Elizabeth Delos Reyes
Dear Papa,
I know that you are in a better place now but sometimes I can’t help but wish you were still alive because I miss you so much. I miss having a father to talk to when I’m upset and when I’m also ecstatic. You were a great father to me and my siblings. We were so blessed to have you as our father. You never complained despite the hardships you went through. I know that it must have been frustrating on your part that you could not provide much for each one of us, but we’ve come to realize that you were still a good provider. You were able to make both ends meet just so we could have food on the table, though it was not abundant, but we learned to be content, which until now this lesson in life has never departed us. Your love was abundant, it was more than enough and we appreciate the love and care that you gave us and showed us. If only you were still alive, I would do my best to make up for those days that I caused you pain and headache, when I was not the perfect daughter you probably wished you had. I hope that even when you’re not here anymore, I hope you know how much I love you and that I still miss you. I wish that you could be at my wedding, which I had been dreaming of since I was still a little girl. I would’ve bought you a very elegant tuxedo for this special day of my life. I still cry at times when I think of you. I wonder if things would have been different if you were still alive but I know you would still have been proud of all of your children. I will do my best to not let you down anymore.
I love you so much Papa. Happy Father’s Day! At least you’re there in the Paradise with your two kids, and I know you’re free from pain and hardships already. No more ordeals, no more trials, no more tears, no more problems. I love you, and I hope you still feel it.
Your daughter,
Elizabeth
P.S. I still remember the song that you specifically made and sang for me whenever I used to cry, and after singing the song, you would say very sweetly “Elizabeth, hindi pa katapusan ng mundo.” (Elizabeth, it’s not yet the end of the world.)
