Baykoy and The Only Something This is a gripping and magical tale of a little Filipino girl who […]
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“And I keep walking, too. So when a bad kid hurts me, I walk away. I don’t cry. I just walk away. When big, bad people yell at me, I also keep walking. I’m not scared of them, and I don’t cry. I just keep on walking.”
“People who cry and yell and punch and are always angry can never be angels, and must die.”
And I will always remember how much you loved me. Even just for a day.
Even without my physical self, my heart was still present. My good heart. My happy, tiny heart… that once upon a time… was an older sister to a beautiful cherub.
“If it’s something really, really bad, then God must choose the most virtuous ones…”
She could meet me in life beyond.
Now heaven wanted to make me understand.
“Well, I don’t want you to go away,” I sobbed. “Because I can’t get a good friend anymore.”
Acceptance meant a kill.
