Monasterio Series 8: Nights in Casa Vallejo

Chapter 55

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Chapter 55

"Grabe, Mommy! I'm so full na!" humagikhik na reklamo ni Alexene matapos kumain.

I smiled while staring at her. We were at the mall because it's Sunday. Sa tuwing dadating ang araw na ito ay napagkasunduan namin ang mamasyal sa mall at gawin ang kahit anong gusto nila.

Alexene is always taking advantage of this special day. Lahat ng laruan na gusto niya ay pinabibili niya. Habang si Alexandre naman ay literal na hindi maluho. Pero kahit pa umaayaw siya, ako na mismo ang kumukuha para sa kaniya.

"You ate too many. Huwag ka na mag-doubt." paismid na sagot ni Alexandre sa kapatid niya.

Alexene puckered her pinkish lips and looked at the plate in front of us.

"Not everything naman. The food is great kaya. Mommy, let's go back here on Sunday."

I chuckled and nodded my head. "Of course. Anytime you want."

She clapped her hands. "So where are we going after this? You have already bought toys na for us. Nag-play na rin po tayo sa kinder city."

"We'll visit the the Luxury boutique and then after that, we will both have a haircut. Masiyado nang mahaba ang buhok mo."

She looked at her long hair. Hanggang bewang niya na ito. Ang sabi niya noon ay gusto niyang pahabain para maging kamukha niya si Barbie.

Ayos lang sa akin noong una. Kaya lang, sa tuwing nasa bahay kami ay nagmumukha siyang si Simba dahil hindi siya marunong mag-ayos ng buhok. I told her that she's even having a hard time doing anything because her long hair was a distraction.

"Well, I think you're right. I have to bid goodbye to my long hair na," aniya at nagtaas ng tingin sa akin. "Hanggang shoulder, Mommy. That's enough? Puwede na rin po ako mag-color purple na hair?"

Umiling ako. "I'm sorry, honey. Chemicals aren't good for your hair. Maybe when you're already a grown up woman and you still want that purple shade of hair, you can have it."

She clapped her hands again as if that color makes her really happy.

"It's still a long way before it happens but I'm willing to wait, Mommy. Sure po ako na magiging kasing pretty mo ako kapag big girl na ako."

I smiled sweetly. "Of course."

She continued drinking her orange juice. Maging si Alexandre ay inabala ang sarili sa pagtitig sa chocolate cake na nasa harapan niya.

Sinong mag-aakala na dadating ang pagkakataon na hindi ko na kakailanganin mailang sa kanila sa tuwing makakaharap kami ng ganitong kalapit? I just dreamed of this moment where I can take them out and buy them anything they want.

Within a year of being with them, I realized that it's hard to become a full time mother but the happiness I feel is more than priceless. It's out of the world. I can't even define it whenever they call me mommy. Or whenever they kiss me goodnight.

Mahirap dahil ako lang mag-isa. There are some moments at night that I wish him to be here. To be with us so we can be complete but I know it's not that easy.

Nung siya ang iniwan kong mag-isa, alam kong mas higit pa sa akin ang naramdaman niyang hirap. Habang madali na para sa akin ang patulugin ang mga bata tuwing gabi, I wonder how exhausted he was during those times that he needed to make them sleep at night knowing that they were still new borns.

Pagod sa trabaho. Walang masiyadong tulog. Magdamag na nagbabantay sa mga anak namin.

I heard that he never hired someone to take care of the twins even if he's at home. Kapag wala siya, nasa mga magulang niya ang kambal. Bago umuwi, dadaanan ang mga ito at iuuwi. Aalagaaan hanggang sa makatulog.