AKIN...BAKA MAGISING...BUT, HERE'S WHAT WE NEED TO DO...YOUR MILK IS THERE AT THE TABLE NEAR YOU...WILL YOU BE OKAY IF YOU'LL GET THAT, LOVE..."

"Yensss, Dada, ay cam do int, pweesss wabwab Mama's bak, ayn junst gent mhyn mwilk Dada..."

"OF COURSE. CAREFUL OKAY?"

"Yensss Dada..."

"CAREFUL, LOVE..."

"Ayn ghant int Dada...Tenkchooo..."

"THANK YOU, LOVE...COME HERE, YOU CAN SLEEP HERE...CAREFUL...HERE, IN MY OTHER ARM."

"Tenkcho Dada...ayn insleepy..."

"YOU DRINK YOUR MILK AND SLEEP, OKAY? IS IT OKAY IF I WILL NOT LOVE LOVE YOUR TUMMY NOW? I JUST NEED TO LOVE LOVE MAMA'S BACK, SO TINAY CAN SLEEP TOO..."

"Insss ownkeeey Dada..."

"THANK YOU, LOVE...TULOG NA HA...MADALING ARAW PA..."

"Wabyu, Dada...Wabyu Mama, Wabyu Tinay..."