Akia: A Piece of Heaven Close Enough to Touch

I was with my high school girl friends two weeks ago. It’s been a year since the last time we saw each other that’s why we decided to have this small reunion. Thanks to Facebook for making that so called reunion possible.

We had this “kamusta na si…”, “Naninigarilyo na pala si…”, “Isnabera na si…”, “anong bago kay…”, “alam niyo naba ang latest kay…”, “Nagkita nga pala kami ni…”, those kinds of stuff which is always present during get-together-affairs, long chit-chats and little gossips. But there’s nothing special about those things. I am writing here now because one particular news shocked me, as in shocked me, and until now I can’t believe that it’s true.


My friend Ekang and I were walking, we were on our way another friend’s house. We were talking about her nieces, Ouie and Nina. I told her that Nina looks like her and and Ouie changed a bit. The topic was quite good because her nieces are so adorable, no doubt about it. Pretty, Charming and smart little girls. And then all of a sudden I asked about Akia, her other niece who was also pretty and so witty. I told her,

“Kamusta na si Akia? Malaki na yun ngayon no?”

And then there was this look on her face. She was quite shocked with the question. And then finally she said,

“Ano ka ba Cie, patay na si Akia.”

At that very moment I don’t know what to say, I thought she was joking but I realized that her answer was a serious one. I can’t believe it. I had to asked her again and again until the moment she told me everything about it. Akia died in a very tragic accident, I don’t want to recall the story she told me, I am still shocked and devastated until now.


I never had this chance to play or get to know Akia well, but I can say that she was a sweet one. From the stories I heard about her, I can say that the closest people in her life are more depressed and devastated than me. She’s just an angel, an angel. She’s very young, why her? Akia is just a child full of innocence. There are lots of things which the world can give her, a lot of beautiful things the world can offer. She can be the next president of the republic, maybe a pop icon, a model, a doctor, an engineer, anything she wish, too bad God took her away so early and that’s the reason why I’m quite depressed at this moment.


We really can’t tell how long life is. Only God knows how long shall we live. Life is one thing each of us must treasure; because once we lose it we can never have it back. That’s why I pity some people who are just wasting life. They don’t know how to value God’s gift to them. We should enjoy every second of our lives, do the stuffs we want to do, tell the people we love how much we love them, make each day worthwhile, no words left unsaid, because we don’t know if there’s another tomorrow, if there’s a chance to say goodbye. When God says “time’s up!”, we have to go.