Twisted

ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ 12

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ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ 12 - ғᴀʟʟɪɴɢ ʜᴀʀᴅᴇʀ

𝑁𝑖𝑘𝑒'𝑠 𝑃𝑂𝑉

"Look, Kuya Nike!"

Napatingin naman ako sa tinuro ni Summer. Mga laruan iyon ng kiddie meal na nakadisplay sa transparent na lalagyan. Ang theme ng kiddie meal nila ngayon ay spongebob.

"Which toy do you want, kiddo?" I softly asked her.

"I want all of them."

I glanced at her and then chuckled when I saw her pouting. She definitely looked like Rie. I feel like I'm seeing a cute side of Rie that I wish I can see from her directly.

"You want all of them?" I asked if she's sure.

She slowly nodded, still pouting. "Yes, Kuya Nike but Mami taught me how to decide if I liked too many toys. Mami keep on reminding me how to be contented."

Dahil sa sinabi ni Summer ay lalo akong napahanga sa pagpapalaki ni Rie kay Summer. The more I spend time with them, the more I want to be with them. Rie really did great on raising Summer. Hands down.

"How about this? Choose 3." I even raised my three fingers in front of her.

She looked up to me. Kaya naman naupo ako para magpantay kami. Ngumiti naman siya at lalong dumikit sakin kaya naman hinawakan ko siya sa balikat.

"Hmm, 3?" I nodded. "Then I want Spongebob, Patrick and Squidward please."

I was about to speak when the cashier girl said next. Kaya naman umayos na ako ng tayo at humakbang palapit sa counter. Hawak hawak ko pa ang kamay ni Summer. Ngumiti pa ako kay ate girl na nasa cashier.

"Good afternoon, Sir! What would you like to order?" She's smiling widely at me and I noticed that she glanced at Summer for a second.

"3 chickenjoy kiddie meal." Pinisil ko ang kamay ni Summer kaya napatingin siya sa akin. "You want spaghetti, kiddo?" She just nodded at me.

"1 spaghetti, 2 burger and fries, 3 choco sundae and 1 choco coke float."

"Ano po toy nung kiddie meal?"

"Spongebob, Patrick and Squidward." I smiled at her.

She nodded and touch something on the screen. "Drinks, Sir?"

"Juice and can you please add water? Thank you."

She smiled and repeated all that I've ordered. After checking, I gave her the money.

Pagkakuha ko ng sukli at ang number ay naglakad na kami ni Summer pabalik. Pagkatapos ko ilagay ang sukli sa wallet ay napaangat ako ng tingin at saktong nagtama ang mata namin ni Rie na masama ang tingin sa akin. Inirapan pa niya ako kaya naman napatingin ako kay Summer. Kaya pala, nakairap siya sakin dahil hindi nakatingin si Summer. Busy si Summer ngumiti sa mga taong ngumingiti sa kaniya.

Ano na namang problema nito at nang iirap?

Ay, palagi pala siyang nang iirap. Walang bago doon.

"Bakit ka naman nang iirap diyan, madam?" Mahinang sabi ko rito.

"Wala, masaya ba talaga ang um-order?" She sarcastically remarked.