"GOTTA GET up, I gotta get going. I'm gonna see a friend of mine," Sage happily sang along on the music playing in her television.
Masaya siyang pumalakpak habang yakap-yakap ang Winnie the Pooh niyang stuffed toy. "He's round and he's fuzzy. I love him because he's just — Pooh bear, Winnie the Pooh bear."
Nakasimangot na sumuksok siya sa headboard ng kama nang marinig ang pagpasok ng mommy niya sa kwarto.
"Baby, let's eat first."
She pouted her lips before shaking her head to protest.
"Ayaw mommy, kaka-start palang ni Winnie the Pooh ko, oh."
"Baby, I already warned you about your time, right? May oras ka para sa panonood at may oras ka para sa pagkain. Now get up, baby, everyone's waiting for you in the dining area." Nilapitan siya nito at malambing siyang hinalikan sa pisngi.
"Mommy, can I play after eating?"
"You have a training later. Bukas ka na lang maglaro okay?"
Malungkot niya itong tinanaw habang papalabas ito ng kwarto niya. Sage turned off the television before wearing her pink cotton slippers.
"Lagi na lang bukas. Bakit bawal na lang ako palagi maglaro?" naiiyak niyang bulong.
Bukas na lang. May training ka pa. Lagi naman 'yon ang naririnig niya kapag nagtatanong siya. Ever since she was a kid, her life revolves around four things: sleeping, eating, watching her favorite cartoons for a short period of time, and training.
Ni isang beses hindi siya nakaranas na makipagkulitan sa mga bata, makihalubilo sa mga tao, maglaro at magsaya.
She just wanted to play happily. She just wanted to be free.
Even after turning twenty three, she's still prohibited to do those things. Because for them, she's old enough to play and have fun. But at the first place, Sage never experienced doing those things when she was young. Kaya kailan niya puwedeng maranasan 'yon?
"Good morning Your Highness."
"Good morning po mga kuya!" masigla niyang bati sa mga nakayukong tauhan sa kaniya.
"Everyone's waiting for you in the dining area, Princess Sage."
She pouted her lips before placing her right hand across her chest, copying the guards. "Mga kuya bakit po lagi n'yong ginagawa 'yan? Tapos lagi rin kayo nag-bo-bow sa amin nila mommy."
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