Kryptonited ✔ (Alpha Sigma Omicron #3)

5. Allergic Reaction

CHAPTER FIVE

"D-daddy!"

I jumped as I held my baby monkey near my chest. I named him Momo because it was cute. Tumakbo ako papalapit kay daddy. My eyes focused on my father, I failed to notice the tall boy beside him. Boy daw ang tawag doon sabi ni mommy.

Hindi ko pa ma-understand kung anong pinagkaiba ng girl at boy, pareho lang namang tao. Madalas mahaba lang ang buhok ng girl kaysa sa boy. That's the only difference I know. Ganoon kasi si mommy, mahaba ang buhok niya at maganda.

"D-daddy, do-do you w-want to p-play?"

Ilang oras na akong naghihintay sa pagdating nito. I can't help my excitement.

"I have many things to do, Rainbow, but I bought you playmate. You want to meet him?" Agad na lumungkot ang aking mata. My father is a busy man. He had no time playing with me, yet, I always wait for him. Madalas akong maghintay sa labas tuwing uuwi siya at madalas din ako sa labas ng office niya. But never in that entire time we played.

Ngumuso ako. It felt like something crashed my heart. Hindi ko maintindihan kung bakit ko iyon nararamdaman. It is an often feeling, but every time, it always hurts.

My eyes looked up to see whom he was referring to. Noon ko lang napansin ang lalaking mas matangkad sa akin. Namimilog ang mga mata ko habang tinitingnan ko ang tall boy habang napanganga pa.

Wala siyang kangiti - ngiti sa lips niya, I automatically assumed that he didn't want to play with me. I pouted even more.

Unti - unti kong ni-shake ang head ko. Natatakot akong ayaw nitong makipaglaro sa akin. I don't have a playmate. Daddy is busy. Si mommy, may time lang kami kung kailan pwede.

"I thought you want a playmate." my father stated calmly.

Sunod - sunod akong tumango. "Bu-but if he didn't wa-want to play with me, d-daddy?"

"He sure will," Ginulo niya ang aking buhok. "Rainbow, this is Lev, he is your new playmate."

Bumaling si daddy sa tall boy na kasama niya. I watched them with awe. "Lev, this is Rainbow. She likes to play."

Tumingin sa akin ang tall boy, hindi ma-understand kung bakit ayoko tumingin sa kanya. Hindi naman ito ugly. I caressed Momo's back and looked at daddy. "D-daddy, ca-can we p-play?"

He smiled. "Some other time." Muli niyang ginulo ang aking buhok. Agad itong humakbang papasok ng house namin kasama ang ilang bodyguards daw iyon. I scratched my head slowly, I wonder when would that time come? I am patiently waiting.

Naiwan ako sa labas kasama ang lalaking nagngangalang Lev. Muli akong sumulyap dito pero hindi pa rin siya ngumingiti.

"I... I t-think he doesn't wa-want to play with us, Momo." I whispered softly to my baby monkey. Sigurado akong walang narinig ang lalaki.

When I looked up again, may maliit siyang smile sa lips habang pinagmamasdan ako. Muling nagtama ang brown eyes niya sa eyes ko. I smiled back instantly. Akala ko ayaw niya akong maging playmate. Maybe, mali ako. Hindi ako sigurado.