Saturday, November 12, 2005

a short story

it was a rainy afternoon and classes ended earlier than expected. ants and i were on our way to the registrar to enroll when he suddenly stopped, and pointed to a tiny ball of fur on the sidewalk. it was a kitten, trying desperately to warm itself by curling up. he found it cute, though pitiful. i found it depressing. i never really adored cats, but the sight of the poor, wet kitten broke my heart. after enrolling, i dragged ants (though he hardly resisted) to a convenience store to buy a small, pink towel. we went back to the kitten, dried her up and wrapped her in the bimpo. i went home feeling better.

the next morning, i passed by the kitten's spot. she was still there, all bundled up. i only realized that afternoon that the only reason the kitten never moved was because she was too weak. before going home to quezon city, i called mama and begged her to let me take the kitten home. i thought i could nurse her back to health. when mama saw the kitten, she noted the abnormal breathing. the kitten was dying. after a few minutes of listening to her agonizing gasps (i could just imagine people breathing the same way), she suddenly stopped breathing. no amount of nudging could make her breathe again.

i don't think i can be a doctor. i cried for a cat i hardly knew. in a few years, i'll be having real people dying in front of me. what are the chances that i'll cry for them too?

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hay... dudugo na yata ang utak ko sa neuro.

happy birthday ge!


verse for the day:
the righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; He delivers them from all their troubles. the Lord is close to the brokenhearted, and saves those who are crushed in spirit. [psalm 34: 17-18]

2 comment(s):

Anonymous Anonymous rambled...

awwwww, tara! natouch ako sa iyong kind deed... nabigyan ako ng hope na may mga tao pa ring willing magkupkop ng stray animals... at least sa last breaths ng kitten, alam niyang may iiyak para sa kanya:)

at December 03, 2005 10:55 PM  

Blogger tara rambled...

at namatay siyang may kasama. salamat.Ü

at December 22, 2005 11:57 PM  

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