Fan Series #2; Unpredicted Dreams

62; Goodbye

YELIMI

I sat in front yeye that is now searching on our family album, the TF members album and everything else, he was looking back on the memories they made, we made with each other. I sighed and looked where he was staring at, it was the photo from jiè Zhubao's and my wedding. We are all complete there, with first, second, third and fourth generation.

We are all happy and you cannot trace any trouble around those times, I smiled and tapped yeye's shoulders. "Why are you looking at it, yeye?"

"Hmm, I just don't want to forget about you until the day I lose my breathe, Yelimi. I am slowly forgetting things; I don't even know what your dad's name..." he sighed.

"We understand, yeye" I nodded at him and smiled, "Yeye, nothing stays forever. Even memories, even peoples you used to be with. Yeye, its okay if you forget—"

"But I don't wanna..." His tears formed from his eyes, he was holding it back but seems he cannot do it, his tears suddenly shed in a moment, "I don't want to forget you all, even just for once. I love you all, especially Brion."

My tears suddenly fell the moment he mentioned dad's name, he remembers it, but he didn't noticed that he did. "Yeye, you said dad's name..."

"When?" he asked as I gave him the tightest hug I can do, I am sad that he's forgetting. Also, because he is getting older and older everyday, no one knows when HE will get him.

After that, I went back downstairs to prepare something for his lunch. I fed him after that, then he slept on his bed, that was his routine after jiè got them from Zhenyixin, wake up, stare at pictures, cry, eat and sleep. 

REWIND.

But I don't let him even just clean his room, he is too old and gets tired easily, so we just let him sleep and eat whenever he wants, also on grandma. I was washing the dishes he used the moment I heard jiè's voice from behind, "You aren't cutting onions, why are you crying?"

Her sarcastic voice made me chuckle a bit and looked at her, "Jiè, it doesn't mean when I am crying, I am cutting onions..."

"Don't worry, hindi naman tayo kayang kalimutan ni yeye, at kahit makalimutan nya tayo sa isip nya, we will always be on his heart whatever it takes. Dadalhin nya iyon san man sya pumunta as he promised to us." she said and gave me a hug. "Walang permanente sa mundo, lahat tayo ay mawawala, kaya ang kailangan nalang nating gawin ay, sulitin ang bawat natitirang oras ng isang tao sa mundong ibabaw."

"Jiè, paano kung mawala sya ng hindi nagpapa alam?" I asked, as always, jiè will call me over thinker as if she didn't do it at least once, a minute.

She is always throwing tantrums when she overthinks, so avoid her when she's staring at nowhere. 

The beast will come out.

"No one knows when a person will be taken away, wala ka nang magagawa pag binawi na ang taong mahal mo, all you need to do is to accept the fact that they are't there for you anymore, na nasa payapa na silang lugar kung saan wala na silang mararamdaman na kahit anong sakit."

YONG

I stand beside yeye's bed and left him a kiss on the cheeks before going to bed, it was always my habit, to give him a kiss on the cheek before I go to bed. So as granny Yv, I went to bed and closed my eyes, I prayed us for a good health and longer life. A happy healthy, safe family at once. 

After that, I went to sleep.

But just a moment I closed my eyes, I heard all of them freaking out, I ran outside as I saw uncle Zeyu struggling to press the numbers on his phone to call someone he needs. I saw Uncle Yuhan ran inside Yeye's room as mom and dad did enter as well, I can see the tears falling from auntie Yelimi's eyes, while Uncle Junhao was caressing her shoulders, I immediately entered the room with my bare feet.

I didn't bother to wear any slippers because I just want to know what was going on.

Seeing uncle Yuhan pump the oxygen while uncle Hang was giving yeye what he needs made me freeze for where I am. In just a moment, some doctors and nurses entered the room, checking on him. Grandma Yv just sat on the side, crying on her knees. While I was crying, in front the footboard. 

All I can see was the doctors trying to revive him, but the moment I went beside him, I heard him called my name, "Yong..."

"Yeye..." I uttered; I held his hand as he grips on it tight. "Yeye, please don't sleep, don't leave us, just please?"

He suddenly smiled even though he was wearing an oxygen mask, he putted something on my hand as I saw a sun and moon necklaces. "Those necklace was the once I took from your mom and dad's things, keep it. Don't give it to them, unless they are reincarnated... on their next life..."

After he said those words, I putted the necklaces on my pocket, his hands slowly let go of mine, "Yeye—"

"Goodbye, Yong..." His tears fell as he closed his tired eyes.

The doctors stopped giving him oxygen in despair, the moment they saw him let go of me, the doctor just looked down as I shakily went up the bed. I hugged his body as my tears unstoppably fell, "Mommy, he left us..."

Mom suddenly went near me and pulled me from yeye, "Yong..."

"NOOO PLEASE, DON'T TELL ME THIS IS TRUE; THIS IS JUST A FUCKING NIGHTMARE! I SLEPT; THIS IS A NIGHTMARE!" I screamed out of my lungs.

"Come on, Yong, you need a rest, you need to sleep." Dad said and carried me, "Please don't cry, okay?"

I nodded while dad was wiping my tears away, but it keeps falling, it was nonstop until dad put me on bed and tucked the sheets on me. "Dad, is this just a dream?" I asked him.

He bent down and left a kiss on my forehead, "Yong, sleep and take a rest, okay, it was a long night. You'll see each other tomorrow, okay? Good night, Yong."

"Good night, dad." I smiled.

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