26 - Connection
Thadeus’ Point of View
“Mr. Tiger, your house is so big! Parang sa TV!”
I looked at Eros. His grinning from ear to ear while paddling his feet. Bakas na bakas sa mukha ng bata na tuwang-tuwa ito sa ginagawa. And looking at him somehow made me feel happy, too.
I wasn’t planning to let him swim dahil ang usapan ay magtingin-tingin lang sa paligid. But when he told me that he hasn’t been in a real swimming because his mother was too busy working to make ends meet, I somehow felt bad and decided to let him take a dip under my supervision, lalo na’t may kalaliman ang pool.
Ramdam ko ang pag-angat ng isang sulok ng labi ko habang pinagmamasdan siya. I am not really fond of kids. I find them annoying and loud. Sakit lang sila sa ulo. But this kid over here is different. He m
