Abandoned Heart

My grandpa once told me a story about how he defend the world to save humanity,
Sparing the lives of innocent people,
to avoid blood sheds from wars.

I was barely a nine-year old girl, so hindi ko pa maintindihan masyado ang sinasabi ni lolo about that.

Our neighbors thought of him as crazy old man, but my young self doesn't believe that. He once took me to a place where the sun is 3 times bigger than ours, but it is unbelievably cool rather than hot. The abundance of colors bursts right before my eyes as i took part of my surrounding. Thousands of small insects dances above the tall grasses. When i took a step to catch one, they immediately parted and bolted above us.

"lolo? nandito ba tayo sa story na sinabi mo sa akin?"
"lolo, is that a tutubi?"
"lolo, ang ganda dito!"

As i looked back at my grandfather, he just smiled at me and offered his hand. I took his hand whilst my eyebrows creased.

"lolo? why are you fading?"