John Philip F.

Patuñgan Grade 8 – Enthusiasm

1st Composition (4th quarter)

(When I realized that I am not a kid anymore)

It was the year 2011, I was 4 year old around that time and my best mom delivered a baby. At first me
and my second brother ( James Ralph) didn’t know that our mom is pregnant, we are totally shock that
time. I swear, me and my brother started crying because we are feeling that my mom will pass Infront
of our eyes. But it was just a big imagination we been dreaming.

To continue the story, the feeling that I have around that time was so different. My mom asks me to
help her, ready the bags and ready everything. I was really scared of what is happening but as a 4-year-
old we cannot really stop the feeling of being nervous and being scared as a person. Now everything is
packed up and ready to go, my mom called my father that she need to go to the hospital quick because
she will deliver the baby. I was there hearing all of what they are saying that to the point I was just 4-
year-old and I can understand some sentence they are saying.

Suddenly my father went home and sees that my mom is dropping blood to the floor, I was not able to
see it but my father started to get nervous just by seeing his eyes. My father ready the car and help my
mom to bring her in the car then considering that me and my brother will go. My mom said this words
“Kuya totoy (My nickname) and kuya Rap ( James nickname) you guys will stay to tita’s house”. For sure
me and my brother was just thinking that my mom is joking around but she was serious about it then
me and my brother started crying because we never been separated to our parents before. To be
honest, we don’t know that my father called our neighbors to take care of us, it was 2 days that we will
be not seeing our parents and it was step journey for me.

Shortly after 2 days, the things I just remembered that time when me and brother was in our neighbor
bouse was that, the feeling we have like crying, emotions and self- apart from someone it is actually a
temporary pain. From that I actually learn the basic of being individual, I know I am still a kid and after
that 2 days we see our parents again with the new blessing to our family. But I am still scared and I
cannot be apart to my parents however, its just the beginning of me trying to be the person that has a
guts to learn all kind of circumstance.
After all of that, it’s been 13 years that moment happened suddenly to my life and to my brother’s life.
Now I am 15 years old and will be 16 this coming April. I know the things of what happen to the past
my I learn so much things to my mistake and to my past. As a teenager, I can little step to my own world
without my parents but life is so much like not even so much but 10x better if the family is together and
praying for the world and to the individuals and to our Almighty. In spite of my learning, I will keep
moving on and keep learning to my mistakes just like my old math and computer said “Be the best
version of yourself no matter what how hard can it be, life is too precious and being the best of yourself
is the best out of you”. That quote never fails me to impressed my self to others and to my fellow
friends, teacher and to all. I learned to see myself, show and give others my heart, how much many
failures happen to my life it’s fine. It’s the failure give us clue and learnings to be better as one person.
Victory is in our mind and we keep it as our positive vibe until to the future.