Lady Josephine Kaye L.

Mendoza
10-Edison

Goodbye Old Memories

Past is past as they say. We have to let it all go, for we cannot live in the past or we
might miss the future. It is hard letting go all of the things we hold dear. It can be a person,
place, thing, or pet that can never be replaced. For me it would be my memories. Memories
that I would forever cherish. People may change but memories do not.
When I was a kid, barely 5 or 6, my parents and I lived at my grandparents’ house along
with my cousins. My cousins and I, we shared a deep bond. We understood each other like
siblings. We go on adventures, play together, watch TV together, and get each other in trouble.
We even had this routine. Every day, we’d have breakfast together in front of the TV while
watching cartoons on local channels. Then, we will buy junk foods from stores nearby and play
“bahay-bahayan or teacher-teacheran”. After lunch, we’d all sleep together or play with the
huge balik-bayan boxes. When our grandma comes back from work, she would also bring back
or cook some snacks for us.
It was all fun and games when we were little. But times change, people change,
everything that happened then is now just a memory. Time flows forward and it cannot go
backwards. We all grew up. We moved out of our grandparents’ house. We barely got together.
Everyone has their own business, their own things to take care of. Our close bonds slowly
drifted apart, until some things get awkward. I can’t help but feel that I’m being left behind. It
can get lonely, sometimes I wish it would stop and we’d go back to what we used to be.
I know that we need to open up a new chapter, turn the page and keep our story
ongoing. Even as we grow, these memories will forever be etched in our hearts. From this I’ve
learnt that we should move on and for now say goodbye to old memories.