Letter to Lauren

Gone Too Soon

I hope there is Facebook in heaven and somehow, Saint Peter will get to read this to you since you are too young to have your own account.

Lauren darling, our tears won’t stop flowing as we try to come to terms with the fact that, just like that, you are no longer with us. I was at your house today and there was definitely something missing – you full of life and asking all sorts of questions… you were one fun and intelligent guy who always wanted to learn something new.

Your mummy and daddy are inconsolable, they loved you very very much and even though your baby sister Karen is too young to comprehend what is going on she surely senses something is amiss. Your cousin Byron is heartbroken that he never got to take you out for swimming as you guys had agreed, but guess what, we’d scheduled it for this coming Sunday. We were to take you to a kids’ pool party. You’d have had fun as you always did whenever you hang out with him.

We look at the pictures we took at our home in April and think, if only we’d known that was the last time we’d see you, we’d have hugged you more tightly, for longer and we’d have spoiled you thoroughly!

Even though it is a very difficult time, we thank God for blessing humanity with your sweet self, albeit for a short time. Only He knows why He had to take you away a few days to your 5th birthday. Oh how I wish in his reply, St. Peter would snitch to us.

PS: I forgive you for laughing so hard at the thought of me enrolling in your school since in your words, I was ‘too big’….. you should know I now go for jogging.