End This War ENGLISH

"Kajic baby," Ultear said to get her son’s attention. "Could you lend your arms to Mommy?"

Her son footed in front of the mirror as continued to observe himself while combing his hair. It seems every move he made up. It could cause a stir in his hair.

His long and straight blonde hair was above his shoulder. Sometimes, the people he encountered come to mistaken him as a little girl, when they looked at his back, exclusively whether his hair loosed or tied up.

Ultear twitched her head unbelievably. She knew her son was too excited to face Kylie and let her best friend know he was her most handsome nephew.

When they're having a video call, and her son Kajic always introduce himself like, "Hi, Aunt Kylie! I'm your cutest and handsome nephew!"

It was inevitable that Kylie would open the topic about her children’s father. She always mentioned an unfamiliar name on Kajic. The name of the man Ultear does not want to meet ever again. And she remarked as always. They had the same face, although the way they spoke and acted, was different.

Ultear was happy at her friend she was talking to, who was far from her child. A woman who will love her son surely and will never experience what she had feel with the man she loves before.

She slapped her head gently. She wanted to throw away all the things that played on her mind.

Ultear did not want to open again the topics about the man who gave her pain. But it came out again and again like a wave. She just wanted to bury it inside the casket and completely forget all the memories she has from him, except for her son.

She was tired of doing nonsense things. She cried several times, she was shedding tears because of a jerk who wouldn't even care about her feelings. Maybe next to come out on her eyes is blood.

"Will you get my phone?" she added, her pointed fingers pointed on the table.

The phone rang ends. The second time, it rings again. Kajic gives a little bit of his attention to hear her out. He turned his head to her as his lips pouted and looked into her eyes.

"I can’t, Mommy. Look at my hair. I don't have time to fix this," he answered. His finger pointed at his long hair as his lips pouted again.

"I can’t get it because I'm pinning this tightly." She was referring to the luggage in front of her.

She sighed. She cannot leave the baggage that contained clothes for the two of them, as she now secured. Because if she does not pin it down, it will explode, and as a result, she will fix it again. It loaded. She still does not know if she is capable to zip it off.

She does not want to reduce the clothes that Kajic puts on because she knew her son is the only one who will win in the end.

She will get him sad, and she does not want to make it happen. Kajic smiley face gives her motivation to face all the problems she faced off.

Kajic puts all his clothes inside the luggage. He thought they would stay in the Philippines for a year and for good, which was not. They can stay there in just less than of month. Ultear has a lot of work to do next month so they cannot stay there any longer.

Honestly, she also really does not want to attend her wedding. But that day was Kylie’s biggest dream as well as she would be the maid of honor as she promised.

Ugh! Her mind shouted, and cannot restrain to shut her eyes curtly.

She just wanted to back out from what she had promised to her best friend. The person she would be expecting will attend on that day, for Vince. Vince is her best friend’s fiancé.

She does not want to see Sting again for her sake and his sake as well.

She kept an eye on her son at every detail Kajic does. The confusion in her mind about Sting, her fucking first love, was not yet disappeared.

Because if they meet again or even have a glimpse his shadow. She is sure of it. The pains he caused may return. She does not want to hear and saw Sting’s cold stares and words of cruelty once again.

She also did not want Sting and Kajic paths to crossed. She didn’t wish Kajic to experience how painful she felt and experienced from his father.

Ultear noticed the tears ruined her makeup while looking at Kajic with a teary eyes. It was too late. Kajic saw her already.

She faced down immediately. She did not want Kajic to witness her weak spot.

Her phone continued to ring.

"I guess Ginno is calling," she said. She tried to make her voice sound cheerful.

He smiled brightly as his eyes widened. Kajic ran towards the table to picked up the phone that keeps ringing. Ginno is the only password to make him moved.

Ultear couldn’t help but smile at the ideas that entered her mind. What is wrong with those two? She couldn’t analyze the closeness they had.

She expected, Kajic to hand off the phone, and she is the one who who answer the call. But Ultear was mistaken. Kajic answered it for himself while standing up in front of her.

"Uncle Daddy, where are you?"

He stopped, and listened for the response of the person who called.

"Are you picking us?" A brighter smile stretched on his lips. "I'm excited! Hurry, Uncle Daddy, fetch us!

He stopped again without cutting off the smile on his lips.

"On Mommy? Okay."

Kajic hands over the phone.

"Hey!" she greeted.

She put the phone over her shoulder and ear, and she continued what she was going to made the clothes fitted in the luggage.

"Hey!" he greeted back. "Have you noticed my Cowichan sweater out there? I did not see it here. I already searched my luggage."

Her visions glanced at the sweater hanging on the door.

"I just left it there, I’m sure."

"Yeah." It was here, Ginno’s black sweater. She gave it to Ginno when he was turning 23 years old. Ginno was 26 years old right now, but it still looked new.

"Can you bring it with you?"

"Sure, no problem."

"Thanks."

A smile stretch on Ultear’s lips. "It is not a big deal."

"I’m almost nearby. See you!"