Little Souls

Little Souls (36)

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

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"Mama, whyn campt ay joweend windth yow en Dada eeen Eant Bunaga? Ayn shaaad Mama...ayn shaddd."

"PATINGIN NG SAD?"

"Nyk dhins..."

"SUS ANG CUTE. PAYAKAP NGA...HMMMM LOVE YOU...DI BA NA EXPLAIN NA NI DADA SA'YO KAGABI BAKIT HINDI KA PWEDE SUMAMA TODAY? AND YOU EVEN SAID TO DADA YOU'LL BE FINE, SO? WHY THE SAD FACE, ANAK?"

"Hmmmm ayn misssshhh Eant Bunaga Mama."

"I AM SURE THEY MISS YOU TOO, LOVE. NEXT TIME PAG WALANG IBANG LAKAD SI MAMA AT DADA ISASAMA KA NAMIN HA...HINDI LANG NAMAN KASI SA EB ANG PUNTA NAMIN. FIRST, PUPUNTA KAMI SA DOCTOR NI TINAY PARA MA CHECK KUNG OKAY LANG SIYA, SAKA PA LANG KAMI MAG EB AND AFTER EB, BIBILI PA SI MAMA AND DADA NG GAMIT NI TINAY..."

"Insss Tinay dey toowdey Mama? Nhat Tweendy?"

"IF IT'S TINAY DAY, ARE YOU GOING TO GET JEALOUS WITH YOUR SISTER? REMEMBER OUR STORY WITH KIDLAT AND KULOG?"

"Aynnn nhat jeanhous, ayn junst wampt tow speynd taym widnth Tinay tooow en Mama, en Dada...😔"

"DID YOU KNOW THAT WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME TOGETHER WITH DADA WHEN YOU ARE THE ONE HERE IN MY TUMMY LOVE?"

"..."

"HALOS AYAW NGA NAMIN MAGHIWALAY NI DADA NOON, KASI WE WANTED NA ANDON KAMI FOR YOU ALWAYS...GANON DIN NGAYON KAY TINAY, ANG KAIBAHAN LANG, TATLO NA TAYONG MAG AALAGA KAY TINAY, DADA, ME, AND OF COURSE IKAW KASI YOU'RE HER BIG BROTHER AND YOU KNOW WHAT A RESPONSIBLE BIG BROTHER WILL DO? HE WILL PROTECT, LOVE, AND TAKE CARE OF HIS SIBLING...YOU ARE ONE RESPONSIBLE KUYA, RIGHT LOVE?"

"Yeeensss Mama..."

"AND PART OF BEING A RESPONSIBLE KUYA IS TO SUPPORT MAMA AND DADA WHEN THEY WILL GO TO THE DOCTOR...TAMA LOVE?"

"Yensss Mama, ayn shooreee, ayn nhat sadnt eneymowwwr, pweeesh teynk ker offff myn beybi sinster..."

"OF COURSE WE WILL, LIKE HOW WE TAKE CARE OF YOU...I LOVE YOU."

"Aywabyu Mama..."

"GIVE MAMA HUG AND KISSES, PLEASE..."

"..."

"HMMMMM SARAP NAMAN NIYAN."

"Ayn wantch yow mhamanya sha Eant Bunaga Mama?"

"YES...SI DADA LANG ANG LALABAS. BUT I WILL BE THERE WATCHING DADA TOO, AND YOU SHOULD WATCH BECAUSE WE HAVE A SURPRISE."

"Fhurrr meeeh?"

"AHMMMM FOR YOU AND TINAY..."

"Oh...Ownkeeey Mama...ayn ensyteeed!"

"YOU SHOULD BE. LET'S GO, BABA NA TAYO PARA MAG BREAKFAST...TAPOS NA SIGURO SI DADA MONG MAG CHECK NG CAR."

"Ownkeeey Mama...pweesssh seey heyoowww to Eant Bunaga fhur meeeh Mama, en en pweeesh teeel TayTay Whoseey aym miiinnnssss heeeym..."

"OF COURSE, I WILL TELL TATAY JOSE YOU MISS HIM AND I WILL SAY HI TO ALL OF THEM FROM YOU...OKAY?"

"Ownkeeey Mama..."

"FOR THE MEANTIME WHILE WE'RE AWAY, WAG MAGING PASAWAY KAY NANAYLA HA, BE A GOOD BOY. LISTEN TO THEM...CAN I EXPECT THAT FROM YOU, LOVE?"

"Yeeensss Mama..."