Little Souls

Little Souls (35)

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

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"HMMM..."

"MAINE?"

"PLEASE NO!!!!"

"LOVE? MAINE..."

"PLEASE, PLEASE...NO..."

"MAINE, LOVE, GISING..."

"OMY GOD! RJ! 😭😭😭"

"SSSSHHHH, NANDITO LANG AKO. NANDITO LANG AKO MA...YOU'RE JUST DREAMING..."

"😭😭😭"

"SAAN KA PUPUNTA?"

"GUSTO KONG LUMANGHAP NG SARIWANG HANGIN RJ...NA SO-SUFFOCATE AKO..."

"TEKA LANG...SUOTIN MO MUNA TO, MASYADONG MALAMIG SA LABAS..."

"..."

"HERE...INOM KA MUNA NG TUBIG..."

"THANK YOU, LOVE...SAMAHAN MO AKO, PLEASE..."

"YES..."

"..."

"..."

"UPO KA DITO..."

"..."

"ANG SAMA BA NG PANAGINIP AT NAPAKALALIM NG BUNTONGHININGA MO?"

"KUMUSTA NA KAYA SIYA RJ?"

"SINO?"

"BINABANTAYAN PA RIN BA NIYA TAYO? HAPPY KAYA SIYA NA MAY DALAWANG KAPATID NA SIYA? NAKATINGIN KAYA SIYA SA ATIN NGAYON..."

"SSSSHHHHH..."

"NAPANAGINIPAN KO SIYA LOVE, UMIIYAK SIYA SA PANAGINIP KO...NAKATINGIN SIYA SA AKIN LOVE, TUMATAWA PA SIYA SA AKIN HANGGANG SA UNTI UNTING DI NA MAIPINTA ANG MUKHA NIYA, UMIYAK SIYANG NAKATINGIN SA AKIN AND WHEN I LOOKED DOWN, I SAW BLOOD. OH GOD I SAW BLOOD RJ...I LOST OUR TINAY..."

"MAINE...STOP. IT JUST A BAD DREAM, LOVE. TINAY IS FINE. TINAY WILL BE FINE...WAG MO NA ISIPIN PLEASE, BAKA MAKA APEKTO SA ANAK NATIN..."

"LOVE, HANG ON PLEASE...I AM NOT SURE IF KAKAYANIN NI MAMA KUNG PATI IKAW MAWALA...😭😭😭"

"MAINE, THE LAST TIME WE WENT TO OUR OB, SHE SAID...EVERYTHING IS FINE..."

"RJ...😭😭😭"

"TAMA NA..."

"SAAN KA PUPUNTA? HUWAG MO AKONG IWAN PLEASE..."

"NEVER KITANG IIWAN MAINE, UUPO LANG AKO SA PAANAN MO, I WANT TO TALK TO MY DAUGHTER..."

"..."

"SWEETHEART, ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME NOW? DADA CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU, SWEETHEART. I CAN'T WAIT TO HUG YOU AND KISS YOU AND WHEN YOU'RE A LITTLE OLDER, I'D LOVE TO TAKE YOU ON A DATE. LET'S MAKE A DEAL, SWEETHEART...I WILL LOVE YOU, AND GIVE YOU EVERYTHING—EVEN THE WORLD, BUT PROMISE ME YOU'LL HELP ME ASSURE MAMA YOU WILL BE FINE AND THAT YOU'LL COME OUT SOON AS HEALTHY AS KUYA THIRDY, OKAY? I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH, MY PRINCESS...YOU'RE MAKING ME AND MAMA CRY, SWEETHEART..."

"AWWW, LOVE...I AM SURE SHE WILL LOVE YOU SOOOOO MUCH..."

"AND I LOVE YOU SO MUCH, MAINE..."

"I LOVE YOU, RJ..."

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