An eternal wound, left in my heart

1961.05.30 - 2008.08.27
Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord, and let Your perpetual light shine upon her. May her soul rest in peace. Amen.

I cried my heart out the entire morning.

Truth be told, I was asleep when mom died. Narin got a call from the hospital, and she and dad rushed there. By the time they came, she was pronounced dead. It was 1:30 in the morning. And in case you were wondering, she was already en route to getting better - the chemotherapy sessions and the weaning off the ventilator seemed to bring fruit. But what the hell, the entire episode is now over. Poor dad is now tired out, and all these days of smiling and giving mom courage to get well are now over. She wanted to come back home, and we somehow had that certainty of her coming back home.

All I know is that on Sunday, Narin told her, "see you on Wednesday" - true enough, she is seeing her, and today is Wednesday, and well...

The wake is at St Francis Xavier's Church, Petaling Jaya while the funeral service is at 11:00 a.m. tomorrow morning at Assumption Church, PJ - and then, to the Shah Alam Crematorium (well, we could not find any other closer one). Which means at the time of writing, her body is lying in state at the Paul Miki Room of SFX.

She looks peaceful. Narin told me she looks like she is asleep. What's the point : I lost my best friend, the one whom I always confided in for the past ten years or so. And not only was she my confidante, she was also the one behind my musical genius. Now, she is gone.
Early in the morning, I called Ms Sunbeam and a few Sunset Band members (I tried Uncle Luques, I tried Daniel C but they were busy, so I tried Derrick and it worked) - and I also called my French teacher Daniel K and cancelled tomorrow's class.

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What is there to be sorry about --- God giveth and God taketh away. (Job 1:26)