AGS Sides: Father's Day Special

Dardenne-Mendoza

SABRINA'S POV

"Sabby, anong time dadaan kuya mo?"

"Parang ten yata or something."

"Ang aga naman!"

Clark was taking care of Yumi. Sabi ko, ako na. Pinilit niyang siya kasi tawa nang tawa ang baby namin kanina pa habang nilalaro niya. Now, pinadedede na niya kasi gutom na yata. Nakaupo lang siya sa sahig sa sala, karga si Yumi ng kaliwang braso, hawak ang feeding bottle ng kanang kamay.

"Mommy, I want to play with Coco."

"Aww . . . wait natin si Coco, okay? He's with Tito Ronie later."

"Okay po!"

My gaze followed Cali as he ran to his dad.

"Daddy, I want to play with Coco!" Cali exclaimed.

"Play with Coco, magbubugbugan lang kayong dalawa," my hubby replied.

"Clark," sita ko agad kahit nasa kitchen ako.

"Fine, fine. Sige na, we'll wait kay Coco na."

"Yehey!"

Cali is a very cute kid. He has rounded eyes and chubby cheeks. Nakakainis lang na kapag nagpapakita si Mum ng baby pictures ni Kuya para magyabang ng baby boy niya, mas kamukha ng baby ko si Kuya kaysa sa amin ni Clark. Kaya siguro favorite ni Mum si Cali kasi parang na-reincarnate lang si Kuya kahit buhay pa siya.

But other than physical traits, we raised Cali differently than Coco. Maybe because daddy niya si Clark and Clark is so soft sa mga baby when it comes to raising kids, he always wanted them to be friendly like how he raised Eugene.

And speaking of Clark, Father's Day ngayon and we planned na mag-gathering na lang kina Mama since kahapon lang nakauwi si Daddy from Denmark to celebrate with us.

"Cali!" a shout from the outside.

"Coco!"

It was a signal na nakarating na sina Kuya kapag nagsisigawan na ang mga anak namin.

Coco is my Kuya's guwapong baby. We were expecting na si Coco ang mas kamukha ni Kuya, but he looked so foreign na parang nag-mix na lang ang Danish at German blood nina Kuya at Jaesie, so he ended up looking like a kid from another couple from another country din. But the closest look na nakuha niya ay kay Daddy and he got Kuya's greenish brown eyes. Cute si Cali ko, but Coco is so guwapito kahit going four years old pa lang.

Ang cute kapag magkasama nina Cali and Coco, but it was torture for Clark.

And speaking of torture . . .

"Tito Claaaark!"

"Ssssshhhh!"

Papasok pa lang ng bahay sina Kuya, natatawa na sila kasi bubugbugin na naman ng mga bata ang asawa ko.

Ang lalakas ng tawa nina Coco at dumampot agad ng throw pillow sa sofa at naghampasan doon mismo sa uluhan ni Clark.

"Natutulog si Yumi, huwag makulit! Aaaay!"

Covered na covered ng katawan ni Clark ang bunso namin habang nakapikit na kasi natatamaan siya ng paluan ng unan nina Cali.

"Coco, stop that," sermon ni Jae sa anak niya.

Napahinto sina Coco at Cali sa pagpapaluan. Pero ilang segundo lang 'yon kasi bumalik na naman sila pagkatapos.

"Heeeelp . . ." paghingi ni Clark nang tulong nang hindi sumisigaw kasi magigising ang baby girl niya.