Ranford Ford
07:04 PM

Tegan:
Goodbyeeee!

Take careee!

Daddy Sam told me I'm gonna replace
you while you're gone

I'm gonna sleep beside him

Ranford:
Wag nalang kaya ako umalis

Tegan:
Nooooo I wanna be a ford

Ranford:
Tegan, how about you talk
to me in tagalog?

Tegan:
You laughed when I did that

Ranford:
Just to practice it

Tegan:
And I can't spell properly

I use auto correction

Ranford:
Give it a try

Tegan:
Magandang gabi!

Ranford:
Naghapunan na kayo?

Tegan:
Oo

Ranford:
Use opo as yes when you're talking
to the elderly

Tegan:
Can we take a break

Ranford:
Ask Sam to teach you sometimes

Tegan:
Opo

Can I get chocolates?

Ranford:
Where's Sam?

Tegan:
He's working

Ranford:
Fine get some

But don't eat it in one sitting

Tegan:
Can I have the dip?

Ranford:
You'll eat the dip? No bread?

Tegan:
Opo

I have spoon

Ranford:
Clean as you go at night

Tegan:
That's rule no. 4

I can still remember

Ranford:
Are you gonna eat now?

Tegan:
Can we message still?

Ranford:
What do you wanna talk about

Tegan:

I don't know

Ranford:
Tell me more about yourself

Tegan:
Like?

Ranford:
Random

Tegan:
I didn't know there's a life outside the orphanage until peale told me about rich people adopting children

I wasn't called as choices because I stutter

Ranford:
That's why the supervisor was shocked when I asked your name?

Tegan:
Yes

She might give me a severe punishment
if you left without me that time

Ranford:
What's severe punishment?

Tegan:
Cleaning for a week

No breakfast for a week

The orphanage lacks breakfast foods so we cut the bread in half sometimes

Peale told me they're corrupting the orphanage that's why we only eat few foods

Ranford:
That's too much

Tegan:
But I wasn't that hungry inside

Peale gets me food or gives me his share

Ranford:
Is Peale your friend?

I met him already

Tegan:
He's one of the choices the
supervisor gave you

He's taller than me and he looks clean compare to others

Ranford:
Yes I can remember

He's your friend?

Tegan:
We're not friends

Ranford:
But you mention him a lot

Tegan:
He talks to me a lot

He taught me to read and write

And how to use cellphones

Ranford:
He has cellphone?

Tegan:
We get the supervisor's phone

We practice typing and calling in case there's an emergency inside the orphanage

Ranford:

Then he's a friend

Tegan:
He doesn't want to

But he taught me the basics then I studied the complicated and taught him that

Ranford:
Do you think Peale is okay inside the orphanage?

Tegan:
He's strong

He's gonna be fine

Ranford:
Don't you wanna meet him?

Tegan:
He told me if I got out, I shouldn't
worry about him again

How about you, Dad?

Who taught you things?

Ranford:
As a kid, my Mom taught me how to read and write before I go to school.

Tegan:
That's nice

Who taught you how to drive?

Cook?

Ranford:
I have a lot of cousins

You can call them tito or tita

Max taught me how to drive while I just watch videos back then to learn how to cook

Tegan:
So he's Tito Max?

Ranford:
Yes

And her wife is Mika. Call her Tita Mika.

Tegan:
You have two with you?

I only had Peale

Ranford:
I have a lot more with me

You'll have yours too. You have a cousin, two, so far.

Tegan:
REALLY?

What's their name?

Ranford:
Silas Mateo, he's younger than you. And he's really nice. You can talk to him if you want to. He's gentle and I think you two can get along really well.

Tegan:
I'm older?

Ranford:
Yes but Maali is your age

She's slightly distant but she's nice too

Tegan:

I don't wanna talk to them yet

I'm nervous

Ranford:
It's fine

Take your time

Tegan:
Do I only have two cousins?

Ranford:
Parker

He's older than you but he's sometimes rude so he's not a choice

Tegan:
Like Peale

Can I talk to him?

Ranford:
Parker?

Tegan:
Yes

Ranford:
Alright, tomorrow

Tegan:
Can I talk now?

While I'm still confident

Ranford:
Okay..

Are you sure?

Tell me if he said something rude

Tegan:
Okay!

Ranford:
Don't tell me you're still eating

Tegan:
Nooo

I'm already cleaning up

Ranford:
Alright

I'll send you Parker's number

Tegan:
Okay

Ranford:
Can we tell him I'm your parent?

Tegan:
Yesssss

Ranford:
Alright