Sunday, October 01, 2006
2:53 AM
*Lost a Grandpa
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On Friday, 29th of September was a happy day for the children. Receiving gifts, celebrating Children's Day. But for me, it was a nightmare. I received a phonecall from my second sis that my grandpa had passed away. I was in a state of shock. I didn't know how to react. That evening after we break fast, we went down to our grandpa's house. There he was, lying motionlessly with a cloth covering his whole body. We took turns to give him a peck on his forehead. Just by looking at him, triggered umpteen memories we shared together. Tears welled up in my eyes. Though there's many stories we heard about him that we don't know whether to hate him or not. But deep inside my heart, i loved him. I have always envied my friends who had cousins to hang out with, grandparents who dote on them so much. As for me, due to disputes among families, we were not in good terms. I have a great family, a whole happy family. Somehow,there's a lil' space that makes it incomplete. Whenever both my grandparents stayed overnight at our house, we shared so much laughters together. We stayed till 12 midnight and we went home. The next day, was the day he was buried. We went there at 9am. When we reached, every eyes we met there were sore red due to crying. Everyone took turns to say our goodbyes before he's being wrapped up.When it was my turn, my mum told me to send him away with a smile. I smiled to him and kissed him for the last time. I went out in tears. We waited downstairs for the body to be carried down. We went up the bus, on our way to the cemetery. After a Muslim Leader read prayers and eased his soul, flowers were decorated on his grave. My mum is very strong. She cried alot as it can be seen from her swelling eyes. My grandpa was a crocodile lover. We visited the crocodile farm umpteen times with him. Now,I'll see the crocodile farm as a memory of my late grandpa. I love him so much. We mourn and we grieve, we move on. We have to let go. He'll always live in our hearts and in our prayers forever.
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