Redamancy

VIII.

"How are you, hija?"

"Doing good, Tita!"

"You are so beautiful! Manang-mana sa mommy!"

Juliana smiles shyly.

"Anong mana sa mommy?" Richard butts in.

"Kamukha ko yan! Kaya maganda yan!" Dawn giggles and looks at Juliana again.

"Wag ka magmamana sa Daddy mo, ha? Napakabolero niyan!"

Juliana giggles, "Noted, Tita!"
Richard chuckles.

Dawn was about to say something when she hears Ayisha at the end of the aisle..

"Mom! I found the cereals!"

"Okay, sweetie!"

She faces Richard and Juliana.

"O paano, we'll go ahead?"

Richard nods.

"It was nice seeing you!"

Dawn gave them both besos.

"Bye, Dawn!"

Dawn smiles and pushed her cart to follow Ayisha.

The mother and daughter tandem was able to finish the grocery. They are waiting at the driveway of SnR for the driver - who called that he is running late because Jacobo was dropped off to his friend's house.

Ayisha is starting to get impatient but Dawn promised her to get ice cream as long as she behaves.

She was about to call the driver again when a Pajero stopped in front of them and the window rolled down.

"Dawn!"

Richard and Juliana.

"Hi, again!"

"Wala pa kayong sundo?"

"Na traffic yung driver pero parating na siguro yun."

"Hatid ko na kayo!"

"No need. It's fine!"

"Hindi na! Malapit lang naman kayo!"

"Okay la-"

"Mom, let's just ride with them. I want to go home.."

Dawn looks at Ayisha.

"But, anak.."

"Please, mom?"

"Tara na, Dawn! Juls, can you help with Ayisha? Kunin ko na yung grocery nila."

Everything just happened so fast.

Richard got out of the driver seat and got their groceries. Juliana took Ayisha and helped her at the back seat with her.

"Tita Dawn, you can sit in front with Dad."

And Dawn.. well, she just stood there. Stunned.

Richard opened the door for her.

"Sasakay ka ba? Or si Ayisha lang ang ihahatid ko?"

Dawn sighs and hopped on.

It was a quiet ride with just the soft radio in the background. Richard was driving around BGC - where the traffic is starting to pile up, and Dawn was busy texting her driver not to pick them up anymore. While the two girls were giggling 'cause Ayisha was teaching Juliana how to do the tiktok.

Dawn sighs.

"Okay ka lang?"

Dawn looks at him.