News spread around here that they
are offering an early retirement to regular employees. Of course, I didn’t grab
the chance because I still want to work and need to support my family. Some of
my colleagues took this chance and said goodbyes to us. We were not affected
when it comes to the additional workload that will leave to us, they manage to
distribute and let others filled the vacant position. The presence of those who
are leaving didn’t affect us also. We don’t have grudges nor misunderstanding
with them, it’s just that we were all occupied and busy with our work and
didn’t feel loneliness in saying goodbyes.
Life must go on.
No matter what.
But then one day, while I was
walking inside the plant and my mind was juggling with to do’s, someone grabbed
my hands and I stopped, surprised.
Oh, its one of our workers here.
He kept on holding my hand and
said “Mam, please take good care of your husband, I know he’s highblood and
take notes of all the meals he’s gonna take”.
I was a bit shocked at first. I
was looking at his eyes, can’t speak any words while my eyes is asking why are
you saying these to me look.
I was about to open my mouth then
when he said that he also avail the early retirement. I ask him how old he is
and said 56. I was a bit confused again why on that early stage he’s gonna do
that.
Then he’s making kwento na about
his life, his kids are already graduates and working na, he feels tired
with his daily routine in this workplace and to venture business with the
amount he will gonna receive.
We said goodbyes.
As I turned my back and walked
away, sudden feelings of loneliness spread my entire system. I never thought
that saying goodbyes to an old friend won’t matter to me anymore.
I still have this emotion pala. I
thought I’m goddam good in controlling everything inside of me. I’m matured,
brave, knows how to handle different situations and the sensitivity is lost
already.
I’m still human pala.
Now I’m back on track that had vanished
somewhere else.
An angel in disguised is what I
called him. He touched the innermost part of my heart, that’s why.
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