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Seok was busy driving while Shu talks to him para hindi siya ma-bored, they're going home na after they attended a birthday party.
"And then after that, he has the audacity to still message me na next time na lang dahil nawala sa isip nila because they're busy? Akala mo kung sino!" Shu was telling Seok his story noong nakaraang linggo, he was called that he needs to meet a client dahil they need to prepare the wedding urgently. Nagbyahe siya nang limang oras just for his client to not show up dahil they forgot.
"Akala ba nila sila lang busy? Buti na lang talaga pumayag si Cheol na siya na lang ang kukuha sa client na 'yon," Shu sighed heavily, Seok just continued nodding and giving him a few reply, Shu don't want an adivce, he just want to rant, and he's thankful that Seok knows that.
Shu then looked at the rear mirror to check on their child. Bituin was currently playing on Shu's phone, he smiled.
"Are you bored, Bituin?" Shu asked, Seok glanced in the mirror as well for a moment. Umiling lang si Bituin at nag-focus na ulit sa nilalaro niya.
After a few minutes, Seok parked right at their house. Lumabas na sila pareho and Seok opened the door to get Bituin, pero he saw him act like he's sleeping.
Seok looked at Shu, who looked at him, confused at first, pero hindi kalaunan ay ngumiti na lang. He took his phone out and recorded Bituin.
"I heard from someone that if a child is really sleeping, if I lift their arms, they'll stay still, and it indicates that they're really sleeping. Pero if bumaba ito, they're just pretending," Shu said before grabbing Bituin's left arm and raising it. Seok released a silent chuckle noong nag-stay talaga sa ere ang arm ni Bituin. Seok raised the other arm at ngayon ay nakapikit ang bata at nakataas ang dalawang kamay.
After a minute, Bituin gave up. He whined at his parents, while the latter laughed at him, adoringly. Shu grabbed Bituin at pinugpog ito ng halik sa mukha dahil nakabusangot nanaman ito.
"Hahaha, ikaw kasi, kung may gusto kang mangyari, sabihin mo agad, hindi 'yung papahulaan mo kami, okay?" Seok said as he kissed Bituin's head. Bituin only nodded at siniksik niya ang sarili sa neck ni Shu.
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Bituin was drawing some thing on his sketchbook when he heard the running water from the bathroom. He widen his eyes and he started to get nervous, he stopped doing what he was doing at nagtago sa closet ng Dadi niya.
"Bituin?" He heard his Dada calling him, he tried not making a sound. Seok repeated the child's name in the nth time.
"Seok, na saan na si Bituin? Lumalamig 'yung tubig," Shu said.
"He's not in the living room, I guess nagtatago na naman. I'm giving him time, baka he wants to play muna bago magshower," Seok replied. Shu nodded at nagsimula na lang mag-init ng panibagong tubig.
Bituin, on the other hand, sighed of relief as he does not hear his Dada anymore. He thought hindi na siya maliligo, so lumabas siya sa pinagtataguan niya at nagready na tumakbo pababa. His Dadi captured him before he could even run downstairs.
Bituin squeek by the sudden skinship, he looked behind at nakita si Shu na nakangiti sa kaniya. Seok came in the frame, roaring like a dinasour making Bituin release another squeek at napakapit nang mahigpit kay Shu.
The older ones laughed out loud habang ang bata ay paiyak na.
"Sorry, sorry," they both said as they laugh.
"Bituin, tahan na, sorry I didn't intend to make you cry, I thought you want to play first bago ka maligo," Seok coaxed the child as they keep on rubbing his back, kissing his temple, and hugging him.
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Bituin did not attend school, he's sick. Shu's currently taking care of him, he was about to cook porridge for him to eat but Bituin don't want to be away from him even for a centimeter, or for a second.
Shu caress his head as he kiss his forehead.
"Bituin, Dadi needs to cook, kailangan mong kumain para gumaling ka agad," he softly said. Bituin whined at mas sumiksik pa sa bisig niya,
"No, I want you beside me Dadi," he said.
"But you need to eat," Shu said, but Bituin shook his head. Shu release a deep sigh.
"Ganito na lang, I'll carry you while I cook, is it alright with you?" Bituin don't want to but he nodded, Shu smiled and kissed his temple bago niya buhatin si Bituin.
It was hard, but Shu manage to finish cooking. He was about to turn of the stove when a hand sneakily wrapped Shu. He felt a lips on his check.
"Good morning, love," Seok said. Lumingon si Shu at hinalikan ang ilong nito.
"Good morning, let's eat na," Shu said. Seok hummed at kinuha si Bituin sa kaniya. The child whined and opened his eyes, pero nang nakita na it was his Dada, he instantly stopped at nagrelax sa bisig ng kaniyang Dada.
They sat at the dining table, Bituin on Seok's lap. Seok blew a faint air to the spoon with the porridge and nudged Bituin to open his mouth at kainin ito.
Bituin shook his head at mas ibinaon ang mukha sa dibdib ni Seok.
"Bituin, eat kana para lumakas ikaw," Seok said but Bituin ignored him.
"Bituin, here's the airplane!" Seok tried na pasiglahin ang boses niya, Bituin raised his head kahit na nanghihina siya, he slightly opened his mouth, he ate the porridge. Seok and Shu clapped at him.
"Yehey! Good job, Bituin! Ito pa, paparating pa ang isang airplane!" Seok said, Bituin clapped, but it did not make a sound.
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12/15/2023
