Team Bernardo- Ford

VII. Mini Me

TITLE: Mini Me
GENRE: Fluff

Whose mini version is who..

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'DJ, look!' Kathryn said, DJ Liit's homework notebook in her hand.

Kakauwi lamang mula ni Daniel mula sa isa sa kanilang restaurant pagkatapos ng kanyang culinary class.

'Ano yan?' Nakangiting tanong naman nito bago lapitan ang asawa. 'Pero bago ang lahat...' He cradled her face in his hands and gave her lips a smack. 'I love youuuu!' Sabi nito bago nya muli hinalikan si Kathryn.

'I love you too.' She smiled. 'Pero tingnan mo nga kasi 'to o.'

Kinuha nya ang notebook mula sa asawa at binasa ang kanina pang itinuturo ni Kathryn.

'Dear Mr. And Mrs. Ford,

Congratulations! Your son, Daniel John II is our Smart Kid of the month. Please be present on July 27, Friday as we celebrate this achievement. We also hope that you can prepare a small 'talk' with visuals, narrating DJ's interests, hobbies and how was he able to become a 'Smart Kid'.

Thank you and God Bless,
Jaimie Tan- Preschool Teacher
International School of Manila, Taguig'

'Tingnan mo nga naman o! Alam na kung kanino nagmana!' Tuwang tuwa at proud na proud na sabi ni Daniel. 'Ang galing galing naman ng Mini Me ko!'

'Anong Mini Me mo? Mini Me ko yang si DJ Liit no!'

'Paanooo?! Si Chandrika Kendra yang Mini Me mo. Magkakulay kayo.'

'Ay ang puti mo ano?'

'Syempre. Ikaw ba naman ang maging anak ni Carla Ford.' Ngisi nya. 'Pero ano ba 'tong visual visual na 'to?'

'Mini Me mo nga si DJ Liit.' Kathryn rolled her eyes sarcastically.

'Seryoso na nga kase.'

'Tawag na lang ako tomorrow kay Miss Jaimie para i-clarify kung ano talagang gagawin natin. Kung kailangan ko bang kumanta, o kung you need to dance.'

DJ threw Kathryn a look of disgust and frowned.

'Kakanta ka talaga?' Biro nito.

'What the hell is your problem? Ang galing ko kayang kumanta.' She laughingly defended herself.

'Oo naman. Gustong gusto ko kaya pag kumakanta ka. Lalo na pag yung mic ko ang gamit mo.'

'Mic?' Kath asked, puzzled.

DJ made up a face. And she finally understood.

'Tarantado!' She skipped and reached for the back of his head, playfully smacking it.

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Magkahawak kamay na hinarap ng mag-asawang Ford ang teacher ni DJ Liit nang nakarating sila sa school nito.

'I'm glad that both of you are here, Mr. And Mrs. Ford.' Nakangiting saad ng petite at singkit na babae.

Sabay naman na tumango ang mag-asawa na parehas ding ngiting ngiti.

'Your son DJ is very behave. But at the same time, he's very active, attentive and listens well.' Panimulang kwento nito.

'Whenever he goes home, I see to it that I talk to him about school. But of course, it's different when his teacher is the one talking about what really is happening. He's very particular in arts.' Magiliw na pagkkwento naman ni Kathryn habang nakangiti pa rin si DJ, this time, his arm draped over Kath's shoulder.

'Yes. He loves colors. He excels in Arts. But Mrs. Ford, there is something that bothers me. I seem to observe this with Little DJ and I've been noticing this from him eversince.'