112714. I tried my best to be occupied and be busy at work for me avoid to reminisce what had happened exactly a year ago.
It was already beyond school premises. It's already late but I'm still at school and stayed at the study area with some of my friends. Others are furnishing their thesis which was already late for submission. Supposedly, I must already be at home and taking some good rest after a very exhausting week due to school projects and deadlines but I still need to stay since my friends borrowed my netbook to do some revisions of their paper. #PerksOfBeingAGraduatingStudent
While waiting for them, me and Ana had a serious conversation about anything we could think about; like, what could life bring to us after we graduate, how would we look like when wearing professional and formal dresses, what are the characteristics and traits do I like for a guy, talking about family, random people, about the future & stuff and anything else. We were both lying on the tables and didn’t mind doing it since there are only few students left staying on the area. Most of them are also doing group work so we really don’t mind. Were so happy during that time and we laughed our lungs out until we decided to go home.
It was already past 9 in the evening when I got home. I went directly to my room and changed. Mom was already washing the dishes and my younger brothers & dad were on the living room, watching a movie. Dad called me and told me to eat my dinner first before going to bed. As much as I can remember, I even answered him back that I am still doing something where in fact, I am just surfing the internet. He called me again and went downstairs to eat dinner alone. He even tapped my shoulder and told me to eat a lot. And who would have thought, that would be his last words to me.
I was almost done eating when dad requested my mom to cook for popcorn since they’re watching a movie. I didn’t join them, instead I went back to my room and surfed the internet. They’re so noisy laughing downstairs watching the Moron 5 movie. I was really not in the mood to watch a movie so I decided to rest and sleep ahead of them.
Around 11PM. I woke up by the scream of my mom asking for my help. I went directly downstairs and headed to their room and saw how my dad was struggling and fighting for his life. Mom asked for his medicines, asked me to call my cousins for help, then helped her while doing CPR to dad. I got panicked and didn’t know what to do. Mom asked me to go to the neighborhood and ask for help. I ran and cried for help. Thanked God, Ate Irish woke up and responded. We rushed and my cousins also arrived. We went where my dad was and carried him for him to be brought to the hospital. Were seven or eight who carried him and we could barely carry him because he’s so heavy.
No. I told myself not to give up. He will survive. He can. He won’t leave us. He’ll be okay. Mom asked me to hug him and tell him everything I wanted to say before they’ll leave. I hugged him so tight and told him how much I love him. Fuck it.
My mom went to the hospital and was accompanied by my younger brother. Mom asked me to stay together with my youngest brother. We prayed the Holy Rosary and waited for them to come home. After an hour, they came back told us what happened.Â
12:30AM. He’s gone.
In just a single snap.
He’s gone.
