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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.

Thanks to you…

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