Ilay left shortly after completing his mission. In return, I was left pondering with my thoughts.
Buong maghapon ay panay ang hawak ko sa aking kwintas na kaniyang binigay. Pagkatapos salatin ang kwintas ay ang aming singsing naman. Panay ang hawak ko na para bang mawawala ang mga bagay na ito.
With our wedding ring, I was reminding myself of our marriage. But with the necklace he gave me, I was remembering my childhood that he himself helped brighten up. Somehow, with those memories, it had hit home more than I thought it would. The seagull painting was literally and figuratively close to my heart. Most of all, its pristine ocean view. It never failed to remind me of the narrow coastal plains of my hometown, Sorsogon of the southernmost Luzon.
