VIANA

"Mommy! My tooth came out today! I put them under my pillow so Tooth Fairy will reward me a candy!" Dria excitedly ran from upstairs, showing me the gap between her canine and front tooth. I saw how Xavon chuckled behind her while shaking his head, he must've known this already.

"That's good, Princess!" I said but the surprise is evident on my voice before kissing her head the moment she reached me. This girl's full of surprises.

"Yes! Yes! Yes!" she jumped and danced happily. "Candy, candy! I'm gonna have a candy, candy~"

I laughed as her brothers watched her; amusement lit from our eyes at their sister's energy. She's always such a sweetheart.

"Mommy, will Tooth Fairy give me a toy car if I give her many teeth?" Sanvi then asked while tapping his lip, I frowned curiously at it. What could he possibly mean by that?

"Uh... maybe? Why, baby?" I asked after giving his forehead a good morning kiss, he then raised his head, eyes widening in hope as he grinned at me. Oh boy...

"I will take lots of teeth out and put them under my pillow so she can give me the car toy that my friend bought!" he excitedly announced.

His siblings looked at him bemused and I softly glared at him, almost lost for words. Where did my child learn this kinds of things?!

"No. No, Sanvi. That's not how this works. One tooth at a time, and again, no, it's definitely not from being plucked out forcibly." I sternly said, keeping myself calm. Sanvi then pouted and nodded his head while muttering an 'okay', I guess he understood that properly.

"You're so weird, Vienn." Xavon shook his head at his brother and Dria nodded her head, agreeing with him. Sanvi only blew raspberries at them, and they all laughed.

 I watched them lovingly, wondering if they'll still be the same as years pass by. And now, I just want to treasure this golden moment. After a while, the kids are now all ready for school, freshly cleaned and smelled nicer than me.

I still smell like eggs and bacons.

I raised a brow, watching Sanvi pulling out a piece of paper with what looks like a Parent's Consent, these consents are always in colour pink, which made me assumed it is what I think it is. He smiled sheepishly, giving it to me and waiting for me to read it thoroughly.

I took it with a curious smile, taking off my cleaning gloves and leaving the mess on the table for later after this.

The Soccer Team are asking the children's Parents and Guardians for having the kids participate on a trip around the city which would only last half a day.

Hmm...

I mean, I won't mind letting my kids to join this trip, I trust their coach. I peeked over the paper to look at the three who are obviously looking forward about this and are eagerly wanting to join from the way they held on each others' hands, so I just chuckled and grabbed a pen to sign the paper. They started cheering as I gave them a wink, it made their eyes sparkle with their face lighting up as the sun. The two squealed and jumped in joy while Xavon watched his siblings in amusement, but his smile's as wide as theirs.

"Thank you, Mommy! You're the best Mommy in the whole wide world!" Sanvi hugged my thigh tightly, he's always the first one to wrap his arms around me when they feel happy and excited. I laughed, enjoying their celebration then kneeled down to their height for him to hug me properly.

Is this really the eldest among them? He's just the sweetest and clingy. I'm not complaining though, I better enjoy this before it lasts.

"Yes! Yes! Thankie, Mommy!" Dria joined in, wrapping her small arms around my neck, which made me laugh again, hugging them back.

I grinned at their giggles, I saw Xavon behind them and raised my brow, motioning him to join the group hug. He took small steps but good thing he slowly wrapped his arms around us within a minute.

He's really the shy and not the most affectionate among them but this is heaven!

I kissed their cheeks and sighed in satisfaction, it's really the best when they're all into something they can relate to.

"Mommy signed it! Yey!"

"Mommy sure did."

"Ooooh! Yes! Yes!"

Smiling, I continued to watch them while they held on to the paper dearly, as if they could read the printed letter and still muttering their thank you's. This is already heaven for me. I would do anything for my babies.

"Of course, Mommy wants you three to always be happy. You're welcome, you deserve the world." I caressed their cheeks with my promise, and they gave me the brightest smile ever.

My heart's melting from this cuteness!

"Now, now fix your things and wear your shoes immediately, the school bus is near." I clapped my hands then started to do Dria's hair into two pigtails with her favourite yellow ribbons.

While waiting for their school bus, they started to wonder about the places around the city that they'll visit then almost got into an argument again about who's protecting who.

These three... One moment they're a team, then after a second, they'll start bickering.

"There will be no protecting who, okay? You three will protect each other and help each other when in need. Got that, sweeties?" I caressed Dria and Xavon's head as I smiled. Both were exchanging scenarios that are far too impossible that I have to stop it before it turns something more difficult to stop. 

Their pouting lips and nodding head look so cute that it made me snicker.

"We will protect you too! Don't worry, Mommy!" Sanvi smiled proudly, puffing his chest. I ruffled his hair then gave him my raised thumb.

"Of course, I'll be counting on you, my superheroes!" I played along and humoured them.

Letting them join this sport has given me enough time to have my jobs done without getting late for picking them up from practice since it always ends around 5pm and it's also a good thing that their soccer field is just within the neighbourhood. I stopped hiring nannies and babysitters since I found them getting uncomfortable with me leaving them that much.

Their Coach Leah became one of my acquaintances and the one who offered a spot within her team for the triplets, she understood our situation well and I was thankful enough for that, she's very generous and kind. Knowing that the triplets are enjoying soccer a lot gave me a reason to trust her with the children.

"You better behave, always listen to Coach Leah, don't wander around without permissions and don't forget to eat your snacks. Got it?" I instructed which they replied 'Yes, Mommy.' in unison before letting them run outside the house since their school bus is already waiting.

I leaned on our door frame, soft smile touching my lips as I waved my hand goodbye. Their laughter lingered around the neighbourhood even when their school bus already drove off.

'Ahh.. Now I have to prepare for my morning job. But dishes first.' I groaned inwardly.

I turned around, closed the front door, and got back on cleaning the kitchen. The time is already almost quarter to 8, I still can do everything without getting late on my shift as a waitress since the café will open around 10am. I blasted a party music that echoed around the house to keep me motivated to start doing my thing. I still feel like a teenager, my dancing skills' the same as forever. My body even became the same as it did before the pregnancy because, of course, I gotta have to be physically fit and healthy, so after 6 months I started working out again. 

Those were the very tiring days.

I folded the clean clothes, bedsheets and placed the stuffed toys back on their shelves. After that, I cleaned our room, vaccumed everywhere, placed Xavon's books back on the bookshelves, took out the clothes that I would be wearing today and left the room. Grabbed the trash from the kitchen, dumped it outside and run back inside.

Dropping my tired body on the couch and breathing heavily, I glanced at the wall clock, and it was already 9, almost 2 hours of cleaning the house is hell. But with music, everything is possible! I basically cleaned the whole house, good thing I didn't took the larger house and rented this small place. An apple and sandwich are fine for breakfast since the children finished all of the dishes earlier.

I then reached to look on my phone, volumed the music down, and decided to finally find a full-time job. I need to find one, my usual salary now won't be enough for the next 5 months since Dria wants to join a Ballet Class. After 20mins of researching, I stood up and finally ate. Took a bath, wore my clothes, did some light make up, blew my hair dry, and I'm done! I locked the house then waited for a taxi to pass by. I hope there's no heavy traffic today or I will hear an earful from our manager for being late.

My day's starting now. Again.