25 years ago, a wonderful milk guzzler was born. She was as angelic as an angel is.
She was like a miracle that ever happened in our family.
My parents got married 20 years ago, 5 years had
passed and still, they didn’t have a child. But my cousin, a 5-year old
child that time needed someone to take care of her because her parents were
working. And my mother insisted to do it. Until they became two. Her
sister was also taken care by my mother. My mother felt like she was a mother
that time for she was not experiencing it yet. Within those years, she
didn’t feel sad because she still felt like she was a real mother.
After 5 years, I came. My parent’s real child came. They were like the
luckiest and happiest people in the world. They even had a big celebration. But
even though I was born in this world, my cousins were still part of our
journey. We were like sisters before, and even now.
Time flies so fast that I didn’t even notice
that we grew so fast, too. I am now a 14-year old high school student, she’s a
25-year old woman who had her husband and starting to make her own family, and
her sister is a 19-year old college student. But despite the time which passes
so fast, we still treat each other like before.
She started her journey in Immaculate Concepcion
School in Naic, Cavite as an elementary student until she reached high
school. After graduating in high school, she got a chance to study in De
La Salle University- Dasmarinas, Cavite as a Nursing student. She graduated in
the said university and after months, she had an application in San Lorenzo Ruiz
Hospital in Naic, Cavite. Then she got hired and assigned in Dialysis
Center. It was so cool that her first ever patient was her dad. It became a
very memorable time to her. That time, her dad had a kidney problem and need to
have dialysis regularly to survive. But after years, her dad who was my uncle, flame-farewelled. Our family, the Lucero
clan, really felt so sad for my uncle because he was a great, kind and
loving person. But this incident made my cousin even stronger and determinate to
work more. She made her dad as her inspiration. I saw in her that she was
really determined to prove herself more because of what happened. Through the
years, she became the Head Nurse, she became busier yet she didn’t forget to
spend time with us. Especially during special occasions, our family were always
having celebrations. New Year was always the best time we were having together.
I am super saluting her strength because she even became the 2nd
mother of her sister because their mother was working as nurse in abroad
for their living. She was the one who take good care of her sister; I saw that
they became closer because of it. They really looked so cute together and how I
wish that someday my sister and I could be like them.
But now, when my cousin met her love
of her life, some things that we thought permanently has apparently
changed. They are now in San Francisco, California. Far far away from the
Philippines which a lot of whale-road
and tall mountains are the obstacles between us, she doesn’t forget where she
belongs. We always talk and chat using
Viber. She never forgets to greet us and simply say how we are doing here. I am
really idolizing her great personality. She’s very good, kind, loving, caring,
strong and brave person. She even left me her 3 most favourite books that
really made me feel so special. I don’t know why, maybe she thought I am a bookworm even not. I am really missing
her right now. I miss her silly and corny jokes, her cute way of sneezing and
her strict personality in terms of dressing. She’s always checking our clothes
if it’s revealing or not, which I learned to dress properly because of her.
I consider her as my hero for she thought my
mother first how to become a mother and for touching my life without her
knowing. I didn’t even say it to her, I don’t like to because it’s awkward but
seriously, she’s one of my inspirations in continuing and pursuing my life, my
dreams. I would like to thank her so much for making me believe that success
really happens in someone who is willing and determine to achieve it.
Oh, I’m being so talkative here even though I am
not still telling my cousin’s name. Okay, she’s Abigael M. Lucero and now, Mrs.
Abigael L. Panaligan.
