Kim Ama

12 Humss A

"Letting Go and Saying Goodbye to your most Favorite Person"

When I was younger, I recall waking up in bed and discovering that my father wasn't
sleeping, so I went outside to find him, and that was the first and last time I saw my
father suffer with his teary eyes and loneliness face . He has never cried in front of
us. He was sitting in the wood chair, in my Grandfather's yard, in the middle of the
night on the 5th day of my Grandfather's funeral, on March 28. He was drinking
alcohol like it was a water and saying the word of "pirmi ka sadi nag uula, maray man
siton? Pa? " gabos akong pasasalamat sa imo, ( Palagi ka dito umuupo, Maayos
naman dyan? Pa? Marami akong Pasasalamat sa iyo) Even though I didn't
understand what those words meant at the time, I soon learned what they meant,
and he began crying loudly that cause heavy breathing. I had never expected my
father to cry so much, and I decided to return and not accompany him, perhaps
because he didn't want to see him suffer so much. And he seemed fine and
enlightened in the morning, he was smiling all time and serving us hot pandesal and
hot coffee for breakfast. Later on, I realized that Dad is not as strong as he appears to
be, he is also weak, but he does not want us to see that side of him. But I just needed
to know when he was hurting so that I could encourage and comfort him. When I see
how much my father has suffered, it makes me sad.

And on the last day of my Grandfather's funeral, when everyone is crying and
distressed, I tightly grasp my Dad's hand and it was cold. Even though I was hurting, I
felt as if I couldn't breathe. However, I know who was hurt the most: my father. The
car funeral played a sad tune. I can smell the graveyard's sand from a long way.I
looked into everyone's eyes and saw that they had been through a lot of pain and
tears. Everyone was finding it difficult to let go. My feet feel rough and heavy as I
walk. Finally, my Grandpa arrived at her burial site, and I heard everyone crying
loudly, which made my heart pound faster. After that, everybody went home and had
dinner; the silence was deafening; the only thing I could hear was the humming noise
from the electric fan. Then my father served the spiciest bicol express, explaining
that in order to avoid focusing on our feelings, we must eat spicy foods in order to
forget about how we are feeling right now. But then I couldn't hold back the tears
and I started crying while eating.
 I've learned that no matter how strong you think you are, your emotions will tell you
otherwise. And that describes my father: everybody can act as if they don't feel
anything, but we can't keep it in any longer. That was the first time I let go of my
most favorite closed person, the first time I saw my grandfather walk and carry out
on his gravesite. I'm afraid I won't be able to step on, and I'm afraid I won't be able to
accept it. And I don't want to have to deal with it again. But there is nothing in this
world can stay longer, everyone will say goodbye. And Later on I realized that I have
to faced it no matter how hard, how hurt is it.

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