Last August, my little sister brought an "umang" to our home. She just found it on the street. She took it.
I asked her if she wants to give it to me. She agreed.
I'm not good in naming something so I named the umang "kumang".
Sobrang napamahal na ako sa kanya. Even my mommy and daddy loved him. We treat him as our baby boy.
Here's his picture.
He's so cute.
We all know that everything has its end.
This morning of October 13, 2010 on estimated time of 6:58 am, my younger sister texted me na lumabas na si kumang from his shell. She told me that he looked like dying. After reading that text message, my eyes started crying. My eyes are filled with my tears. All the time in my school, I prayed a lot and cried. I didn't stop texting my younger sister, asking about kumang. I'm so worried about him.
"Wag mo akong iwan kumang. Love na love kita." I kept myself in saying these words.
My classmates asked me why I'm crying. I told them that kumang is dying.
11:23 am.
My sister texted me.
"Ate, wala na si kumang..."
I was shocked on what I've read. I burst into tears. I can't believe that kumang has left us.
That time, I want to went home but I can't because I have some school works to finish. I just cried and cried. I tried to stop from crying but i can't. Everytime na naiisip ko sya, I cry.
Here's my classmates again, asking why I'm crying.
"Patay na si kumang. Yung alaga ko." sabi ko.
Some chuckled and some comforted me.
"Ang babaw mo naman."
"Dahil lang doon?"
That response irritated me. They didn't understand what I feel.
Dahil lang ba sa maliit na nilalang lang sya? Dapat lang na iyakan ko sya kasi love ko sya at minsan sya yung nagpapasaya pag mag-isa lang ako sa bahay.
Emman told me that I'm a person with "pusong mamon". Yeah, he's right.
Buti na lang, I have av video of him. I recorded this video while waiting my time to leave our home to go to school. I played with him.
I'll miss how he walk, run (not that fast but he's cute when "running") and how he climb everywhere in our home.
I'll miss how he hug us. Paano? Iniipit nya yung tela ng damit namin by his "sipit" sa kamay. Oh oh, that makes me smile.
I really really love kumang...so much! I'll keep his shell for remembrance. He's always in my heart.
