In a Matter of 5 Minutes

I usually give Jas 5 minutes to play in his bath tub. It's his personal time without me scrubbing his delicate moments. It didn't occur to me that in such a short time, things unexpected may happen:

5 - Talked to Mom and Kuya about their special cooking as they plan to have one big hearty lunch.
4 - Got upstairs to check Jody and baby Nate
3 - Talked to Jody while playing with Nate
2 - Danced and Baby talked more
1 - Heard the commotion downstairs

I rushed in the restroom to see Jajas crying and shouting "Sorry Lola, sorry lola". He was being comforted by my kuya who seemed to be shocked himself. Seated nearby was my father hugging my mother who was soaked. My mother's face masked a pained expression. She was clearly hurt. My father simply said "Natumba sila".

Seeing how I reacted, Jas cried more and vomited as he shouted "Sorry Lola...Straight na ako sa Hell!" I simply shook my head. He was taken outside and was dried up in the kitchen. I found myself checking my mother if she was fine. She seemed to have broken something in her fall. I was asked to get a change of clothes, then handed the clothes back to papa and waited outside while I comforted Jas.

After drying up and checking her joints, my mom was supported by my father to the sala. She appeared unscathed thought suffering a mild sore left shoulder.

She told us how quickly it happened: How jas asked for support from the bath tub, how they slipped and fell and how she quickly placed her shoulder behind my son's head. Fortunately she was quick enough to prevent further accident to her and my son.

In a matter of minutes things turned from a delightful sweet lunch-cooking to an unexpected sour accident. In a matter of seconds I could have been there earlier to have avoided my mom getting hurt.

My mom is now fine with a few bruises, and my son now plays again.

I'm sure there's something good to learn out of what happened.