Little Souls

Little Souls (34)

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

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"Maaaa"

"HMMM?"

"Mamaaaa!"

"OH BAKIT? TAPOS NA KAYO MAGLARO?"

"Ins Dada oweediii howmmm , Mama?"

"HINDI PA ANAK, BABALIK DIN YON KASAMA NAMAN SI TATAYLO MO."

"Whant arnyu dowing Mama?"

"I AM LISTING WHAT TO BUY FOR BABY TINAY, LOVE..."

"Ins sheee comhing, Mama?"

"NOPE. MATAGAL PA. ACTUALLY THIS IS FOR MAMA PERO PARA NA DIN KAY TINAY. SOONER LALAKI NA ANG TUMMY NI MAMA DI NA KASYA YONG DAMIT SO, KAILANGAN KO NG BAGO."

"Hown bhig ins yow tamtam Mama?"

"BIG! AS IN BIG. YOU WILL SEE IT SOON. NAGUGUTOM KA NA ANAK?"

"Nope, Mama..."

"OH DAHAN DAHAN...TABI KA KAY MAMA?"

"Yens Mama, ayn sit bensyd yow."

"OKAY, COME HERE. ANG BIGAT MO ANAK."

"Ayn nhat chabchab, Mama..."

"CHABCHAB?"

"Mantaba, ayn nhat mantaba Mama..."

"OF COURSE, YOU'RE NOT, BUT WHEN YOU'RE STILL ONE YEAR OLD, TABACHINGCHING MO KAYA, PERO SOBRANG GWAPO NAMAN, LIKE DADA. HMMMM...BANGO BANGO NG THI-THIRD KO. CAN I GET A HUG, LOVE...PLEASE..."

"Yens Mama, aywabyu..."

"YOU ARE ONE SWEET YOUNG MAN. THANK YOU, I LOVE YOU MORE..."

"Mama ayn hab kwensyons..."

"QUESTIONS? HMMM MADAMI YAN? SIGE GAME SI MAMA."

"Toto Denden seynd aynshowd nhat coln mynselp litol Ayormhan..."

"OH BAKIT DAW?"

"Kansi Dada ins nhat Ayormhan, ifn Dada ins nhat Ayormhan ayn nhat litol Ayormhan? Hen seynd Dada ins Munawin..."

"WHAT? MUNAWIN? WHAT'S THAT?"

"Ins a bhird widnth whins Mama..."

"OH, MULAWIN YOU MEAN? HAHAHAHA"

"Ins dhant twuuuu Mama? Dada ins a beyrnd?"

"WELL, THERE WAS A TIME THAT DADA PLAYED MULAWIN IN A TV-SERIES ANAK."

"Hend hab whins?"

"YES, HE HAVE WINGS! A BIG ONE..."

"Cam ay seeey hins whins, Mama?"

"NAKU, DI NA NATIN ALAM NASAAN ANG WINGS NI DADA MO NOON, IT'S AN ARTIFICIAL ANAK, IT'S NOT TRUE..."

"Soooo, Dada ins nhat Ayormhan bhant a Munawin? Ay nhat litol Ayormhan tooow? Ayn Munawin?"

"PWEDE, IKAW SI MUNTING MULAWIN?"

"Mowntiiii? Nyk bayay kowbow? Kahint mowntiii?"

"ANG GALING! NAPASOK MO YON? YOUR MEMORY IS REALLY SHARP LOVE, YEAH, MUNTI MEANS SMALL, LITTLE...IF DADA IS MULAWIN, YOU ARE HIS MUNTING MULAWIN!"

"Anyu Mama Munawin?"

"YES, I AM DEFINITELY MAMA MULAWIN..."

"Yow nhat ansawa ni Ayormhan eneymowr Mama?"