THIRD PERSON
"I apologize, Sir. I can't go today, it's my daughter's birthday. I'm really sorry," he calmly told on the other side of the line
["Really? But this is more important matter, you can still have your time after this meeting,"]
"Yes, Sir. But if you'll make me choose between that and my daughter, I would pick the birthday celebration. I'm sorry for not attending,"
["You don't even have a choice--"]
"I have, sir. Again, I am sorry," he said before ending the call.
Kahit wala pa siyang choice kung hindi piliin ang trabaho, he'll find ways to choose staying beside his daughter. He's fulfilling his duty as a dad, and as a mother to his lovely baby.
It's her first birthday.
Everybody's happy, everybody's playing around with the birthday girl.
Joshua just wanted it to be simple. Hindi naman siya magarbong magulang na ii-spoil ang anak sa mga materyal na bagay kahit kaya niyang gawin. Pero dahil unica ija siya sa dorm, naghanda ang mga ninong niya sa kaniya.
Joshua's parents also attended, they gave her a gift, kumain din kasama ang mga tropa niya. Si Hoshi ay feeling close pa sa mama ni Joshua, para bang gustong mag-apply bilang kapatid.
"Happy first birthday, my daughter," he kissed her cheeks as they both blew the candle.
Everybody's having fun except from Joshua. Matagal siyang nagplano noon tungkol sa first birthday ni baby, bago pa manganak si Chimera. He planned it to be simple yet elegant, gusto niyang kasama ni Sandy ang mama niya ngayong isang taon na noong ipanganak siya.
He tried to be happy, he succeeded. Hindi naman na importante sa kaniya ang mama ni Sandy dahil kinakaya naman niya nang mag-isa. But still, some part of him wanted Chimera to go and greet her daughter a happy birthday. He hates her, but he still hopes that she do care for her child.
"Wala ka bang balak mag-asawa nalang ng iba?" Joshua chuckled on that question.
"I've done so many sins, hindi ko na hahayaang madagdagan pa ang kasalanan ko," sagot nito.
"E di amen sa'yo," yumuko si Jeonghan at nagsign of the cross.
"Tangina ng isang bisita gago nagbaon ng mga plastic labo amputa," hindi mapigilan ni Seungcheol na bumulong ng mga malulutong na mura habang nakatingin sa kanilang kapitbahay na nakikain kahit hindi naman invited.
"Balutin mo ako sa hiwaga ng iyong pagmamahal," pagkanta ni Seungkwan mala-Sharon Cuneta, pinaparinggan ang kanilang kapitbahay.
"Akala ko naalala niyong one year na akong graduated, birthday pala ni baby!" pagmamaktol ni Dino.
"Chill ka lang pre wala ka pa rin namang trabaho kaya wala pa ring silbi ang pagkagraduate mo," pagtapik ni Minghao sa balikat niya.
Napailing nalang si Joshua't pinanuod si baby na magpractice sa paglalakad. Despite her young age, she's really determined to achieve things on her own.
"Independent woman," he laughed sarcastically as he remembered a certain independent woman who abandoned her own child for her own good.
He stopped calling her number, not wanting to bother her selfish life. Mas ginusto ni Joshuang tumayo bilang tatay at nanay sa anak niya kaysa manlimos ng atensyon sa isang bwakanang selfish bitch.
But then, napakunot ang noo ni Joshua nang makita niya ang isang notification sa kaniyang phone.
From: Rara
Happy birthday
He laughed sarcastically, "Fuck you," he spat on her text.
Their daughter doesn't need a plain text from her mother. She needed her presence.
"Fuck you fuck you fuck you fuck you," he can't stop from swearing on his phone.
Hindi pa marunong magbasa ang anak niya, at hindi niya maiintindihan kung bakit nagagalit si Joshua. He stood up and went outside for fresh air.
"Anong irereply ko sa happy birthday, thank you? Putangina mo magpakita ka sa'kin," kinausap nito ang phone niya sa inis.
He really hates her, and this message of her made him hate her more.
He wanted to see her for them to talk. As their child grow, he had seen her admirations to mothers. She wanted a mother, she wanted Chimera.
Kung papipiliin si Joshua, hindi niya naman gugustuhing makita pa ang pagmumukha ng babaeng 'yon, pero ito ang gusto ng anak nila. He'll do anything for his daughter.
"Kapag nakita talaga kita susuntukin kita hanggang sa maging independent na rin 'yang mga ngipin mo," He scratched his nape frustratedly.
"Sana palaging maraming bato ang sinaing niyo araw-araw," he wished her a bad luck.
Parang kanina lang, sinabi niyang ayaw niya nang dagdagan ang kasalanan niya, but then there's him, wishing for Chimera's misfortunes.
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Daddy Shua
Fanfiction"Pero kung magkakaanak man tayo, pangalanan mong Tina, para Tina Hong," - Joshua In which Chimera Xu slept on a wrong bed, and had impregnated by a wrong guy. DATE STARTED: 03|05|21 DATE ENDED: 06|28|21 This is a work of fiction. Stan Seventeen.
