I was exploring Facebook and I happened to see a post on my friend's wall.
It was about her (my friend) former schoolmate who died on a fire accident just a couple of days age. I looked at the one she's talking about and the girl was quite familiar. I'm pretty sure I've seen her during my HS days when I used to go in there former school. I browsed on her photos. And as I look into her familiar face, I thought "Wala na siya?", I couldn't believe. And then I went back to my friend's wall and read the post all over again and then I saw the link of the news report on T.V. that covered the fire accident. I got on to the news' site and read the report.
It happened predawn of March 14. The fire started around 2am and got under controlled by 4am. The firemen couldn't really identify the body but the relatives identified them. IT IS HER. It's true. She was found with the rest of her family on the second floor of their house. And the thing that keeps on playing around in my head is that they were found hugging each other.
While I was reading, I can't help but picture them, her in particular. And I went back to see her photos. I don't know why but I'm really, really bothered. I've seen her before but that was just it. I don't really know her, don't even know her name just til after I read the post. And here I am blogging about how bothered am I. Can't help but think about happened to her and her family that very moment and it made me think where was I that time. WHAT WAS I DOING when they were in desperate need of help? And so I thought...
I was up for like a half hour until 2am of March 14, studying for my final exams.
The time the accident happened, I was asleep and went on with my day soundly and safely not knowing that on the other side of my closed world that revolves only around me and the people I know by name, something tragic is happening.
It was an accident. It was way out of hands of anyone. No body wants something like that to happen. I wish that had never happened. But what could everybody's wishes do, right? At the end of the day, things happen.
But if there's one thing wishes could do, I'd wish to go back to the time I first saw her (don't really know exactly when) and by then I'd try to get to know her, BETTER. And so when that March 14 comes again, I wouldn't just be sleeping in my bed but rather be there for her... to help her and make what had happened last Monday just a dream of mine that I am blogging about right now.
To you, a girl whom I was just familiar with, am pretty sure I'd be seeing you in time and when that came, I just want you to know that I'd be introducing myself... and I hope we could get along and be friends. In the mean time, I'd just hope you're doing fine and enjoy the peacefulness of that "other life" you're in now, as well as to your family.
*I chose not to name everyone mentioned in this post and put pics and links about this blog.
I'm not really sure if it's fine or legal or whatever, I don't really care. I just don't feel like to.
I'm not really sure if it's fine or legal or whatever, I don't really care. I just don't feel like to.
