Akim
"Are you heading to your office?"
"Yeah."
"Are you bringing Danyel?"
"You know your son, hindi naman yan magpapaiwan."
"But our little one in your tummy is already heavy. Do you really need to go to your office?"
Dana smiled.
"Five months pa lang ito Akim, I worked until my 8th month when I was pregnant with Danyel."
"Darling, are you really sure?"
"Yeobu, okay ka lang ba?"
"Can you not go?"
"Akim! Nakakahiya na kay Liezel, she was basically doing my job."
I sighed.
"Let me just take Danyel then."
"Tingin mo naman papayag ang anak mo na hindi ko sya isama?"
I sighed again. Danyel would never want to part with her mother. Minsan nga magCcr lang si Dana iyak na ng iyak si Danyel kakahanap sa kanya. Just like me to Mommy when I was young. Ngayon, ramdam ko na si Daddy noong bata ako.
Kahit ayoko, I drove us to the office. When Dana's ready to go down, I tried asking Danyel to come with me instead. Mahihirapan ang asawa ko kasi malikot na si Danyel at sobrang clingy pa.
"Danyel, can you come with Appa instead? Let's play in Appa's office."
"Ani! Eomma, Eomma!"
Dana laughed.
"See?"
I sighed.
"Let's go?"
"Hmm? Where are you going?"
"I'm coming with you."
"Akim, kaya na namin ni Danyel ito, anjan ka lang naman sa tapat. You can always run here."
"But!"
"No buts! Magtrabaho ka jan ng maayos. We'll go, say bye to Appa, Danyel."
"Annyeong Appa! Mannayo!"
Hindi ko alam kung bakit kinakabahan ako. Dana went near me and kissed me.
"Wag ka na magfrown. You look old. I'll see you later, let's have lunch later, okay?"
May magagawa ba naman ako sa mga lambing ng asawa ko? So I just smile and hugged her.
"I love you, darling."
"Saranghae Yeobu."
Halos buong umaga akong isip ng isip sa mag-ina ko, I really am not okay kaya nagmadali akong tumawid sa building nila. Hindi pa lunch time kaya siguro busy pa ang asawa ko.
"Sir Akim?"
"Dana?"
"Ah nasa meeting po."
"Si Danyel?"
"Sinundo po ni Doc Annika, maglalaro daw po sila ni Keeno."
"Ah, okay."
I texted Annika to know where they are but I realized that Liezel is not telling me the truth.
"Dana is on a meeting ? Teka, bakit di ka kasama?"
Liezel laughed.
"Matindi ka talaga Sir."
