Amacon Prompt: Not all you lose is a loss
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"RJ, tumawag si Daddy Bae. Sabi niya dumalaw naman daw tayo sa Laguna at matagal na tayong hindi napapasyal doon."
"Masama ang pakiramdam ko Maine eh. Next time nalang tayo dumalaw. Tatawagan ko si Daddy."
"OK ka lang ba? Gusto mo ba ng gamot? Kukuha ako sa medicine cabinet."
"Huwag na, OK lang ako."
I know him with every piece my heart. And I know that he is not fine. And so, I tightly hugged him.
*Ring Ring Ring
"O Leysam. Yes, hindi ko tinanggap yung guesting sa Encantadia. Medyo hindi pa ako OK? Wardrobe? Yes nasa akin pa. Ipapadala ko nalang diyan."
"Maine, akyat lang ako sa Attic. Hinahanap nila yung Mulawin costume eh."
He made his way to the Attic. He rummaged through their old stuff and found his costume. And protected beneath its magnificent wings, is a piece of paper.
He closed his eyes. And even in the darkness, his heart remembers the crude stick drawing of a dad holding a child and the heartwarming message inside.
Happy birthday Daddy. Alam ko po na malikot ako at lagi kayo nakukunsumi pero promise na hindi na ko masyadong makulit. You are the best dad in the whole world. I love you Daddy.
"RJ, bakit ang tagal mo bumaba? Kanina pa kita......."
She heard him whisper each and every line as held that piece of paper to his heart. She approached him cautiously, as it is getting more difficult to breathe in every step and she is slowly drowning in the abyss of his intense grief. And when she reached him, she hugged him tightly, offering salvation in the warmth of her arms.
And he also hugged her collapsing on the cold floor and begging for deliverance from all the emptiness and pain. And she held him tight remembering her muffled cries at night, the longing in her dreams, and her daily i love you letters tucked under the bed.
And when the heart can no longer weep and the soul can no longer bleed, they whispered to each other the salvation they need to hear.
"Always remember that I love you"
They shared a passionate kiss while the moonlight beams through the attic window. And I am one of the stars shining brightly pouring out my love through the sky.
Because, not everyone you lose is a loss. Sometimes, they become a piece of your heart and become stars.
I whispered "I love you Mommy and Daddy. Sorry for leaving so soon..."
-- by bluelagim
