to where you are

in the broad daylight under the heat of september sun lao and i sing twice happy birthday to you. we are like nomads there but good thing is we are the only ones in there. we got no choice but to laugh in between our sweat and tears as we arrange all the roses we brought for you. we find it really hard to light the green candle because all of a sudden the wind blows like crazy that lao and i asked you if are you there. we do miss you a lot. going to your new home we still look at your window as we pass your house reminiscing the days we saw you looking and smiling on us as we wave our hello. we visit you ahead of time because lao and i will have to go to work tomorrow. nobody knows about this visit but maybe later today i will let your children knows about it. mom told us to greet you happy birthday too and said rest well madekoy. its so quiet in your place the bermuda grass in your top grows beautifully. its all clean. the rose petals smells like heaven and maybe in the place you are in smells like that too. i do love the smell of the candle we lighted for you. so how are you there? its been awhile i know it took me long three months of not saying hello. ive been through a lot of things and i really have to take care of your friend my own mom.  deep in the stillness i wonder how will you react if lao and i give you the bouquet and sing you happy birthday. i know you will laugh at it because you never like yellow and im sorry for that because we just pick it up from the shop. we went to church today and we do offer you mass. the bishop celebrate the mass and he is now well versed in bicol you will sure be amaze if you hear so.

i know i had been too much and i wonder what are you going to do with me if you are still alive managing our office your own way. i wonder too what are you going to say to me each time i went to the office late as late and later than before but tito ed is so kind to me. things in the office are being done accordingly and ate phing is our new boss now. she never gets too tired of understanding all the pieces of earthly conflicts we had our ways and she is so kind to us just like you and tito ramon. have you seen tito ramon there? he followed you immediately but we know that he is watching over us just as you did.

lao and i miss you so much tita norms. i do miss all the text messages you sent me and i havent deleted them yet not even your phone number. i do miss those time you call me in the middle of the night asking if i completely turned off my computer or the AC or the calls i received early in the morning asking me if i am already in the office or still in the bathroom. ate lala, karen, roxy and ate phing miss you too. they will visit you tomorrow i guess. tita bebet is always there for us until now. we still call her everytime we find it difficult to make it through the day. 

tita norms you will always remain in our hearts. lao and i love you. happy birthday!