It started with their liking our Catholic page on Facebook back in 2010. The following year, we had our first gathering, our first time to see each other personally. It was a lovely affair exchanging thoughts and ideas, participating in group games and eating lunch together. There were other events that we attended together and most of the time, they come to the house to visit me.
The smiles would always be there, the “kuwentuhans” would always be hilarious affairs. The laughter is a given thing when we are together.
Their favorite activity is picking kalamansi (Philippine lime) from the two trees we have at the garden. Yesterday, they got more than a kilo of kalamansi. Reymon made a glass of freshly squeezed kalamansi juice.
Next week would be Apol’s 48th birthday so we celebrated it early by having that small Chocolate Rainbow cake and Mango Dark Chocolate ice cream from Red Ribbon. She’s the one in the orange t-shirt.
Though it was only the four of us, we had a blast. Apol is presently undergoing treatment for lupus. I admire the way she handles everything, still jolly and happy despite it all. Lupus is a chronic, complex and prevalent autoimmune disease that attacks healthy tissues of the body. It is a progressive disease.
What makes friendship? How does it bloom? It’s that being yourself with people who have similar ideals and beliefs like you. It’s having those moments of laughter and tears and yet you don’t judge each other. It’s celebrating those little triumphs and successes in life, being there for each other in times of trials. As they say, it’s looking together in the same direction.
Reymon calls me Mommy, Lilet is easy with calling me tita while Apol who is twelve years younger than I am calls me ate. Being together, enjoying those precious moments, celebrating the beauty of friendship. What more could I ask for?
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