" Woooowwww" Chelsey had her eyes wide open as she roamed them around the park.
The amusement park was big. You can see the tall rides around and hear the screams of people. There were cafes, toy shops and food stalls around. Chels hold both Chris' and my hand to pull us in a shop. It has many different toys inside but what caught her attention was the headbands. There were a variety of it in a display cabinet. An angel headband is the first thing that she get. Then tugged my shirt and signaled me to get down to place the headband in between my ears.
"There mama you have the angel one because your my guardian angel!" she cutely smiled and kissed my cheeks.
"Thank you baby." what she said melted my heart, to be greatly treasured and appreciated by her even though I'm not her mother - and she knows it. I reached for the princess crown headband and also put it on her head. " There because your my little princess."
"How about me?" Chris said that got our attention.
" Oopps.... hahahaha..... I almost forgot that you were even there." he glared at me for what I said but I just shrugged it off..
"Here papa this one is yours." Chels said as she placed a demon headband at Chris' head.
"Baby! why is mine a demon?" he complained but later on grinned. "Hmmpp..... I know! is it because I'm devilishly handsome?" wiggling his eyebrows he gave off a smug smile as if he has won million peso lottery.
"No! of course not papa." Chels counterfeit making as look at her in suspense of what she will say more. " It's because you are the devil that hinders mama and my alone time. And because your just a bodyguard today, that proves as a reminder. We can't have the devil be with the angel and the princess. Can we?" she added. That made me burst to a fit of laughter and Chris with his wide open mouth unable to accept the fact that his daughter just said that to his face.
"Hahahaha! that was epic honey."
"Ha! yeah keep laughing at my misery!" he glared at me. " I can't believe my own daughter see me as a nuisance. And honey is not working to ease my feeling at all!" going on a tantrum stomping his feet on the floor again and again with pouting lips, down shoulder and eyes begging.
"Mama, let's go?" Chels ask and we both went out but before that i went to his side to say " Your cute with that though.." and with just that he smiled and followed us. Such a softy.
"Mama I wanna ride Vikings first!" since we had VIP passes we did not have to be in line for long we just had to wait for an empty seat.
"Come on Chris, we'll seat at the middle."
"Ahmm... honey I think I saw some burgers and fries with grilled squid, you love those right? I'll go get some so that we'll have plenty. Hahahahaha you want that right?" he pointed to a store and look me at the eye signaling for me to agree.
"Your just making an excuse because your afraid."
"What! afraid? who's afraid I'm not." putting a tough act and hands in his chest he held his head high.
"Then ride with us."
"But your favorite grilled squid will be sold out." he reasoned again. Guess we don't have any choice.
"Choose. You will ride with us or I will ask that hot guy over there to ride with us." I pointed a guy with black shirt and blue pants that was in line alone. He looked at the guy and looked at the ride then looked at me. I again laughed as he went to ride first.
The ride is not even starting but he is already pale and white as a sheet of paper, gripping at the metal bar in front so tightly with two hands that his knuckles are so visible, eyes closed and praying quietly. "Dear god I'm sorry for all my sins please spare my life."
"Papa your such a scared cat. Relax a little and have fun!" Chelsey who was at the middle said. She already settled in with complete safety equips.
"Baby this is not fun this is torture." I don't know if I should laugh because I find the situation funny or I should feel pity towards Chris. Extreme rides is not really his thing since high school.
I was contemplating with myself when I felt the ride starting and all I can hear are shouts but above all those shouts only one in particular stand out the most, one that says "Savvvvveeee..... meeeeeeee..." and that was no other than Chris.
"Wahh! that was fun right mama?" Chels ask me after the ride was over . We are now at the foot of the huge ship.
"Yup baby it was super fun the feeling of the air that floats your hair is refreshing."
"Lucky me, I have a mama who loves my type of rides hahaha." her eyes smiled together with her lips. It brings me so much joy every time she smiles like that even more so if I'm part of the reason why. But wait speaking of where Chris? I looked back and his not following us.
"Wait baby, your father is no where to be found."
" Hmm? your right ma. Where is he?"
"Uhmm..... ma'am?" A crew guy tapped my shoulders to approach us . He was wearing a red polo with black slacks and a red cap with the Vikings logo on it - that's why i knew he was crew.
"Yes?"
"Is the there your companion ma'am?" he ask and pointed somewhere at the right of our direction. There we saw Chris being supported by another crew member. "We help him walk because he stumble after getting off the ride ma'am sorry, we tried to look for you earlier but we could not call out."
"Ah! no I'm sorry I thought he was following us at the back so we did not look back. Thank you for assisting us" he just smiled at me I went to get Chris from the guy crew and guided him to a bench that was the nearest from where we are Chels also followed fort. The crews also went back to work after I got Chris.
"Hon you okay?"
"Uggghh.... Feel... like.... puking..." his hand is covering his mouth to stop himself from vomiting.
"Papa you want water?" Chels offered her water that she got out of her bag that I was holding after I got it at the bag waiting area and I put in Chris' side when he sat down. He weakly stretch his hand for it, Chels gave the water without the lid. He was able to finish it but his complexion was still a little pale.
"Lets rest at the food court for a little before we resume." I touch his cheeks with my right hand and carefully caress it with my thumb while my left is busy wiping his cold sweat.
"We'll have a coffee with two cubes of sugar, three corndog, one chocolate cake, one strawberry cake and three servings of fried squid please. Oh also add a matcha milktea and Hokkaido milktea."
"Is that all ma'am?"
"Yes that would be all."
"Okay, your total would be 699 pesos ma'am."
"Here." I handed her a thousand peso.
"I received one thousand peso." she gave me the change "Your orders will be ready after fifteen minutes."
After the scene at the Vikings we went to a food stall to eat. Chris was still not feeling up for it that is why I was the one that ordered our food he and Chels are sitting at a table with long chairs at the middle part that is why they can be spotted quickly. Chels is busy with her iPad and Chris has his head down on the table as I approach them.
"Hey, still feeling nauseous?" I sat beside him, Chels was in front of us "The orders will be here after fifteen minutes."
"Good cause I really need that coffee , I am never gonna ride anything again!" he proclaimed.
"That would be impossible you know how your daughter thinks."
"Can't it be just the two of you?"
"No, you know the consequences."
"But- no buts." I cut him off before he could make any excuses. I know I might appear bad, no actually I am bad, but this is one of the rare times that we get to enjoy. So I'm gonna enjoy his misery very much.
"Hah! who was it that said Chelsey is cute and your an angel!" he continue to say out loud all his whims but it only fall on deaf ears as I gave my attention to Chels and in time was our food.
"Mama what's that?"
"This?" she was eyeing the grilled squids intently "Its grilled squids, here try some." sticking one with my fork and slightly dipping it with the sweet and spicy sauce.
"Ahhhhh." hehehe she looks so cute as she opens her mouth waiting for the food.
"Open wide now." she accept the squid and crunch it in. " Delicious isn't it?"
"Yes."
"Have your corndog too baby, careful its hot. How about yours hon?" I turned to Chris who was just silently watching us with a smile plastered on his lips. "What's with the smile?"
"Hmmm... nothing. Just the sight of you two together really warms my heart." he leaned in towards me encircling his hands to my waist. "I'm so lucky to have you hon, I love you." and he planted a small kiss on my shoulders.
I feel my face heating up and getting red from his words. My breathing hitch and my heart suddenly stops pumping. That has always been his effect on me. I know to myself that I'm a stubborn woman but I could not do anything nor retort any smart ass response to him than a shy smile and a corndog that I stuffed in his mouth without warning.
"Ackkk...." he choke. I did give him the milkshake when I realized what I did. "Why did you do that!?"
"Its your fault!"
"My fault?"
"Yes your fault?"
"How is that my fault. You choke me by stuffing a big ass corndog in my mouth!"
"Because you blurted those words!"
"What words?" he stops for a moment and a mischievous glint was reflected on his eyes. "Honey, its normal when I say I love you to you. Still not used to it?"
"You know the answer to that." even before public display of affection was not my thing. Holding hands and hugging are okay, but kissing and those are nerve wrecking stuff so I'm not so accustomed to it.
"Hahaha, okay, okay let's eat?" he hold a piece of the strawberry cake to my mouth which I accepted eagerly.
"Papa lets ride octopus!"
"Papa lets ride the wave slide."
"Papa lets ride the elephant!" and thus Chris has been dragged all over by his daughter into riding those death defying rides.
"Papa lets ride the roller coaster!"
"Baby we should stop for the day." I hold Chels hand
"Why mama?"
"Well for starters its already six in the evening we still have to go home. And look at your papa." I motioned at Chris who is now sitting at a bench covered with cold sweat, pale face, and dizzy head. "Papa still has to drive later and I don't think he can last another ride he might collapse baby." I explained to her.
"Hmmm... okay." thank god Chels was a reasonable kid, well, most of the time. "But can we visit here again mama?"
"Of course baby."
"Are we gonna head home now?"
"Let us give papa a little rest. And order some food for supper and some snacks to eat during the ride home for now baby. Chris stay here we'll be back fast." Chris just raise his palm as a signal.
In the end he never recovered even after the dinner and coffee. I had to drive the car and Chelsey fell asleep at the backseat. It was nine o' clock when we arrived home. Chris carried Chels to her room and we resigned to ours after changing her and our clothes to get a good nights rest.