All I Ask
"We don't have a house in the subuwbs. In the subuwbs, there's lawn and sidewalks and biking cownews. Hewe in the city, it's full of caws and othew twucks. So, she pwomised that when she gets wich, she will buy us a house and we will live thewe with Mama Lisha and Ate Alba and Ewos."
Hinaplos ko ang noo ni Rem. I sighed and kissed his forehead.
"Mr. Kaiwos." Rom called me. "What does uncle mean?" He asked me.
"Why do you ask?"
"It's 'cause Mommy said that Mr. Alejandwos is our Uncle. How is that? What does that mean?"
Hindi ako kaagad nakasagot. Hindi ko rin alam kung bakit tuwing kasama ko itong mga batang ito ay nanginginig ang mga tuhod ko.