Remembering a loved one

I have dreamt and it was no ordinary dream. In my dream, my husband who just came from abroad and I, have to attend his niece's baptismal day. I refused to go with him due to my personal reasons. It's not that I'm not in good terms with my in-laws but I have some errands to accomplish. Then, as if lightning struck me, the fluorescent lamp located in our bedroom suddenly blinked in ritmo. My head felt like exploding and I had goosebumps all over me. I never saw her, but the thought of her rushed through me. I realized she wanted me to go with my husband.

She's none other than my husband's Tita, Ninang, and most of the time, his second Mother. And among my husband's relatives, she was the one who treated me a real family. And she is our Tita Betts.

With her figure ala Ruby Rodriguez, no one even I, suspected she's suffering from an ailment-- the treacherous kind of illness known as Cancer. In her case, she had colon cancer. On July 05 this year, we will be remembering her third death anniversary. Tita Betts supposedly be one of our principal sponsors in our wedding late last year. She never witnessed it personally but we know, she's happy from above looking down on us as we exchanged our vows.

I told my husband about my dream. I told him I wanted to visit Tita Betts before going to the baptismal of our niece. I told him we should go to Dangwa, buy flowers and candle. He immediately agreed. It has been two months since he came back from his work abroad but he never thought of visiting her.

Tita Betts made us remember her through my dream. We admit we've been very busy in our lives that we forgot to remember such a wonderful person like her. And now, she's giving us the chance of making up for the times we never visited her or offer her a prayer. I know she understood. But somehow, maybe she missed us so much just like our realization that we missed her presence too, in our lives...