"I don't want to live with you anymore, Loraine! Can't you understand?! If you're just worry about our business, I will not divorce with you." I heard my father's voice thundered inside my room.
I rubbed my eyes. I woke up because of that sound.
"Can't you turn down your voice?! Your daughter might hear you! I don't care about you having a mistress. I just wanted the business run in good way to help our daughter live. Helped her just once!" said mom in a emphatic voice.
I can still hear all of their arguments. I don't understand what were they talking.
"I can do all the biddings of that child, Loraine. Even I am away. Stop saying that I didn't helped that child even once. My money is the reason why that child lived and you don't have donation for that child!"
I opened the door of my room. I saw how my mother slapped daddy on his cheeks.
"Daddy!" I ran towards to him. "Mommy why would you do that to daddy? That's bad."
Mommy widened her eyes.
Mommy kneeled to looked at me in the eye. Her eyes are so red and I saw a tears rolled to her cheeks. I wiped it.
"Baby, uhh... what you saw earlier i-is just-"
"I'm leaving. Come here, Raqy." I turned my gaze to daddy.
"Where are you going daddy? Leave later, daddy. I will heal first your cheeks. It's turning red, dad." I hold his left cheek where my mommy slapped him.
"It's okay, sweetie. I'm gonna miss you. Be a good girl, okay?" he just patted my head and leave me with mom crying.
"Mommy, why are you crying?" I hushed her.
"It's... okay, baby. G-go back to your room. I will say sorry to your father for what I have done earlier, 'kay? Now sleep." he caressed my hair down to my cheeks and she smiled.
I smiled too.
"Okay, then!" I kissed her two eyes. "Just you stop crying. Let's have race mom from here to my room!" I laughed when I ran towards my room.
"Good night, mommy! I came here first!You will buy me tomorrow an ice cream, 'kay?" I giggled and closed the door of my room and lay on my bed ready to sleep.
I am fast asleep
I woke up because of the sunlight coming from the window of my room.
"Good morning, Raqy!" someone just jumped into my bed.
"Waa! Who are you?!" I put my patrick pillow on her face.
"Raqy! I can't breathe!"
My eyes widened. I remove the pillow.
"Ñishie?! Omygosh! I'm sorry! Why would you do that?" I asked her when she get up and sit on my bed while fixing her hair.
"I wanted to play with you! Let's go! Your mommy cooked us our favorite breakfast meal!" she runs towards the door of my room.
"Really?!" I get up fast and ran towards the door too.
We race who will come first into the dining table.
"Oh, you're awake now? Come here you two. I prepared your choco, sunny side up egg and nuggets with rice!" Mom smiled.
She guide us to seat.
"These looks so delicious, Auntie!" Ñishie smiled to my mom.
"Of course, it's my mom." I winked to mom.
She just smiled and winked before she seated.
"Uhm, mommy? Should I call daddy? So that we'll eat together!"
The smile on her face faded.
"Uh, darling. Y-your daddy is busy to run our business. And stop worrying about him. Just eat, okay?" she smiled again and start eating.
After we ate. Ñishie and I played with our dogs on our backyard.
"Maggie, come here!" the dog came into me while wagging her tale. "Sit!" She sat and her tongue is out while wagging her tail. "Good girl," I patted her head before giving her a chocolate kisses.
"Hey! Raqy, don't feed dogs with chocolate or else they'll get sick." Ñishie probably saw what I did.
"Who told you that? She likes it, though."
"You wouldn't know what's on their minds, you duckling! Just ask Auntie." she rolled her eyes and play with Maggie again. "You okay, Maggie?"
"Raqy, Lani's on the sala. She wanted to talk to you." our maid told me.
"Mudra, told her to come here. Ñishie's here too. Tell her. Thanks!" I said before I played with Ñishie and Maggie.
"Lani's coming here, Ñishie. Are you close to her?"
She throw the ball.
"Get it, Maggie!" Maggie ran and find the ball. "Uh, kind of. They just move here last month, right?" she looked at me with those curious eyes of her.
"Raqy,"
I turned my gaze to someone who called me. "Melani!" I smiled to her and pulled her hand.
"Melani, this is my bestie, Ñishie Lin. You can call her Ñishie drop the Lin, it's too long." I smiled. "And Ñishie this is Melani my friend, since we're seatmate. You can call her Lani."
"Hi! Nice to meet you!" Ñishie hugged Lani.
"Yeah, me too." Lani smiled.
We played 'til we tired. It's 3:31 pm, when mommy brought us our snacks.
"Kids,come here! I made a pancakes and cold choco," said mom. "Do you drink choco Lani? I can bring milk, if you don't drink choco."
"Thank you, but I'm okay with the choco." Lani smiled widely. Showing the gap between her teeth.
"Okay," Mom smiled.
We enjoyed eating the pancakes.
"You're mom's a good cooker. I hope I had one too," said Lani while she's drinking choco.
"Why? What happened to your mother?" Ñishie asked. Confused.
Lani choked.
"I mean, I hope my mom's know how to cook. My daddy always do the cooking," she giggled. "But that's fine with me. Mommy is still learning how to cook. Daddy's teaching her." she smiled.
I hope my Dad do like that. Maybe when he got home. I smiled to myself.
"I thought your mom's ill." Ñishie talk while her mouth is full.
"Hey, don't talk when your mouth is full." I advice her.
"Aye aye!" she put her five fingers on her forehead. Salute.
We laughed.
When they called by their Yaya's to come home because its late. They say goodbye to me and we should played again.
My mom cleaned me in my bathroom.
"I'm sleepy, mom." I yawned.
"After this you'll eat first and drink your milk before you sleep," said mom while wiping my body and my face.
"But I'm really sleepy," I pouted.
Mom smiled.
"Don't be stubborn, Raqy. Eat first. If you do not eat first before going to bed, worms will make sound in your belly. Do you like that?" she said while staring at me.
My eyes widened.
"No! I'll eat, mommy!"
"Okay," she smiled and carry me.
I wore my pink pajamas before going downstairs with mommy.
"Mudra," Mom called to our Yaya.
"Yes, ma'am?"
"Is our food ready?"
"Yes, ma'am."
Mommy put me on my chair.
"Finish your food, Raqy. Or else worms will walk into your belly."
"I'll eat all of it, mom! Even the v-vegetables!" I said. I'm scared worms will walk into my belly. Eww.
My mom and Mudra laughed.
I drink my milk after I finished my food.
"Very good, Raqy!" Mudra gave me a thumbs up.
I smiled widely and gave her a thumbs up too.
Mommy just smiled and guided me to my room.
"I'll brush teeth and after, you're good to sleep," said Mom.
I nodded.
Mom smiled. "Okay, open your mouth."
I obeyed it until she finished brushing my teeth. I wiped my mouth and smiled widely to her.
"Is my teeth clean now, Mommy?" I asked while smiling widely at her.
Mommy smiled and nodded.
"You must be tired now."
I yawned. Mommy lay down on my bed too after I did.
"Mommy?"
"Yes?"
"When will daddy go home?" I looked at her.
She stared at me and comb my hair. It made me yawned.
"Don't mind your dad, Raqy. He will go home after he finished his job for our business." Mom smiled.
I nodded and just sleep after mom sang lullaby for me.
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As days past by; I'm always asking mom, about dad. It's been months since he gone. My birthday is coming. He should come home. The last day I saw him was when he and mom fought.
"Mom, I'm turning 7 this October. Make dad to go home." I calmly said, 'cause I don't want to stress her.
"I told you, Raqy. He's still busy fixing our business. It's not easy to run the business in just a span of a time," my mother looked stress after she said that.
"Then, take me with you. I wanted to go to where dad is. And you two are together when you're going to work." I pouted.
She breath in. "Okay,"
I smiled.
"Yay!" I jumped. "I'm excited to see him, mom! Thank you!" I hugged her tight.
Next morning I ready myself to see dad. I woke up early just for this. I smiled as I saw my reflection on my mirror. I'm wearing white dress and my hair was in a pigtail. I wore my cute little black shoes.
I'm on my way to my mom's room. The door were not closed. Just little space. I'm on my way to open the door when I heard my mom talking to someone on the telephone.
"... Your daughter wants to see you. She want us to visit you... Is your mistress there? Can't gave your daughter a time to see you?! She wants to see you on her birthday! You must come on her birthday! ... For pete's sake! You'd rather date your mistress, than to visit your own daughter?! ... Don't give that shit on me! You're her father, you should act like one! ... I just want our daughter to be happy on her birthday next month, Enrico! I don't want to see you, honestly. It's just your daughter who wants to see you! And I gave her what she wants, because I am her mother and I love her. If you won't come I'll tell to your daughter what your doing..." Mom's breathing fast after she ended the call. Her face were red and anger was plastered on her face.
"What will you say to me, Mom?"
She jumped and her eyes were wind. Its like she saw a ghost.
"Raqy! W-what are you doing here?" she panicked.
"I heard you, mom. Talking to daddy? Were you? And mistress? He had another family? Is that the meaning of that, mom?" I still asked her to confirm it.
"N-no, baby. Listen to Mom-"
"Yes I'm still child and I'm just six. But it doesn't mean that I can't understand what you were talking." I said calmly.
"Raqy, listen firs-"
"No, mom! I just want to confirm if it was true! Just tell me, okay?" tears began to form in my eyes.
"Yes!" she closed her eyes. "But do not hate your dad, Raqy. He's still your father. Don't do that again. I didn't like how you just shouted at me, darling. Your dad will come in your birthday. I'll make sure of that, baby." she smiled and caressed my face.
"I'm sorry, mom." I wiped my tears using my two hands.
After what happened I just can't sink it in my head. I can't believe that my dad married another woman.
I sighed as I played with Maggie in our backyard.
She barked and come in to me. She put her head on my legs while she's staring at me.
"I'm fine. Now, get this!" I throw the ball. "Get it, Maggie!"
She got it.
"Raqy, Lani's in the sala." Mudra stated.
"I'll go there, Mudra. Tell her. Just a minute,"
"Maggie, I'm just gonna talk to my friend. Lani. Remember her?" I rubbed her head before heading inside.
"Lani!" I ran and hugged her.
"I want to talk to you the other day I came here, but I forgot because of that Ñishie." she rolled her eyes.
I giggled. "Why? You hate her?"
"No. By the way, it's just all about our lesson in school. Do you have notes?"
"Uh, yeah! Wanna borrow it?" I asked.
"Can I?"
I nodded.
Mudra put choco on the table.
"Thank you," Lani thanked her.
"I just gonna go get it. Stay here."
She nodded.
I get my backpack and get my notes in history.
"Here." I handed her my notes.
"Oh, thank you. I handed you this after I copy all of these lessons. I am really lazy in history. I don't like it. I'm sleepy when the teacher's discussing." she sipped on her choco.
We talked like an adult. Pft.
She said goodbye and thanked me for giving her my notes.
"Yeah, no problem," I said and waved my hand.
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