angelo came to us the night my father died. while my father was being prepped for surgery, ate dolly was in labor. i never saw angelo in the hospital and it's been a few weeks after that since i first saw him.
last sunday, nanay celebrated her birthday and to my surprise, everyone was there (except the sons as always). while i was so happy eating crabs and kare-kare (not at the same time :D ), kuya thrist, ate dolly and their two sons arrived. angelo and fernan. i don't know but i really have this inclination towards these boys -- angelo's arrival and my papa's departure, and fernan, the only person in the whole clan whom i share my name with :)
after i finished eating, i went to nanay's room to see angelo. he was there in front of the huge tv and his hands were on the speakers just below it. he seems to be happy with what's on. he was smiling.
see, angelo is a special boy. i don't know the exact term for his condition but his mental faculties are not the same as ours (i can't say "limited" because for all i know, this boy is a genius, pala). it's also because of this that he can't fully control his upper and lower limbs.
i approached angelo and patted his back.
"you like what you see, angelo?"
he looked up to me with his happy eyes and managed to say a few syllables. his expression was that of a gaze, awe, and happiness.
i talked to him again while he was busy watching tv.
a few minutes after, nanay called and asked me to get dessert. so i left the room and angelo to his tv.
after dessert, i went back to the room and saw angelo by the door "walking." i was really happy to see him "walk." walking to him means moving his knees and legs on the floor.
when he saw me, there was that smile again and he was so excited he managed to shout "waaaw!"
"wow! you can walk already!!"
another syllable and he walked straight to me. i walked towards him and helped him get up. when i was holding his hands and back, it never occured to me that he has grown so tall!
i tried to walk him like a baby while still holding on to his sides. it took us almost five minutes to get to the dinner table with the rest of the family. the room's door and the dining table were merely two meters apart.
i proceeded to sit beside them at the dining table with angelo standing between my legs. he was really so happy. he kept looking up at me and was actually laughing.
he's so innocent and happy that time. i know many people would wish the same thing, even for just a fleeting moment. i do.
here's angelo and fernan with ate dolly, their mother (my cousin, kuya thrist's wife).
and the birthday celebrator with her apo's (plus one) :-) i really wish nanay all the happiness in the world.
last sunday, nanay celebrated her birthday and to my surprise, everyone was there (except the sons as always). while i was so happy eating crabs and kare-kare (not at the same time :D ), kuya thrist, ate dolly and their two sons arrived. angelo and fernan. i don't know but i really have this inclination towards these boys -- angelo's arrival and my papa's departure, and fernan, the only person in the whole clan whom i share my name with :)
after i finished eating, i went to nanay's room to see angelo. he was there in front of the huge tv and his hands were on the speakers just below it. he seems to be happy with what's on. he was smiling.
see, angelo is a special boy. i don't know the exact term for his condition but his mental faculties are not the same as ours (i can't say "limited" because for all i know, this boy is a genius, pala). it's also because of this that he can't fully control his upper and lower limbs.
i approached angelo and patted his back.
"you like what you see, angelo?"
he looked up to me with his happy eyes and managed to say a few syllables. his expression was that of a gaze, awe, and happiness.
i talked to him again while he was busy watching tv.
a few minutes after, nanay called and asked me to get dessert. so i left the room and angelo to his tv.
after dessert, i went back to the room and saw angelo by the door "walking." i was really happy to see him "walk." walking to him means moving his knees and legs on the floor.
when he saw me, there was that smile again and he was so excited he managed to shout "waaaw!"
"wow! you can walk already!!"
another syllable and he walked straight to me. i walked towards him and helped him get up. when i was holding his hands and back, it never occured to me that he has grown so tall!
i tried to walk him like a baby while still holding on to his sides. it took us almost five minutes to get to the dinner table with the rest of the family. the room's door and the dining table were merely two meters apart.
i proceeded to sit beside them at the dining table with angelo standing between my legs. he was really so happy. he kept looking up at me and was actually laughing.
he's so innocent and happy that time. i know many people would wish the same thing, even for just a fleeting moment. i do.
here's angelo and fernan with ate dolly, their mother (my cousin, kuya thrist's wife).
and the birthday celebrator with her apo's (plus one) :-) i really wish nanay all the happiness in the world.
clockwise from left: me, nanay, angel, lilane, ian, ate cherry, JR, and cheskaciao!
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