KIEFER's POV
"Babe, Babe.. Wake up! Wake up!"
It's almost 7 in the morning. Narinig kong umiiyak si Micoi sa kabilang kwarto.
Kaya napabalikwas ako at dali-daling ginising si Miks.
She's still snoring. At ang hirap gisingin.
So I decided to get up. Ako na lang kako ang pupunta kay Micoi.
Luminga-linga muna ako at sinilip kung may tao sa hallway...dyahe kasi kung may makakita sa akin na galing sa guest room at nakaboxer shorts lang. Hehe! Feeling guilty.
Takbo ako agad papunta sa room kung saan naroon si Micoi.
"Hey baby...why are you crying?"
Naku patay! Masama ang gising. Nagwawala.
Panay ang iyak. Mommy nang Mommy.
Ang ginawa ko, kinarga ko na lang sya at dinala sa guest room.
Pagpasok namin ng guest room, dun pa lang naalimpungatan ang Mommy nya. Ang lakas naman kasi talaga ng iyak nya.
"Ahhhhh......Honey what's wrong?" Tanong ni Miks habang panay pa rin ang iyak ni Micoi.
Ibinaba ko sya sa kama. Lumapit at yumakap agad sa Mommy nya.
"Dont cry na ok.....Daddy, what did you do to Micoi? Why is he crying?" Malambing na tanong sa akin ni Miks.
"Nothing..maybe because he had a bad dream. Did you, Micoi?" Tanong ko kay Micoi na medyo tumahan na.
"I dreamt about Annabelle. And found myself all alone in the room." Humihikbi hikbi pa sya.
Nagkatinginan kami ni Miks. I felt guilty. And so is Miks.
"Micoi, dont be scared. You're a big boy na, right? Annabelle is just a character in the movie. It's not real." I tried to pacify him.
"How did you know about Annabelle? I dont remember letting you watch that movie." Miks asked as she looked a little agitated.
"Ate Sabel showed it to me. Just the trailer though." Micoi said with so much innocence in his face.
"Alright, let's get going now. We have a lot of things to do. Mommy, di ba you're going to prepare breakfast for us? Afterwards, mamamasyal tayo sa mall, right? Oh wait, I need to call Lola Mozzy. They're inviting us for lunch nga pala."
"Sounds good Daddy. Does that sound good to you Micoi?"
Finally! The little man is smiling.
Called up Mommy Mozzy, confirming that we will go there for lunch. They're excited to see us. Wala nga lang sina Daddy at Thirdy. Umalis daw kanina madaling araw for Gawad Kalinga Outreach Program.
Micoi wanted to take a shower. Kaya ako na nagpaligo sa kanya.
At habang nagpapaligo ako, Mika also took a shower sa kabilang room.
Bawal magsabay; gising ang bantay. Haha!
Nauna na ang mag-ina ko sa baba habang ako ang naiwan sa kwarto dahil nga huli akong naligo.
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MIKA's POV
"Hi Dad, good morning." Saw my Dad reading newspaper at his favorite spot of the house.
"Good morning! And good morning to my favorite apo." My Dad greeted back. Funny my Dad. Favorite apo. Natural, nag-iisa yan. Haha!
