Zeno's Sapphire

Special Chapter

(As requested!)

Tiktok Prank Edition

Call your husband by his name instead of your endearment.

Sapphire's

I tiptoed as I carefully opened the creativity room as we call it. We just decided to call it that way to remind that we are there to focus on our creativity since we both work in a related field. Hindi ako sigurado kung narito siya e, but I have to make sure I won't make noise because Arzehan is sleeping.

Magkatabi lang kasi ang nursery room at ito, and for unexplainable reason babies easily wake-up kahit na kaunting tunog lang. For 10 months of taking care of him, ako na ang napapagalitan ni Zeno kapag nagigising ko siya dahil siya naman ang nagpapatulog.

Because the moment Arzehan got tired of playing or watching, I got sleepy too. It's a mother-son goals, same sleeping time. Kaso ay kapag nagising, matindi rin ang topak.

Kakagising ko lang nang mapansin na wala si Zeno sa kwarto, and Duchess messaged me about what she did to kuya—his husband. Tuwang-tuwa siya kaya gusto ko rin subukan kay Zeno... hehe.

I went down the stairs when I didn't see any hint of him on the floor. Dumeretso ako sa kusina at nakita si Pia na sumasayaw sa tapat ng cellphone niya.

"Pia," I called.

Mabilis itong napakamot sa ulo nang lingunin ako, "Ma'am, naka-ilang ulit na ako." Sumimangot siya.

Sumimangot rin ako, "Sorry." Luminga ako sa kanyang cellphone bago tumingin uli sa kanya. "Si Zeno..."

Bahagyang nanlaki ang mata niya at agad kinuha ang cellphone para ibulsa. She quickly get a cloth and starts wiping the table while looking around.

While I confusedly watch her trying to clean the already clean table. "Ano ba ginagawa mo?" nagtatakang tanong ko.

"Naglilinis," tugon niya. Lumapit pa siya palapit sa akin at bumulong, "Saan ba si Sir Zeno, Ma'am?"

Ngumiwi ako, "I was asking you..."

"Kala ko naman, nadyan na ma'am!" Tila inis niyang sabi. "Umalis po, may kukuhanin daw."

Tumango ako sa kanya at naghila ng upuan. I picked a banana above the table, while my eyes are following Pia setting up her phone again.

Nakatatlong ubos na ako ng saging pero paulit-ulit pa rin ang tugtog at steps na ginagawa ni Pia. Nabobored na tuloy akong panoorin siya.

"Pia, hanap ka kaya ng madali." I suggested while she's in the middle of rolling her arms.

"Ma'am baka magising na si topakin boy, akyat ka na."

"I'll tell hubby, you call Arzehan that way." I innocently said and stood-up.

Mabilis naman itong tumigil sa pagsasayaw at nginitian ako. "Joke lang ma'am, may gusto ka pa ba kainin?"

Umiling ako.

"Joke lang din," I giggled.

Tuluyan na akong umakyat pabalik at sinilip ang natutulog. Good thing, he's still asleep soundly.