I couldn't believe when I heard the news from my friend, Zulfahmi. It was a Monday morning, the teacher announced that the Muslims were going to have bacaan yasin(i hope i spelled it right) and we, non-Muslims were supposed to go to the dewan. Dewan Anggerik.
Levi's, big bold specs. First time trying. Scared. haha. Everyone was usha-ing(looking) like hell! As if I was some kind of alien. But hey, many complimented me. Some said it didn't suit me. Do I look like I care? It's style, baby. And since when wearing what you like is wrong?
Then, I entered class. That was when I heard the news. My friend passed away on a Sunday, 5.30 pm. I honestly thought he was joking. How could it be? It wasn't possible!!! I knew he was in the hospital but I thought was going to be okay. Or so I thought. How wrong was I.....
Unfair. That's the perfect word. Why? Did God had to take him? Did death envy his life so much to take him away? Didn't He thought about his friends and family?
Apis. That's what we call him. Cute and chubby. Always smiling. A little shy. He liked me since last year but I only thought of him as a friend. We msg each other quite often. He never gave up on me. I promised him that I would go out with him to SP this month but the day never came, death took him away.
I dedicate this song to him.
I regret not spending enough time with him. I regret those times when I made him sad or angry. I regret not telling him that he means so much to me. I regret. I regret. Well, I guess now he's just a memory.
I wish, you were still here,
I wish that I knew you had little time,
So I would cherish every moment we had.
I thought everything was going to be okay,
I didn't know you were going away,
I hope you had achieved everything you ever wanted,
In those 18 years you've lived.
Don't you worry,
We'll always remember you,
You'll live on in our memories and lives.
In the future,
When my children feels sad or down,
I'll just tell them,
About the little boy who fell, got up and smile.
Sajak ini ditujukan khas kepada Apis,
Seorang insan yang selalu hapi. =)
1992-2010
Without you, we wouldn't be who we are now.
Thank you for being our friend.
-katherine. ily. imy.
