Title: My Laley💗
Author: Shenna Mae P. Reasol BSBA-MM
I still hold dear the genuine smile my grandmother left me before she passed away; it remains the best and most poignant gift she bestowed upon me. My grandmother was my sanctuary, the one person I could confide in when feeling low, and share my thoughts with, knowing she would never judge me for who I am.
Despite knowing that her time to return to our creator would come, I had mentally prepared myself for it. However, when it actually happened before my eyes, it felt entirely different. It was as if I couldn't bear to let her go and found myself pleading for her to stay. I held onto her tightly, yearning to feel her warmth for the last time.
It has been one year and seven months since you departed from our side, since you left me. Every day, I carry the pain within me, with the memory of your genuine smile replaying in my mind. I wish I had expressed to you how much you meant to me, how deeply I loved you, and how grateful I am to have been your granddaughter, Laley. Until we meet again 💗