Little Souls

Little Souls (67)

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

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"LOVE? COME HERE..."

"Bankit Mama?"

"HALIKA, MAY PAG UUSAPAN TAYO NI DADA MO..."

"Owengeeee! Pamkeyks! Pamkeyks! Thenk yooo Dada!!! Thenk yooooo!"

"YOU'RE WELCOME, BABY..."

"DAHAN DAHAN LANG NG SUBO...HINDI KA MAUUBOSAN LOVE, MERON PANG EXTRA OH."

"Ayn soweee Mama..."

"NO NEED TO SAY SORRY. BUT, TAKE A SMALL BITE LANG HA, BAKA MABULONAN IKAW..."

"Yensss Mama..."

"ARE YOU EXCITED TO MOVE TO OUR PERMANENT HOME, LOVE?"

"Yensss Mama...Cam ayn swim en da swimmim pool, Mama?"

"OF COURSE YOU CAN..."

"Inssooo bhig Mama, banka manunod ankho..."

"HUWAG KA DOON SA MALALIM, MAY PARA SA BATA NAMAN, SAKA SI DADA WILL TEACH YOU HOW TO SWIM, DI BA, DADA?"

"OF COURSE, WE WILL DO A SWIMMING EXERCISE EVERY MORNING..."

"Kanshani ba shi Mama en Tinay, Dada?"

"PWEDE NATIN SILA ISALI PARA MA EXERCISE DIN SI MAMA..."

"Mama...yown Tamtam ins genting bhiiigggg! Mabidat naba shi Tinay?"

"MEDYO LOVE, BUT KAYA NAMAN NI MAMA. YOU WERE EVEN BIGGER WHEN YOU WERE THE ONE HERE IN MY TUMMY BEFORE, TAPOS ANG LIKOT LIKOT MO PA, SIPA KA NG SIPA..."

"Ayn soweee Mama, ayn theeeynk, beybi Tweendy ins incyted numabas...am ay incyted Mama?"

"MORE OF SI MAMA AT DADA ANG EXCITED NA LUMABAS IKAW..."

"How meneey tunog Mama benfore Tinay weyn anayv?"

"HOW MANY TULOG? NAKU, MADAMING MADAMI PA LOVE...WE STILL HAVE CHRISTMAS, AND THEN, NEW YEAR, THEN DADA'S BIRTHDAY, AND YOUR BIRTHDAY AND MY BIRTHDAY..."

"Ayn mantagal pa pana..."

"HINTAY LANG MUNA LOVE..."

"BY THE WAY, REMEMBER YOUR WISH YESTERDAY? ABOUT THE CHILDREN IN RONALD MCDONALD'S CHARITY?"

"Hmmm...yo ween buy deym Mama en Dada???"

"LOVE, HOW WE WISH WE COULD BUY THEM THEIR MAMA AND DADA, BUT HINDI SIYA GANUN NA SIMPLE, ANAK..."

"Bhankit Dada?"

"GANITO KASI LOVE, HINDI PWEDENG BILHIN ANG MAMA AT DADA, KASI GIFT SILA FROM GOD, AT ANG MGA BATA DIN AY GIFT NI GOD SA PARENTS NILA."

"Yooo en Mama shed, you ansk mee fwam Papa Jensus, en Papa Jensus gimb me to yoo tosh Papa Jensus wabyu, dants why yoo wab meee tooo..."

"YES..."

"Dada, da beybi in deyr—deyd deyr Mama en Dada ansk deym tooo fwam Papa Jensus? Inf dey deynt ansk deym, wu gimb deym to da Mama en Dada? Deyr Mama en Dada dompt wab deym? Tosssh deyr nhat dery nyk yooo en Mama to Tweendy???"

"LOVE...🥺🥺🥺"

"Mama...🥺🥺🥺 why anyu cwrying?"

"LOVE, THERE ARE THINGS THAT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND NOW, BUT SOON YOU WILL WHEN YOU GET BIGGER, OKAY? SOMETIMES, THEIR MAMA AND DADA LEFT THEM TO BE AN ANGEL LIKE YOUR KUYA BABY BOY. SO, AS TO THE PARENTS OF THOSE KIDS. SOMETIMES TOO, THEIR MAMA AND DADA GAVE THEM TO THOSE PEOPLE WHO THEY THINK CAN TAKE CARE OF THEM BETTER..."