"Dad, you forgot something!" Ali pouts adorably and looks at her Dad.
"Huh? We already cooked everything. Meron pa ba tayong nakalimutan?"
"No, Dad. You forgot something."
"What is it, princess?"
"You haven't given Mommy a morning kiss"
They both stare at each other awkwardly then turn their gazes back to their children
"Little munchkin, mamaya na. Pakainin niyo muna si Mommy, okay" Arman pinches their noses with gigil on his tone. He answers but the kids are not convinced. "But you used to kiss her even before breakfast." they wrinkle their foreheads cutely.
He looks at Sandra asking if it's alright which she approves with a nod, just for the sake of their children.
He holds her chin up and gives her a light kiss. "Good Morning, sweetheart" He smiles and then she smirks back, "Okay na ba yun?"
"Yes!Yes.." The two yell happily.
" Oh sige na, you two little munchkins, have you eaten your breakfast yet?" Sandra changes the topic
"Yes, mommy we already had"
She pouts and makes her tampo look, "You had breakfast already, e sino kasabay ni Mommy?"
"We're just gonna join you for breakfast again, to be fair" Ali smiles and gets a piece of blueberry pancake in her mouth.
They all smile and enjoy the breakfast in bed.
Like they used to.
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The kids already go school, leaving their parents in an intense situation again.
"Ihahatid na kita"
"No need. Para san pa yung kotse ko kung magpapahatid din ako"
"Your car isn't here"
"Ano?"
"Try to remember what happened last night."
She is not responding as she could not remember anything but spending the night alone at the bar.
He sighs heavily and discusses the details of the last night forgotten occurrences. "Do you remember how you get home from last night? Do you remember how you get drunk? Di ka naman sanay uminom pero ginawa mo pa rin. You almost kissed that guy, buti na lang dumating ako."
His last words are not really music to her ears. It makes her ears burned. She glares at him and speaks sarcastically, "At sinasabi mo ba na kailangan pa kitang pasalamatan dahil sa kabayanihang ginawa mo?"
"I'm helping you to remember everything. Huwag mo naman akong sagutin na parang dapat hindi na lang kita sinundan."
"Sana nga hindi na!" She is about to walk away when he speaks again, "Magwawalk out ka na naman? Lagi mo na lang tinatakbuhan ang problema. Pano natin to maaayos kung hindi mo naman ako hinaharap."
"May dapat pa bang ayusin?! Ikaw na lang ang hinihintay kong umalis di---"
"I'm not going anywhere."
"Did you just cut me off?" She doesn't want anyone cutting her off in the middle of her sentence.
"Pamamahay ko rin to"
"O sige, ayaw mong umalis? Fine, kami na lang ng mga bata ang aalis!"
"You can't do that. Anak ko rin sila. Walang aalis ng bahay na to"
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