Yesterday, my cousins Nica, Denissa, Ishka and my uncle, Tito Ferdy left for States. After many months of denial of the inevitable departure, the day arrived rapidly. I woke up and realized how dramatic the day would be. In a few hours, the flight I believed not to be true will become a reality.
I got to their house jam-packed by relatives and friends who truly love and will miss them. I watched them get ready and pack their bags. Time flew so fast then; next thing I knew, there were only a few minutes left. We watched the video I made for them. The pictures which held unforgettable memories flashed on the screen while the song of Mariah Carey's song Bye Bye played on the background. I tried to hold my tears back but it was too hard. I realized how much I'll miss them since I'm too accustomed with them being around. After so, we all gathered in the living room to pray for their safe flight. My dad hopes that their decision was the right and loving thing to do and he prays furthermore for God's plan for their family. After the prayer, it was finally the time everyone's been not waiting for. This is it, I thought. I can no longer make myself believe that this is just some nightmare I can wish to wake myself from. It's reality-- in which there'd be a point in our lives when people would leave and there's nothing else we can do but just wish them good luck. There's always a rainbow after the rain, they say. I believe that their lives would be so much better there. Although, there'd be no one I'd ride to school every morning with anymore, randomly hang out with when summer days would get boring, crazily sing and dance along with nor tell the corniest jokes to, I know and believe that someday, we'd get to see each other again. Whenever and wherever it may be.
As an only child, they made me somewhat feel what it's like to have sisters. They're the ones I'm really comfortable with and whom I can approach and vent things to.
I learned that it's not how long you've known each other but how much memories and lessons you've shared with one another.
Then, there were just 7 of us left. There may be some time when I took my cousins for granted but because of this, I learned how important and how much my relatives mean to me. :)
I'm truly going to miss them.
I got to their house jam-packed by relatives and friends who truly love and will miss them. I watched them get ready and pack their bags. Time flew so fast then; next thing I knew, there were only a few minutes left. We watched the video I made for them. The pictures which held unforgettable memories flashed on the screen while the song of Mariah Carey's song Bye Bye played on the background. I tried to hold my tears back but it was too hard. I realized how much I'll miss them since I'm too accustomed with them being around. After so, we all gathered in the living room to pray for their safe flight. My dad hopes that their decision was the right and loving thing to do and he prays furthermore for God's plan for their family. After the prayer, it was finally the time everyone's been not waiting for. This is it, I thought. I can no longer make myself believe that this is just some nightmare I can wish to wake myself from. It's reality-- in which there'd be a point in our lives when people would leave and there's nothing else we can do but just wish them good luck. There's always a rainbow after the rain, they say. I believe that their lives would be so much better there. Although, there'd be no one I'd ride to school every morning with anymore, randomly hang out with when summer days would get boring, crazily sing and dance along with nor tell the corniest jokes to, I know and believe that someday, we'd get to see each other again. Whenever and wherever it may be.
As an only child, they made me somewhat feel what it's like to have sisters. They're the ones I'm really comfortable with and whom I can approach and vent things to.
I learned that it's not how long you've known each other but how much memories and lessons you've shared with one another.
Then, there were just 7 of us left. There may be some time when I took my cousins for granted but because of this, I learned how important and how much my relatives mean to me. :)
I'm truly going to miss them.
