Being His Slave [ UNDER REVISION ]

Chapter 41

ZYRIL

"Why do you get up so early?" I asked my daughter as I saw her walking towards me.

"Because I want to bake also cupcakes!" she said, cheerfully. 

"Anyway, gooood moooorniiiing!" 

"Good morning, my baby. I will serve you milk, wait a second." I said and went to the fridge. I took fresh milk that we brought last night for Laurrea since her Tita Kevin doesn't want her to forget to drink milk every morning, gusto niya raw kasi tumalino 'yung bata, wag daw tumulad sa akin.

Eme. Gusto niya lang maging healthy si Laurrea kaya 'yung mga morning meal niya laging naka-prepare na. Ganyan niya kamahal si Laurrea at natutuwa naman ako dahil hindi lang ako nagmamahal sa bata. Hindi siya 'yung tatay ni Laurrea pero kung umasta e 'kala mo, responsibilidad niya kami.

Gusto ko man manghingi ng sustento kay Renzo, natatakot naman kami ni Kevin na pagnalaman niya tungkol kay Laurrea ay kunin na lang bigla sa amin.

"Your Tita Kevin pala, prepare you a breakfast before siya umalis. It is on the table na." I told my daughter.

"What did he prepare?" 

"Bread and egg, and also sliced strawberry." sagot ko sa kaniya habang nagsusuot ng apron.

"What are you doing, Mom? Are you going to bake?" tanong niya nang mapansin niyang suot ako ng apron at nagtali ng buhok.

"Yes, I will bake."

"Can I help you?" she asked.

Ngumiti ako bago tumango sa kaniya. Kita ko naman sa mukha nito ang saya bago ito lumapit sa akin at inayusan siya. Tinali ko ang buhok niya pa-ponytail at nilagyan siya ng apron.

Nagsimula na kaming mag-prepare ng mga gagamitin sa pag-be-bake at sa buong proseso na ginagawa namin ay masasabi kong naging mabait at masunurin ang baby ko. Matapos maluto 'yung brownies at cookies na i-oven namin ay tuwang-tuwa si Laurrea sa resulta.

"Yehey!"

"Palamigin muna na'tin then next ilagay na natin sa tupperware." sabi ko.

"Is that something to give?"

"Huh?"

"Is it a present?"

Maybe this is the time I will tell the truth.

"You know what, baby, I've been thinking about if the time will come you meet them, are you going to be happy?"

"Who's them?"

Ngumiti ako sa kaniya. "If I tell you, that you have older brothers---"

"I have brothers???"

I chuckled as I saw her reaction. Gulat na gulat siya!

"Yes."

"REALLY?"

"Oo."

"WHERE?"

Hindi ko masagot.

"I have brothers? Why didn't you tell me?"

Niyakap ko siya. "It has been so many years since I left them for some reason, baby. You were in my belly when I went with your Tita Kevin in California." paliwanag ko. I took a deep breath to hide the pain I'd been keeping for so many years just not to make my daughter worried.

"Will you forgive Mama for not telling you the truth?" 

"You don't need to ask, Mom, I understand you as you understand me," she said before she hugged me tightly. "I always love you, Mama."