Dear you,
It's been almost six years since you left. And from the moment God decided to take you away from my life, my life has changed. We were 14 years old -- always looking for something fun to do and both of us oblivious of what life has in stored for us. I had spent 14 years of life with you, with you I had shared my sorrows and joys. With you I had shared all my secrets, and you left with a part of me. How could God be so selfish? Why would he want all the good people to himself? We had our future planned together, how we would be teachers, sharing an apartment and taking care of our grandmothers. We had everything planned. Everything.
As I write this letter, I miss seeing your smiling face. Sometimes I catch myself praying so hard that you were still here, breathing the same air and listening to me while I complain about life. Because I would always complain and you would always listen. The art of listening, one of the good things I learned from you. I have come across many people in my life but none reminds me of you. No one can replace you -- you were among the few souls in the world who would always put someone else's happiness before yours. God couldn't afford keeping someone as selfless as you in this world, which was slowly going wild. Well, an angel deserves to be in heaven. I hope you are safe with him and watching over me. You always did.
Life is so uncertain, dear best friend. I never expected that one morning a call would change my whole life. I never fathomed having to hear that you left, left without any goodbyes. Because leaving without goodbyes would mean we will meet again but I haven't seen you in a while.I always hope that one day I would wake up and you, with a laugh, would say that it was just a bad dream. I regret not telling you often that how much I appreciate you being in my life, I need to thank you for always bringing a smile on my face when I was at my lowest point, and I need to apologize for the times I took you for granted. I am sorry for being ignorant.
My beautiful, cheerful, and selfless girl, I had the privilege to know someone like you and share my childhood with you. Not a day goes by without thinking about you and all the things we would be doing if only you were here. Things would have been better.
I would never forget the times I spent with you, those are the moments I will cherish forever. You might not be with us physically but I know you are here in the smiles of the strangers I meet on the streets, in the lights of the stars, in the sound of the rain that gives me so much bliss, and in the beauty of the sunsets. The reason I am obsessed with the sky. The sky reminds me of you, of you watching over me. I miss you. Good thing we didn't say goodbye because we will meet again and I will tell you all about it when I see you again.
From,
Me
We often tend to take people in our lives for granted. We are ignorant of how uncertain our life is. The person you are laughing with right now might not be with you tomorrow. Forgive and forget, don't let someone go to sleep upset, because you might never get a chance to apologize. Don't take people who do so much for you for granted. Say "thank you," "sorry," and "I love you" whenever you have a chance because life is ambiguous and you might not see the people you see today tomorrow.
