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© Carmelinda Jane “Crowned 5”
Ivana, you’re barely 30. My lil cousin who is as young as some of my nieces and nephews. Well, I was upset with you for ditching your family and running off to NJ to live with your boyfriend who is now your fiance. My family had hoped that you would stay in NY and with Bonit and your family. Work as an RN in NYC and then purchase a home in Bayside, Queens close to Bonit for you and your mom and your brothers. We also hoped that you would encourage your brothers to finish school and get good jobs so that they too can marry like you are about to as well.
You have your reasons, Ivana. I know you miss your Father. I know you went thru some hard times because he dies in 2012. Well who is to say what would’ve happened if you did it the way Bonit and your Tito Cesar and Tita Emma had hoped. But I hope now, during another family crisis, that you’re there for your Mama and your brothers in their time of need. We know you’re planning your dream wedding this May, but do what you can for your family.
What I’ll try to do is from World Trade if I get there before this month is through. I’ll put in a request for Cyril. I sorta can see him. He’s at a terminal reading and writing. Death usually isn’t final. Natives say… “It’s like walking from this world into the next.”
~Ruti