A Lifetime Connection

09

"What took you guys so long?" tanong ni Greggy nang makapasok ang mag-ina sa sasakyan niya.

He's been waiting inside his car for good 40 minutes at hindi man lang nagsabi ang mga ito kung ano pang ginagawa nila.

"May hinanap lang ako, Dad. Sorry," sabi ni Vida at sinuot ang seatbelt. She's sitting in the shotgun seat while her Mom was at the backseat.

They went to Mall of Asia to buy things for their trip next week. They'll be staying in Switzerland for Vida's birthday week. And just like Vida requested, they'll shop for her clothes.

"So saan tayo una?" tanong ni Greggy sa anak nang makarating na sa mall.

"Department store, Dad." sabi ni Vida sabay hila sa ama, Greggy chuckled.

"Saglit, maiiwan si Mommy mo." Vida rolled her eyes.

"Hilig mo sigurong paasahin ako Dad 'no?" she sassily said. Tinawanan lang siya ng mga magulang.

They went to the department store to get everything Vida needed and wanted. Ang dami nitong pinagpipilian samantalang nasa likod lang ang mga magulang, nakasunod.

"How much is that, baby?" tanong ni Irene sa kinuhang thick jacket ng anak.

"Doesn't matter, Mom, si Daddy naman magbabayad e. It's like a can't say no challenge," Vida winked.

"Edi nag vlog ka na sana para mabawi naman gagastusin natin." biro ni Greggy, hinampas siya ni Irene sa braso.

"Ikaw, namumuro ka na sa paghampas ah!" parang nasaktan niyang sabi kahit mahina lang naman ang paghampas ni Irene.

"Arte mo!" Irene stuck her tongue out at him.

"Pag ikaw hinampas ko rin..." banta pa niya, Irene lifted her brows, nanghahamak.

"Sige, sige, subukan mo." palaban na sabi ni Irene.

"Hahampasin kita ng halik sa labi. Sige pala ah," Irene ran immediately to where Vida was, hinabol siya ni Greggy.

Irene hid behind Vida, nagpapakampi. Nagulat si Vida nang makitang hinahabol ng ang ama ang ina. "What are you guys doing?" gulat na tanong ni Vida.

"Daddy mo nanghahabol," pagtatago ni Irene sa likod ni Vida.

"Dad, stop na nga!" Vida said.

"Mommy mo nanghahampas, hindi pwedeng hindi ako makaganti." sabi ni Greggy habang sinusubukang hulihin si Irene sa likod ni Vida.

"Parang mga bata!" sabi ni Vida at napasapo sa noo. "Don't ganti na lang, Dad. Behave nga kayo, ang daming tao."

"Iba sana ganti ko e, sige na wag na." nakangusong sabi ni Greggy.

Nangunot ang noo ni Vida. "Bakit? Ano ba ganti mo?"

"Halik sa labi," as soon as Greggy said that, binigay agad ni Vida si Irene sa kanyang ama.

"Vida!" tumatawang hiyaw ni Irene habang nasa bisig na ni Greggy.

"Sige na, mag shopping ka na jan, Vida. Get anything you want, darling. Mag iikot muna kami ni Mommy mo, call me when you're done." makahulugan ang ngiti na iginawad ni Vida sa ama.

"Sige, Dad! Got you!" sabi niya at itinulak pa ang mga magulang para umalis na.

They left Vida at the department store and roamed around the mall. Irene was keeping distance from him since she doesn't want Anne to get the wrong idea. She knows the feeling of getting wrong ideas when seeing your lover with his ex, it's one of the worst feeling of the world.

Paano pa kaya sila na may anak? Hindi naman siguro maiiwasan na magduda si Anne, but she doesn't like that. Anne's the current girlfriend, and she's the ex, so she's the one who should adjust.