Chapter 12
“So what should I do then? What also should you do?” she asked with a purposeful smile.
“Daddy is fierce too, but not romantic enough.”
His dad frowned, but quickly regained his disposition.
“Ahem.. But compared to many couples I see out there, you two are graded with an ‘A’ by your beloved son.” he said with a smile.
“Good boy.”
His mum stopped hugging him and returned to eating pizza and feeding her husband.
“So what do you grade us by?” Mel asked.
“‘S!'” replied Pedro.
“Oh, you consider our love superior?” Regina asked.
“Nope. I graded my parents as ‘A’. ‘A’ means Affectionate, ‘B’ means Bold and ‘S’ means Shameless.” he explained and drank water.
“You are very good.” his dad gave him a high five while the other couple rolled their eyes.
“Jokes aside, the triennial competition is two months away and we don’t have anyone who is strong enough to compete. We’ve lost good 2 times. If we lose again, I’m afraid, more people will leave our pack. A pack that gives one sense of security is what’s worth staying for. Unfortunately, we aren’t. We were originally small to begin with. We are lone wolves who came together to form a pack with no Alpha. Everyone is equal. But we’ll need an Alpha and that one must be acknowledged as having won one of the top ten places in the final round of the competition.” said Mel.
“Sigh! If we’re destined to disband, let it be. Let’s enjoy what we have for now.” Carmelia said and fed Pedro with a pizza slice.
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15 minutes later, all 5 of them left the restaurant with their jeep.
They soon joined the traffic on the road.
“Where else should we go?” asked Regina.
“How about the beach? Besides, there’s a talent show that will be hosted there this evening. It starts at 5 pm sharp.” suggested Pedro.
“What do you think?” Rolandro asked the others while turning the steering wheel as the jeep made a turn around a bend.
“Fresh air, golden sand, beautiful waves and chilled coconut milk. I agree.” said Carmelia.
“I have no qualms too. I want coconut water. But… we’ll be needing new outfits.” said Mel.
“I agree too. I haven’t gone there for a while.” Regina said while searching something on the net with her mobile phone.
“It’s settled then. Let’s go shopping first.” said Rolandro and Pedro squealed in delight.
2 hours later, the five people came to the beach all smiles at 4:30 pm.
The ladies were garbed in cover-up dresses and havaianas flip-flops while the men wore tank tops with bermuda shorts. Pedro was clad in a black long-sleeved crop top and loose-fitting ankle-length pants. All three males topped their outfit with palms.
They drew the attention of those around.
“OMG!”
“They are so hot!”
“Look, the women are smoking sexy! I’d feel honored to touch their skin.”
“And look at the boy with them. Such a charming boy.”
“Hello, does your son need a female playmate? I got three for you to choose from.”
Rolandro shook his head and put his hand around his wife’s shoulders.
“We’re here for the show, right? How about we focus?” he said.
Mel held Regina’s hand and took her forward.
“Someone I bet is overfilled with jealousy and fury; am I wrong?” Regina teased him through mind link.
“I’m not. I just want to remind those brainless fools not to dream too big.” Mel replied telepathically causing her to chuckle.
They soon arrived at the designated spot and sat in one of the seat rows with others who were already seated. When it was 5 pm sharp, a man came to the stage.
“Welcome ladies and gentlemen. I’m honored to see millions of billions of trillions of you seated. You must have waited for aeons. The good news is, our talent show is about to start. Let’s see those world-changing dancers who’d entertain us tonight.” he said, and many applauded with cheering and whistles.
The first contestant came to stage- a little girl and her mum wearing belly dance clothes. They looked really gorgeous with their relaxing smile.
Regina pinched her husband’s jaws.
“Smile, smile, smile!” she said telepathically.
“I prefer to smile in bed.” he replied.
She immediately retracted her hands while blushing.
“Sigh! Someone is trying to rub love into my eyes.” Pedro said while watching the contestants dance.
“Kiddo, some day, you will pay me cash not to embarrass you in front of your mate.” Regina said to the little one.
“Oh? By then I’ll be having 10 packs and looking hotter than anyone on earth. Whatever you say will only make her appreciate me more. You wanna bet?”
“Focus!” Rolandro said.
“Hmph!” Regina said, and pinched her husband’s cheeks again.
“What now?”
“It’s your fault! You refused to smile.” she whined telepathically.
“I promise to compensate you in bed. I’ll let you tickle me and twerk for you. Happy now?”
“Yes, of course. Thank you very much, husband. You are the best!” she squealed telepathically, pecked his forehead and released her hands, still smiling meaningfully.
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30 minutes later, the chairperson of the occasion came and announced the next contestant.
“We have Pedro Morrison.”
At that, little Pedro came onto the stage.
He smiled at the audience and blew them a kiss.
Music played, and he began to break dance, causing many to cheer and whistle.
“That kid is a superb dancer. Unbelievable!”
“He’s so good. I wanna steal him already.”
“Sweet kid!”
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His parents looked at each other. How did this kid slip away right under their nose?
“Hehe! Your kid is smart, after all. I wonder which of us will get him a smart playmate first?” Regina teased.
“Hmph!” both parents folded their hands and watched their son’s performance.
Soon, their anger melted, and they cheered for their boy, causing Mel to roll his eyes.
By the time Pedro finished his dance, everyone stood up and gave him a sincere applause that lasted for some time.
This kid was truly impressive.
Pedro bowed his head to the audience and waved with a bright smile on his lips.
The chairperson came with a satisfied smile.
“Pedro Morrison, you completely blew our minds. You are undoubtedly the winner of the dance talent show. Congratulations, my boy!”
A lady came carrying a small golden statue and envelope.
“Here’s your reward!” said the chairman, and Pedro received them.
He took the microphone and faced the audience.
“Thank you, everyone, for your support. You helped me a lot. Thank you so much.”‘ he blew them a kiss again and left.
His dad got up and left the seat rows to fetch his kiddo, in case someone wants to bully him.
He found that pedro had given the prize money to a little boy and his guardian.
“I only like the statue. Bye!” Pedro waved at them and ran to his daddy.
The little boy and his guardian hugged each other.
This money would go a long way.
“Thank you, son!” his guardian said as Pedro left with his dad.
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