Take It Or Leave It

Coleen Jill F. Sajo @HSaijou

Enlighten me now of what the future can hold and I can’t care less

Blue Dragon

Van Aeros C. Torres @notvan.jpg

Iwascleaning my cabinet and found my long-lost toy. I call him Blue Dragon, only because his eyes are.

He’s a red reptile. I used to pretend that all the toys I’d lost were just inside his round tummy. Perhaps, I just hate thinking that some other kids will get to play with a lost toy of mine.

Blue Dragon was nice. We used to have tea dates at 3 and sleep shortly after.

Back then, I would tell Blue Dragon my real scores in my spelling quizzes. He would only smile at me when I told him where I misplaced my E’s and O’s.

I didn’t have to pretend when I’m with Blue Dragon. I once wore my cousin Reyka’s tiara while having tea with him, and it was, at that time, a breather for me.

And it dawned on me. Perhaps, I’ve lost him for so long that he may have forgotten the feeling of being brushed, and I may have forgotten the feeling of being heard. So I brushed him gently and placed him over the table, prepared two cups of tea, and for the longest time, told him about my day.