"One more time, baby."
"But.."
"Go on." Ngiti ko. "Hit it harder. I'm sure mababasag mo na 'yan this time."
"I can't reach it.."
"Want me to do it instead? Let me have that stick."
"No.." Agad niya tanggi. Nagsuot siya uli ng piring at bumwelo. There was a few seconds of silence and before I could actually noticed her hand stop shaking ay nagkalat na ang candies sa damuhan ng garden.
"Way to go Cordelia you broke the piñata! Now every alien life forms on the universe is proud of you!" Hirit ng host sa birthday celebration ng anak ko na ang tema ay The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron; The Boy Genius.
"Okay, that was funny." Hagikhik ni Grace sa tabi ko. "I wonder if King Goobot V is proud too."
"I hope she'll mention the Gorlockan Seal of Trust and made you and Harvey do it."
"Mia!"
