Lost time is never found again. - Benjamin Franklin
My family is small. Just me, my father and mother. My father's name is Tan Chung Fatt. My mother's name is Wong Mei Qing. We love each other very much.
I am hiding under my blanket. The sound of a glass breaking can be heard. Mommy and daddy is fighting again. I peek at the clock beside my bed. It is 2 am. Mommy is crying and daddy is coming up the stairs. I can heard heavy and angry footsteps. A door slam shut. Daddy must be in his study. I hear mommy cleaning up the broken glass. I pull my blanket closer around me and hug my boaster more tightly. When will this stop?
My father is the CEO of a big company. He works very hard everyday. Sometimes, he would come home very late because he needs to work. He will always come into my room with my mother and kiss me goodnight. If he comes home late, he will still come into my room quietly to kiss me. No matter how busy he is, he always have time for me.
I knock on the door quietly. Then I step into the room. Daddy is reading something on his huge desk, his back to me. "Daddy?" "Go ask your mom. I am not free." "But-" "I said I am not free." "Okay" I have not seen daddy for a few days. I just want to talk to him, hug him and kiss him. But I suppose he isn't free for any of that.
My mother is a marketing director. She works very hard too, like my father. But she comes home earlier than my father everyday. She will sit down beside me when I do my homework and help me with the problems that I don't know how to do. She is always there for me, telling me what is right and what is wrong.
I take my Maths workbook to mommy. She is in the kitchen, looking at her laptop. "Mommy?" "Go ask your dad. I am not free." "Daddy isn't home." "Then, go back to school and ask your teacher. Pay more attention in class." I go back to my room quietly and look at my Maths book. They are always so busy. When will they be free to notice me?
My parents have very busy jobs. No matter how busy they are, they always have time for me. They will take me out to parks and have picnics. They will attend my school plays. Sometimes, they will ask me to invite my friends over to our home and have a tea party. They will prepare special food and drinks for us.
Today, teacher asks us to invite our parents to our upcoming Mooncake Festival Celebration in school. During recess, some of my classmate surround me. "So, is your parents coming? I have never seen your parents before." I remain silent. "Told you so. Her parents won't come. I wonder why?" "That's because she doesn't have parents! The top student in class don't have parents!" My classmates start to tease me. "You don't have a mommy! You don't have a daddy! You are a nobody!" Then they leave me alone. I wipe my tears silently.
When it is my birthday, they will buy me a birthday cake and celebrate with me. The presents they give me is always extra special and nice. They will throw a party for me and invite all my friends and their parents to come. They will blow out the candles and cut the cake with me. Even when it is not my birthday, they will still give me little presents.
It's my birthday. I believe mommy and daddy will remember my birthday today. I wait for them the whole day and night. I wait and wait. The clock strike 12. It's midnight and they are not back yet. Finally, I ask my nanny about them. It seems that they both have a meeting and event to attend tonight and won't be back until late. I go to my bedroom and look out the window. There is a star shinning brightly. "My wish is to have my mommy and daddy spend some time with me." I then go to bed and cry myself to sleep.
My parents show me their love through the things they do for me. I have no doubt that they love me and I am their precious little girl. I love my parents very much too. I appreciate what they do for me and how they work hard to give the best for me. There is always time for me and I love them for that. They always put aside their work just to spend time with me. My parents are awesome.
During recess, teacher ask to talk to me. "You wrote a very good essay here and I submitted it for an essay competition. You got the first prize!" I smile a little. "Could you ask your parents to come to school to see me?" I freeze and look at teacher with wide eyes. "You are not in trouble, don't worry. It's just that I would like to meet them and personally tell them about your achievements in class. I know they have requested for your report card to be mailed to your house but I would still like to meet them." I look away. "From your essay, I can see they are great parents. You are a special child and now I can see why." I look at teacher with tear-filled eyes. "What I wrote are all lies."
20 years later...
My phone rings. I give an annoyed little sigh and pick up the phone. "Ah girl, hi! How are you today?" "Mom, I am busy." "Oh. Sorry. Just want to ask you whether you want to come home and have dinner with your father and I. It's your birthday today." "I have plans already." "Oh. How about tomorrow night?" I remain silent, thinking. "Baby... I know your father and I haven't been the best parents. We were so caught up in our work and our problems we just forget what was more important. Finally, we got everything we wanted but we lost the most important thing in our lives. You." I still remain silent. "I know it's a bit late but we would like to give you what we should have given you." "And what is that, mom?" "Time. And love." "I got to go, mom. See you tomorrow night, 7 pm. Bye."
We think there is endless time to live but we never know which moment is last. So, share, care, love, and celebrate every moment of life. - Unknown
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