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Game 50 - I love you too, Caleb

“Can we go and see it too maman?” he asked with full of excitement in his eyes.

I shook my head. “I’m sorry sweetie but you promised lola you’re going out with them today.”

He made a sour face and pouted. “Pretty please maman?”

“No can do. You have to keep your promise Knave.”

When we finished our brunch, I helped Knave for his bath while Shiloh took hers in her room. Pagkatapos ay hinanap ko ng damit si Knave kaso nasa laundry basket na yung iba niyang damit.

Kaya bumaba ako at nagbukas pa ng ibang box para lang sa damit ni Knave. Napag-usapan na namin ni Andy na hindi na kami magbubukas ng mga box dahil mahihirapan na naman kaming mag-impake once na ayos na yung bahay.

The penthouse suite right now is a mess. Nagkalat lahat ng gamit namin, dahil baka may mawala sa mga gamit ay hindi namin pinapapunta yung chambermaids para linisin yung suite kahit pa sabihin na natin na pamilya ko ang may-ari ng hotel ay we cannot trust the help.

Some things are valuable at nagkalat lang to sa buong suite. At isa pa, medyo takot pairn si Knave sa mga tao, nasa isip nito na kukunin siya. So mas preferred namin ni Andy na walang aakyat at kami nalang ang mag-aayos.

I sat down with my legs crossed and went through the box. Walang label kaya akala ko mga damit ni Knave to dahil isang beses nung nagbo-box na kami ng mga gamit ay nag box din si Knave ng gamit niya. He’s a responsible kid, that boy.

I smiled as I saw what he put in the box. It was those mementos we had ever since we got him. Nandun yung ticket sa una nanood kami ng Disney on Ice. He loved that show kaya nga nung mayroon show nung nandito na kami Shiloh reserved us a seat. Mayroon din yung mga picture at mga drawings niya.

A tear fell when I saw one of his drawings, I never saw this, pero sa drawing ay yung orphanage na dinala namin si Knave pagkatapos ng isang gabi niya sa amin nung nakita namin siya sa kalsada. I never wanted him to leave us pero sabi ni Andy kailangan namin siyang dalhin sa orphanage. So we did. But after a week, he was back home with us.

So back to the  drawing, yung drawing ay nasa labas kami nila Andy at Knave ng orphanage at nasa tapat namin yung kotse. At the bottom of the drawing was a note: My parents finally took me home. I love them so much.

I felt small hands wrapped around my neck. “Maman why are you crying?” he asked. “Don't cry maman.”

I turned around and smiled at him as tears keep falling. I let him hug me tightly. “I’m just happy sweetie. You never showed me this drawing.” I told him as I pulled away and showed him the drawing in my hand.

He smiled shyly. “I was afraid you won’t like it.”

“I like it. And I love you too sweetie.”

Shiloh came down afterwards and saw Knave and me hugging and having our moment and so she joined. Even when she was thirteen years old, she was still my baby girl.

I really am lucky that I have them both, I don’t know what would happen to me if I didn’t have them.

I walked them out of the hotel afterwards and let them enjoy their day with lola and lolo. I have work to do anyway, I need to pack up some things already because in a week or two we’re moving out of the penthouse. Kaya aayusin ko na yung mga hindi kailangan at siguro pwede ko na rin padala kay Andy sa bahay.

I was cleaning up some boxes when the phone rang, I stood up and walked to the living room to answer the phone. “Hello?”

“Good afternoon Ms. Price, there’s a Mr. Montemayor down here, would you like me to send him up?” the receptionist asked.