Fallen Comrade

January 18, 2012. Friday. 8.30 pm. Seconds before our flight status was to change from on-time to boarding, we still waited for Leth. Then we saw her going to the opposite direction where we were. She was sent for further interrogation, then flight status changed to ‘’delayed’’. Thirty minutes later, I turned off my phone roaming services and called her, only to find out she went hysterical. Then she came out crying and my sister in law, who is always emotional, cried as well. They hugged in tears and in disappointments, saying their painful goodbye. They are close. But what it is is what it is and we need to get going at that moment. I couldn’t help but shed a couple of tears watching them and saying sorry about it. She badly wants to come with us and spend some time in Bangkok with us. But she didn’t pass the very tight Immig. Security here. We had to leave and be glad about the delayed flight, giving us some time to talk and say bye-bye just before boarding.

 

It was very sad having one of us 3 being left behind and miss the fun. And though, it says ‘’you never leave a fallen comrade behind’’, we will do our best to enjoy our time so Leth wont be hurt more than she already is right now, in a bus heading back home. With my sister in law being emotional, I am the only one capable of handling the situation better. I had to stand up for us, to finish what has been started, to lighten up heavy hearts, and to ease troubled minds. Over the clouds, halfway to Bangkok, may we have ease with everything when we land.

 

I just finished writing a simple authorization letter on my ‘’to do list’’ notepad, where I had Leth signed at the bottom, with her ID in my possession. Our hotel booking was under only to her name, booked by her fiancée for us 3, for free. On this ball of my pen, driven by my hopeful soul, is a prayer that this letter be honored when we arrived at the hotel.