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Pagod na si Cor. Overtime na nga siya sa Citadel dahil sa iniimbestigahang bomb threat, nakatikim pa siya ng maaanghang na salita mula sa panganay niya sa cell phone. Dahil lang nagtanong siya kung tapos na sila sa homework. "Alas diyes na po. Ano po sa palagay ninyo?" Alam niyang nagtatampo lang si Amelia kasi sinabi niyang uuwi siya nang maaga para mapanood nila for the nth time ang paboritong cartoons ni Prompto, at hindi niya natupad yun. Pag-uwi nga niya ay nakita niya sa sofa ang magkapatid, nakatulog kahihintay sa kanya - yakap ni Ami si Prompto, at tapos na ang cartoons na pinapanood nila. Parang ambait nilang pareho kapag tulog: dalawang anghel na naghihintay sa kanyang makauwi. Sa mga ganitong pagkakataon, naiisip na lang ni Cor na hangga't bahagi sila ng buhay niya, sulit ang lahat ng pagod. |
Cor was tired. He was already working overtime at the Citadel because of a bomb threat investigation, and he still had to sit through some sass from his eldest child over the cell phone. Just because he asked if his kids were done with homework. "It's ten o'clock. What do you think?" He knew that Amelia was just cranky because he'd said he would be home early so they could watch Prompto's favorite cartoons together for the nth time, and he wasn't able to manage it. And when he got home he found the siblings on the sofa, fallen asleep waiting for him - Ami's arms were around Prompto, and the cartoons they were watching were finished. They both looked sweet when asleep: two angels waiting for him to get home. At times like this, Cor simply thought that as long as they were part of his life, all the tiredness was worth it. |