Dealing with Mr. Scared of What? (Quadro Series #1)

Chapter 24

"My babies!"

Agad niyang sigaw ng makita niya ang dalawang bulilit na tumatakbo papunta sakaniya. Agad niya itong binati at niyakap ang dalawa. Agad niyang binuhat ang dalawa bago naglakad papunta sa elevator, hindi pinapansin ang babae sa likod ng dalawang bulilit. Narinig niya tumawa ang kaibigan, she always does this kaya nasanay na lang ito sakaniya.

Nang makarating na sila sa tamang floor saka niya binaba na ang dalawang bata, mabigat na kasi sila. Nangalay ang kamay niya.

"Aunty Mommy!" Sigaw ng dalawang bata habang tumatakbo. May malaking ngiti sa labi nito, their bag rattle while they run and jumped cheerfully. These kids are adorable and they grew up so fast.

Agad naman niya hinawakan ang dalawang bulilit papunta sa apartment niya. "Aunty Mommy prepare everything you two might love!" Ani niya habang nagpa-punch ng code sa apartment. She immediately knobs the door open before letting them in. "And you," Turo niya sa kaibigan. "We have a lot of chika to do."

Tinawanan lang siya ni Kersey bago pumasok sa loob ng apartment. She smiled before shutting the door and locking it. Lumapad naman ang ngiti niya ng makita sina Eli at Eiji na hinahalungkat ang mesa niya habang si Kersey naman ay nakatingin lang sakaniya. Tinawanan niya ito. "What?"

"Kaya paborito ka ng mga bata. You should stop spoiling them." Ani ni Kersey habang tinitignan ang dalawang bata na nag-aagawan sa mga candy at chocolate, hindi niya ito pinansin at nakipaglaro na lang sa dalawa. "Can you take care of them for a while?"

Agad naman siya napatingin kay Kersey. Nginitian niya ito. "Sure. Take your time." Ani niya. Kersey smile before thanking her, agad ito naglakad papuntang office room niya. She smiled before looking at the twins. Kersey is a single mom, well a hot single mom. Hindi nga napaghahalataan na may anak ito.

Kersey is one of her friends since High School after she move back from Canada and thankfully until now but that girl got pregnant while both of them are still a freshman in college. One night stand to be exact, mistakes happen and here they are. Kersey is an interior designer and a painter, a good one.

A good woman to be honest. Brave enough to face every consequence of her action. Admirable.

"Aunty Mommy," Tawag ni Eli sakaniya, agad niya itong tinignan. The little girl smile before scooting closer to her and putting her pointer finger in her lips as if shushing her to be quiet. She chuckles softly before humoring the little girl of her life. "Aunty Mommy, do you know that Mama is meeting Daddy?"

Agad naman siya natigilan dahil sa sinabi ng bata, Daddy? Is Kersey dating again? To be honest she's against Kersey dating cause all those men leaves her when they knew she had a child although some of them stay all of them wanted the same thing. Sex, fucking men but Kyx is different though. Woah, what?

"Aunty Mommy." Tawag ni Eiji. "We want to meet Daddy but it looks like Mama doesn't have any intention to let us meet him." Ramdam niya ang lungkot sa tono ni Eiji habang si Eli naman ay nakatingin sakaniya at maluha-luha na din. Parang nilukot naman ang puso niya. Alam niya ang pakiramdam na iyon.

Naiintindihan niya ang nararamdaman ng mga ito pero wala naman siya magagawa. Hindi naman siya pwede manghimasok sa mga ganoon bagay.

Agad naman niya niyakap ang dalawa bago hinalikan ang noo nito. "Don't say that. I'm sure Mama has plans but do you see this papa of yours?" Tanong niya, paano naman mamalaman ng mga bata, maliban na lang kung nakita nila o may nagsabi sakanila.

Agad naman umalis si Eli sa bisig niya bago pumunta sa bag nito at may kinuhang notebook mula doon bago bumalik sakaniya at inabot ang notebook. Agad niya itong kinuha at binuklat. Sa loob doon niya nakita ang isang punit na bahagi ng magazine at halos lumuwa ang mata niya mula sa ulo niya ng makita ang tao na nasa magazine.

May scribble sa paligid ng punit na magazine na sabing 'Daddy'. Napatingin siya sa dalawang bata na nakatingin lang sakaniya. "Did you meet him?" Tanong niya. Sabay na umiling ang dalawa. "No, but Tita Millie says he's our Papa. We look alike, right Aunty Mommy!" Ani ni Eiji.

Hindi siya nakasagot, she just looks back at the magazine. Millie is Kersey assistant. Why would Millie say that kind of thing to these children, hindi naman siguro to tanga para magsabi na lang nang kung ano-ano. She heaves a sigh. "Why don't you bring this back to your bag?"

Agad naman sumunod si Eli at kinuha ang notebook mula sa kamay niya at binalik sa bag nito. Akmang magsa -salita siya ng marinig niya ang pag- bukas ng pinto office room niya. She immediately shushes the twins, who giggled at her. She smiled, the trio in crimes.

"Sweeties, time for a nap."

Hindi na umangal ang dalawa. Kahit na matigas ang ulo ng dalawang to, they're surprisingly punctual and polite. She clean a little while Kersey lead the twins in an extra room and after a while, lumabas na ito. She was sitting on the sofa, watching a movie without a sound. Agad naman umupo ang kaibigan sa tabi niya.

"My babies are growing up fast." Ani ng kaibigan na parang wala sa sarili.

She laughed. "Yeah. They do." She stated before facing Kersey. "Kailan lang tinuturuan natin sila mag-lakad, ngayon nasa school na silang dalawa." Both of them chuckle. Kersey seem in deep thoughts but attentive on their talk.

Binatukan lang siya ng kaibigan bago sila nagtawanan two of them talks about random stuff until she finds a perfect opportunity to ask the question that's circling in her mind. "So, are you dating anyone?" She asks, smoothly.

Kersey chuckle. "No. Don't want a boy in my life."

"That's a fact but do you know Bishop Crest?" She asked and her hunch just became more strong seeing how Kersey froze for a second before chuckling in a strangle way, she knew she hit something. "May connection ba kayong dalawa o ano?"

Kersey slowly nod as she answer her question. Tumingin si Kersey sakaniya, she look nonchalant, o umaakto lang ito pero kilala niya ito. Alam niyang hindi magagawa ni Kersey iyon. "Well, one of our clients. Bakit mo naman natanong? At kilala mo ba siya?"

"Hmm. Sigurado ka? Kasi mukhang hindi ganon ang tingin sakaniya ni Millie." Ani niya bago uminom ng beer. Kersey look at her in confusion. She groans. "Eli's notebook." Ani niya bago tuluyan humiga sa sofa "Diba may asawa na iyan?" Napatigil naman sa pag-galaw ni Kersey sa bag ni Eli dahil sa sinabi niya.

"Oo naman." Parang nawala lahat ng emosyon sa boses ni Kersey at nasa kamay na nito ang notebook ni Eli at binuklat nito iyon. "Putangina. Papatayin talaga kita Millie." Marahan nitong pinunit ang bahagi ng notebook na iyon.

Agad naman nanlaki ang mata niya at akmang magsasalita ng biglang mag ring ang doorbell niya. Agad naman siya nagtaka. She doesn't expect any visitors. Agad naman siya tumayo bago pumunta sa pinto. Nakampante naman siya ng makita niya si Eagin. Agad naman niya binuksan ang pinto at binati ito. Eagin smiled before greeting her back.

"Well, come in." Aya niya dito bago binuksan ang pinto niya.

"No need. I'm just here to hand you these." Ani nito bago inabot sakaniya ang isang folder. "Those are valid forms necessary and you can come and get all of them tomorrow at any time." Eagin cheerfully remarked, inabot nito ang isang envelope at gaya ng sabi nito puno iyon ng documents.

"Gosh. Thank you so much." Ani niya dito. Eagin immediately bid her goodbye saying she has other things to do. Agad naman niya ito pinaalis. She smiled looking at the folder and inside of it were a blank collar and cute little tag mark. "I'm sure he'll like this."

Well, hopefully.