BABYSITTING A GENIUS

Chapter 9

Cole's POV

Hmm. I didn't expect that from her. She's supposed to think like a 3 year old kid. Well, maybe she's growing up and her mental age is shifting to be like a 5 year old. Maybe she's gaining back her memories, that could be a more rational explanation for that. Anyway, kumawala na siya.

"Okay na ba ikaw Ate Cole?."

"Oo. Thank you baby." And I can see how genuine her smile is. Her innocence for me seemed to be a lovable trait.

But then nang tumayo na siya to go back to her place, I saw something in her back that is for me a definition of nightmare. May tagos siya and everybody knows what that means. Oh no.

"Uh b-baby--" kabado kong sabi, terrified by the thought of doing something really really terrible, disgusting and shameful.

"Yes Ate Cole?." She asked nicely.

"T-there's blood i-in your--" inhale, exhale. Agad kong tinuro yung part na natagusan. Mukha namang nagulat rin siya ng makita yun. She's panicking the same way I am right now.

"B-but don't worry. Ate Cole's gonna handle it, alright?. W-wait here. I'll be right back." Dali dali akong lumabas para bumili ng pads.

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Coleen's POV

One of the disadvantages of pretending to be a baby when you're a teenage girl is this. This is one of the reasons kung bakit ayaw na ayaw kong may nagbibabysit sakin.

To act like a baby is to look, feel and think helpless. Pag ginawa ko to all by myself malamang it'll ruin everything I started. I can't fail this mission, I can't ruin everything. Kaya Coleen, keep the baby mindset. You have to let her to this for you. Gaya din nung pagpapaligo niya sayo.

I'm sure it'll only happen once kasi sa susunod tuturuan ka na niya kung papano. Isang shot lang Coleen. Geez, who am I kidding?. Tsk.

Hindi. Keep the baby mindset. Kaya mo yan. Walang ibig sabihin lahat ng yan. Isipin mo lang na isa kang artista na ginagampanan lang ng mabuti ang trabaho mo. So, be professional.

In just 5 minutes nakabalik na agad siya, dala ang isang pack na napkin. Alam ko na pareho lang kaming kinakabahan dito.

"T-tara na baby." Akbay niya sakin sabay pasok namin sa CR.

I swear this is freaking embarrassing and disgusting to begin with. Parang gusto ko nalang eflush ang sarili ko sa toilet.

She locked the door.

Kitang kita ko na nanginginig ang mga kamay at tuhod niya. Pinipilit ko ring kumalma about this. Let's talk about awkward. Parang matutuluyan na ata ako nitong masiraan ng bait.

Nagkatitigan lang kami saglit not knowing what to do.

"A-ano baby ah--h-hubad." Lunok niya ng laway niya. But I don't think I could do it. I just don't have the guts.

"S-sabi ko nga, ako na hehe. P-pano ba ano ah--" Sabi niya habang dahan dahang hinuhubad ang suot kong jumper shorts. So nakasuot nalang ako ngayon ng panty at tshirt. Parang pinipilit nya talagang titigan ako sa mukha kasi maliban sa nakapanty lang ako wala pakong suot na bra kaya may bumakat na di dapat.

Napalingon siya sa may shower at bathtub.

"Ah baby ano--do you remember ba when Ate Cole wash your your uhm--" Namumula na ata ako dahil sa kahihiyan.

"Fifi?."

"Yeah that. Uhm you know how to do it yourself na diba?."
"Yup." I smiled.

"G-great haha. What if you do it yourself again this time ha baby?."

Thought you'd never ask, nakahinga narin ako ng medyo maluwag.

"Okay."

"R-really?."

"Mm mm."

"Perfect. S-sige, wash ka na. W-wait lang ako dito sa labas. Sabihin mo lang kung tapos ka na."

FF

"Ate Cole, done." This is ridiculous.

Pumasok siya na nakatakip ang mga mata. May dala na siyang malinis na underwear for me kung saan nakaattach na ang pad. Inabot nya to sakin at agad tumalikod when I started wearing it along with the new clothes na inihanda nya rin for me.

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Cole's POV

Natutulog na siya ngayon habang andito ako sa CR para labhan ang natagusan niyang panty at jumper. Hindi ko pinangarap na gawin to. Kahit kay Laney mismo never ko tong ginawa.

Haaayst. Intidihin mo nalang Cole. Wala sa tamang pag-iisip si Coco kaya nararapat lamang na matuto kang magpasensya. Isang week lang naman, let's see lang kung kaya ba talaga yan ng powers mo.

Pagkatapos kong maglaba ay nagsampay nako sa labas then niligpit ko ang mga laruan ni Coleen na nakakalat sa sahig. Mahimbing parin siyang natutulog ngayon.

I tried to text Laney again, pang-ilan na sa araw nato.

I'm sorry Love.

Sent!

"Chad please, don't leave me.." Nagulat ako nang marinig ko yun kay Coco. She's talking in her sleep. First time na marinig ko siyang tuwid ang pananalita like she's a completely different person. Tumutulo rin ang luha sa mga mata niya. Sinong Chad?. Baka ex niya.

Hindi ko yun masyadong pinansin since nananaginip lang naman siya nun but then I noticed something about her nang magising na siya mga bandang 4pm.

Nanonood siya ng TV habang nagbebake ako ng nirequest nyang cookies. Kanina pa syang panay nakaw ng tingin sakin as if she's checking whether I'm paying attention on her or not, na parang hinihintay nya kong mawala sa paningin niya so she could do something else that she doesn't want me to know.

So naisip ko na magkunwaring pumasok muna ng CR after serving her the cookies, pero ang totoo ay pumunta ako ng back door para lumabas para silipin siya sa bintana nang biglang,

"Got ya' haha." Which is ikinagulat ko. Nasa likod ko lang pala siya.

"Wh-wha--how did you--"

"We're playing hide and seek right? Hahaha."

"Y-yeah. Right. Wow, ang galing mo naman. Nakita mo ko agad baby h-hehe."

"Now you're it hahaha." Takbo niya palayo. Sobrang bilis nya, hindi ko na agad alam kung san sya hahanapin. Here we go again. I hate this game.