Loving Mr.Stranger

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Kinabukasan, maaga kaming nagising ni Fiara. Niyaya niya akong umikot at pumunta sa garden na may playground sa baba ng condominium, magpapaalam pa nga siya kay Sara pero ayaw ko naman siyang maistorbo kaya bumaba na kami.

While we were at the garden, naglaro muna siya sa playground habang ako naman nagj-jogging hindi naman ako masyado lumayo para mabantayan ko pa rin si Fiara. After a few minutes I decided to go back at tignan si Fiara, she was now sitting in the bench while watching on her iPad.

"Anak, ang aga ng iPad mo. Come here pupunasan ko muna pawis mo"

"kaykay daddy" she stood up and turned her back, I grabbed the towel at nilagay 'yon sa likod niya habang pinagmamasdan kung gaano siya ka-focus sa panonood sa iPad. Ganito ba siya palagi? her iPad habits is bad for her.

Tumayo ako at ikinandong siya sa akin at
dahan-dahang kinuha ang iPad niya.

"Fiara why are you always on your iPad? ang aga aga nakagadget ka agad that's bad for your eyes" sambit ko at uminom ng tubig.

"Sorry daddy there's a episode po kasi eh" she pouted. Akala niya siguro pinapagalitan ko siya.

"It's fine just manage your screen time properly, bata ka pa" she nodded and drank her water too. We stayed there for a while and decided to go back.

"Bong? hey bong is that you?" While we were going back I suddenly heard someone calling me behind.

"Uy ikaw nga!" lumapit sa akin ang babaeng naka exercise fit na mukhang kakajogging lang din. Oh, she's my fil-am classmate back when I was in London.

"Yeah, I didn't expected you here ah kamusta ka na?" tanong ko.

"I'm good, I'm the one who should ask you that nga eh"

"Ah I'm good" I smiled then she looked at the little girl hiding behind me.

"Oh and who's this little girl? hi, don't be scared!" she chuckled and I smiled.

"She's my five-year old daughter"

"Huh? Talaga? But I thought- Oh nevermind, sige Ferdinand I'll see you again nalang ha bye!" she walked away and waved her hands at me, I waved back and looked at Fiara.

"Fiara what's wrong?" she shook her head then held my hands and continued walking, mahiyain nga siya.

Pagdating namin sa unit ni Sara ay nag-doorbell na ako at agad naman bumukas ang pinto."Hey! oh my gosh where have you been?" tanong niya agad at pinapasok kami.

"Mommy calm down, we just went po sa garden"

"Eh bakit hindi kayo nagpapaalam? hindi ko nga kayo matawagan" Bahagyang tumaas ang boses niya na mukhang nagulat si Fiara.

"Hey I'm sorry, I left my phone kasi lowbat. Hindi na ako nagpaalam kasi ayoko namang istorbohin ka sa tulog mo" I walked closer and held her shoulders to calm her down, agad naman siyang nanlambot at umalis sa harapan ko.

"Fiara come on, I'll take you a shower" sumunod naman si Fiara sa kaniya at pumasok na sila sa kwarto.

"Galing ah, natanggal pagiging madam niya roon" nagulat ako nang magsalita si Risa sa likod ko.

"Nandiyan ka pala"

"Yeah" Umupo siya agad sa sofa at binuksan ang cellphone niya, pumunta naman ako ng refrigerator para uminom ng tubig.