Deja Vu
by Clarissa Magadia
It was January 22nd and a lovely sunset Sunday when Jack hear the rang of the bell at Lipa Cathedral. A sign that the mass has been ended. His dried mouth feels thirsty as he got anxious for the crowded place where he belongs to. While he was slowly walking down the aisle it reminisced everything about his childhood days when he was so happy and blessed to have a God fearing family, however it was all gone. It is now part of his imaginative mind, The family that he is proud of was now part of his fairytale life. He never imagined that his life will turn to great loneliness where he is suffering right now.
As Jack went outside the cathedral church he smell the sweet scent of sampaguita that makes his eyes roll over the place to find where that sweet scent came from. As he roll his eyes he saw the sky that captures his attention, WOW! The word he uttered before he took his camera in his bag. Jaycee “Jack” Mondragon a young photographer who aim to be a famous one. He loves to capture the best scenery. He took a photo of the sky where the sky is slightly reddish. A sign that the sun hiding himself and the darkness tries to enter.
He moves his eyes towards the clangorous location, he saw a 7 year old child clanging the drum and singing a song which trying to please people to give some alms. His heart feels so pity to the child and he never imagined that his feet moves towards him. It reminisced again his childhood life where his parent left him inside the cathedral church. He was 7 years old that time the same age with the child he meet, and what cut his heart is that this young little kiddo has the hydrocephalus a condition in which excess cerebrospinal fluid builds up within the ventricles of the brain and may increase pressure within the head. He never imagined how cruel the world was to give this young little kiddo an illness like this and what worst in his condition is that his parent abandon him knowing that their child has this kind of condition. He can’t stop his tears from flowing upon seeing the condition of the child.
Jack come over the place of that child and tries to talk to him. Jack ask the little kiddo what’s his name and the young little kiddo replied and say Harry, I am Harry sir, and Harry don’t even know what’s his surname. Harry saw the camera on Jack’s neck, you know what sir I also dream to have a camera like yours, I want to capture everything I see, I want to show it to my parents in case they went back in my life. I want to let them see what I have see when they are not with me. Jack remembered the same feeling when like Harry he eagerly wants to have the camera and with the same reason that he wants to capture everything “It’s deja vu”.
Jack ask Harry if he can take a photo of him while Harry clanging the drums and Harry replied my pleasure sir. Harry get his drum and clang it again. He sings a song he composed while clanging his drum and Jack can’t stop himself from crying. He run towards Harry and hugged him so tight. He felt every words of the song that make his heart cutted into pieces he just really can’t imagine how Harry struggled each day.
Jack asked Harry to go with him inside the cathedral church to pray but Harry refuses to go with him. Jack asked Harry for what reason and Harry cried immediately. It was 2 years ago when my parents left me inside saying that they love me and please wait for them because they’ll just need to go out to buy some food and buy my favorite balloon. I waited for them for almost 2 years here outside hoping for them to comeback and it seems they don’t that is why I never wanted to go inside again and Harry’s tears started to flow. Jack tries to calm down Harry from crying.
You know what Harry I’ve been there, like you my parents left me inside that church and you know what motivates me to always go inside? That is God our lord because though my parents abandon me he still give me strength to continue life. He is always here by my side and I know he’s the one who’s not going to leave me. Do you want to try to take a photo using my camera? Harry replied Jack with a big smile saying, Really? You will allow me to use your camera? And Jack offer his camera with the condition that Harry will go inside the church again to pray and ask God for forgiveness.
Harry took a photo of one happy family. Sir! Look. I got the best shoot. Jack got teary eyed when he see what photo does Harry captures. Harry captures a happy family, in the photo you will see how much parent love their kid. That is my dream sir, I dream to have a family like that. I wanna show this photo to my parent if ever I will meet them again. I want to let them see the things they took from me. They took happiness in me.
Harry do you want that balloon? Jack pointed the man selling balloons. Yes sir but I only have this money and I am going to use this to buy some food for my dinner. Jack replied, I insist I will buy you one. What do you want? I want that one sir, Harry pointed the balloon with cars painting. Thank you sir!, Thanks for what Harry? Harry replied Jack with a big smile in his face. Thank you sir for making my day I just really can’t imagine that someone will talk to me the way you did. You also granted my wishes and if one day I will be leaving this world this will remain in me. I will bring this memory up to my last breath. I am wishing you luck in your career sir. May God grant your wish the way you granted mine. Till we meet again Sir.
It was January 22nd and a lovely sunset Sunday when Jack hear the rang of the bell at Lipa Cathedral. A sign that the mass has been ended. His dried mouth feels thirsty as he got anxious for the crowded place where he belongs to. While he was slowly walking down the aisle it reminisced everything about his childhood days when he was so happy and blessed to have a God fearing family, however it was all gone. It is now part of his imaginative mind, The family that he is proud of was now part of his fairytale life. He never imagined that his life will turn to great loneliness where he is suffering right now.
As Jack went outside the cathedral church he smell the sweet scent of sampaguita that makes his eyes roll over the place to find where that sweet scent came from. As he roll his eyes he saw the sky that captures his attention, WOW! The word he uttered before he took his camera in his bag. Jaycee “Jack” Mondragon a young photographer who aim to be a famous one. He loves to capture the best scenery. He took a photo of the sky where the sky is slightly reddish. A sign that the sun hiding himself and the darkness tries to enter.
He moves his eyes towards the clangorous location, he saw a 7 year old child clanging the drum and singing a song which trying to please people to give some alms. His heart feels so pity to the child and he never imagined that his feet moves towards him. It reminisced again his childhood life where his parent left him inside the cathedral church. He was 7 years old that time the same age with the child he meet, and what cut his heart is that this young little kiddo has the hydrocephalus a condition in which excess cerebrospinal fluid builds up within the ventricles of the brain and may increase pressure within the head. He never imagined how cruel the world was to give this young little kiddo an illness like this and what worst in his condition is that his parent abandon him knowing that their child has this kind of condition. He can’t stop his tears from flowing upon seeing the condition of the child.
Jack come over the place of that child and tries to talk to him. Jack ask the little kiddo what’s his name and the young little kiddo replied and say Harry, I am Harry sir, and Harry don’t even know what’s his surname. Harry saw the camera on Jack’s neck, you know what sir I also dream to have a camera like yours, I want to capture everything I see, I want to show it to my parents in case they went back in my life. I want to let them see what I have see when they are not with me. Jack remembered the same feeling when like Harry he eagerly wants to have the camera and with the same reason that he wants to capture everything “It’s deja vu”.
Jack ask Harry if he can take a photo of him while Harry clanging the drums and Harry replied my pleasure sir. Harry get his drum and clang it again. He sings a song he composed while clanging his drum and Jack can’t stop himself from crying. He run towards Harry and hugged him so tight. He felt every words of the song that make his heart cutted into pieces he just really can’t imagine how Harry struggled each day.
Jack asked Harry to go with him inside the cathedral church to pray but Harry refuses to go with him. Jack asked Harry for what reason and Harry cried immediately. It was 2 years ago when my parents left me inside saying that they love me and please wait for them because they’ll just need to go out to buy some food and buy my favorite balloon. I waited for them for almost 2 years here outside hoping for them to comeback and it seems they don’t that is why I never wanted to go inside again and Harry’s tears started to flow. Jack tries to calm down Harry from crying.
You know what Harry I’ve been there, like you my parents left me inside that church and you know what motivates me to always go inside? That is God our lord because though my parents abandon me he still give me strength to continue life. He is always here by my side and I know he’s the one who’s not going to leave me. Do you want to try to take a photo using my camera? Harry replied Jack with a big smile saying, Really? You will allow me to use your camera? And Jack offer his camera with the condition that Harry will go inside the church again to pray and ask God for forgiveness.
Harry took a photo of one happy family. Sir! Look. I got the best shoot. Jack got teary eyed when he see what photo does Harry captures. Harry captures a happy family, in the photo you will see how much parent love their kid. That is my dream sir, I dream to have a family like that. I wanna show this photo to my parent if ever I will meet them again. I want to let them see the things they took from me. They took happiness in me.
Harry do you want that balloon? Jack pointed the man selling balloons. Yes sir but I only have this money and I am going to use this to buy some food for my dinner. Jack replied, I insist I will buy you one. What do you want? I want that one sir, Harry pointed the balloon with cars painting. Thank you sir!, Thanks for what Harry? Harry replied Jack with a big smile in his face. Thank you sir for making my day I just really can’t imagine that someone will talk to me the way you did. You also granted my wishes and if one day I will be leaving this world this will remain in me. I will bring this memory up to my last breath. I am wishing you luck in your career sir. May God grant your wish the way you granted mine. Till we meet again Sir.
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