Beside a Friend

it's way past midnight… and I'm still wide awake… this may be due to a number of coffee i sipped in three days…

i was talking to a friend… sharing a few good laughs and a few sharing of serious moments… a great deal of plans.

i made a request to just stay outside in the terrace and arranged the three sofa so we could have a good glance of the sky.  we were silent.  but at the back of our minds, we were thinking of something… looking at how the clouds are slowly moving… how one star was slowly accompanied by the Big Dipper.

i said…

"this is our last bonding moment here…  Gone are the days that this place is home to real people and real friends who just chose to go out and make a new life…"

"and you are the last person I intend to see here… the last friend i have in this couch…  When you get outta here… i will never go back here… " 

I saw my friend sleeping…  very calm and peaceful despite the many things that are causing him pains… and in my mind i thought…. 

"you'll soon be okay… everything's gonna be fine very very soon… "

I looked at my watch and it's 4am. the place is so quiet…  so i decided to take a nap.

I woke up at the most perfect time that the sun is about to rise… past 5am.  the moon and the stars were no longer there… they bid goodbye silently to us only to be replaced with the rays of sunlight that are about to welcome the two friends.

I smiled again. 

I saw my friend… still sleeping… still calm and peaceful. 

I just whispered….

"welcome the coming days with great enthusiasm.  everything's gonna be fine…  "