What a journey it has been...

“What a journey it has been. And the end is not inside. But the stars are up tonight. Ands they’re bound to guide my way. When they’re shining on my life, I can see a better day.” These are only few of Lea Salonga’s song entitled “journey”. This song is our graduation song. While I was singing this or every time the DJ plays this song on the radio, I remember my elementary years.
I remembered when it was my first time to wear a pair of shoes. My mother joshed me that I am like a robot (I was really like a robot that time because I usually wear sandals when I was a kid and before I entered kindergarten). I always remember the happy moments in kindergarten. One day, my teacher was really impressed with me so she gave me an ice candy (the school was selling ice candy that time). With just an ice candy, I was very happy. Unfortunately, I got ill so I had some absences. On the graduation day, my mother was really proud with me because I was the second honor. My teacher said that I was supposed to be the first honor student but I had absences so it made my ranking low.
I like to remember the memories because I just like to reminisce the way I live my life before.
On the first day, when I was in grade one, my teacher scolded me because I played bubbles in her class. She even hit me with a ruler. Later, my teacher gave me the same ruler she used in hitting me…..Laugh Out Loud….
I am not in class for almost one month in Grade two because my mother delivered my younger brother. He is incubated so we must stay in the hospital for days to take care of him. I have met a friend there. We started to become friends when she told me where is the way that leads to the store which sells juice. Few days later, they transferred to another ward because her brother, who was also incubated, was getting better and better. We slept under the patient’s bed. On our right was an oxygen tank. One night, while I was lying on the floor, I memorized the song entitled”Pretty Boy” by Britney Spears. I also saw one baby who died. I felt pity for her and her parents. Soon, my brother was out of the hospital.
My brother lasted for ten months. He died….I was very sad that time. I kept on asking my mother and my father to have a younger sibling. God has given me one but for a short time only. He took my brother early. Even if I don’t want that to happen, God has a reason why he took the life of my younger brother.
I remembered my first communion. Some of my friends were very nice to look at in their white dresses (just like me).
I also remembered the cheating time. When we have some assignments that are very hard to answer, we are copying each others work.
Suddenly those things ended in the Graduation Day. As I was walking through the lobby of Abellana National High School (our graduation was held there), I knew that my elementary years will end. I passed through the stage and shook my hand with Mr. Oliva. After that, is the singing of our graduation song.
“…….I won’t let the darkness in. What a journey it has been”