Taming the Beast Part ll (Saturday's Update)

Chapter 112

NAGTATAKA si Thanatos kung bakit abala ang lahat sa palasyo, hindi ganito ang palagi niyang nadadatnan sa palasyo. Everyone seem so busy and he cannot even disturb them. The maids are busy decorating the hall room, as for the the other servants they are busy doing their own daily chores. But no matter how busy they are, they would stop from what they were doing and bowed their head whenever he walked pass them. At nang tuluyan na siyang nakapasok sa dining room kung saan naroon si Aphrodite at mag-isang nag-aalmusal ngunit tila masaya ito at mukhang maganda ang bungad ng araw sa anak niya kaagad na hinanap ng mga mata niya si Kamden, wala ang binata sa loob ng dining room. Nasaan naman si Kamden? Sa halip na hanapin ang kasintahan, nilapitan niya si Aphrodite at nang maramdaman siya ng kanyang anak napalingon ito sa direksyon niya.

"Papa!" Aphrodite was excited to see him.

He smiled and appraoched his daughter. "How's my princess doing? Did you sleep well last night?" Tanong niya kapagkuwan.

Matamis na ngumiti ang bata. "Yes Papa! And you know what makes me happy today?"

Naupo siya sa palagi niyang inuupoan. "Hmm, what is it?"

She smiled sweetly. "Secret papa."

He pouted at her and made a puppy eyes. "Tell me, baby girl what is it?"

Patago itong tumawa at ipinagpatuloy ang pag-ubos ng pagkain sa plato nito. "Tsk, fine I won't ask." Nagtatampo niyang wika.

"C'mon kuya, hindi na bagay sayo ang sumimangot." Napatayo siya sa sobrang gulat ng marinig ang boses na iyon, mabilis siyang napalingon sa kanyang likuran at nakita kaagad niya si Thomas. Hindi siya na nanaginip at mas lalong hindi ito imahinasyon ng isip niya, naroon si Thomas. In fact Thomas was carrying his two-year old daughter, tulala lang siya at hindi makagalaw dahil sa sobrang pagkagulat. "Si Tyson ang nagluto ng breakfast mo, you better it or else magtatampo yun at susuyuin mo na naman." Anito habang papalapit sa kanya. Nang nasa harap na niya si Thomas tumulo ang isng butil ng luha sa kanyang mga mata, his brother is really with him. Nasa harap niya talaga si Thomas at bitbit ang anak nitong babae, Thomas was smiling at him. Ang ngiti na matagal na niyang hindi nakikita, "it's good to see you too, kuya." Anang boses ni Thomas.

He didn't say a word but he hugged Thomas even though he was carrying his daughter. Niyakap niya ito at hindi mapigilang hindi mapa-iyak dahil sobrang nangulila siya sa kapatid niya at sa mga nangyari rito na kailan man ay hindi niya mapapatawad ang sarili.

"Stop crying now Kuya, tinatakot mo ang anak ko." Nagbibirong wika ni Thomas.

He didn't want to scare the baby so he stepped back and wiped his tears away. "I-I'm sorry---"

"Daddy, ish he tha emperor?" Thomas' daughter uttered. Hindi pa masyadong naiintindihan ang sinasabi nito pero nagagawa naman nilang maintindihan. Thomas nodded and smiled. "Yes. He is my brother... And he is your uncle."

Thomas' daughter looked at him, she was ovserving him. "Daddy, can I play with her?" Sabay turo nito kay Aphrodite, napalingon silang pareho kay Aphrodite at gano'n nalang ang pagkagulat ni Thanatos nang makitang sinusubo ni Aphrodite ng buo ang bacon sandwich na ginawa ni Tyson. Her mouth was full but she managed to smiled. "My goodness, Aphrodite!" Kaagad na kumuha ng tubig si Jared at ipinainom sa bata. "Dahan-dahan baka pati plato ay isubo mo narin." Dagdag pa ni Jared.

Aphrodite just chuckled.

"Daddy put me down, pwease! I wanna go outside and play with Apwodite!" Nakangusong sabi ng anak ni Thomas.

"But baby, hintayin muna natin si Mommy, okay?"

Thomas' daughter pouted. "Otay."

Thomas looked at him. "Umupo kana kuya, kakain na tayo." Anito at naupo na sa upoan. Gano'n din ang bunso nilang kapatid naupo na ito sa tabi ni Thomas.