_ eNiGMa_

Whenever I see this commercial, I hold back my tears. I remember my late grandfather. I grew up without a father and therefore he became the closest to it.

He died just right before I entered high school. When he was still in the hospital, I didn't care that much because I always thought of him as a super hero. I thought he could overcome anything. I was so oblivious to everything. I really thought he would recover.

When he died, everyone else in the family recovered fast. They say it's because they knew it was going to happen. I think what I thought back then was that-yes, tatay won't be around forever, but he won't leave us now, not yet. How wrong I was.

I still cry over his death even though so many years have passed because I wasn't able to tell him how much I loved him, how proud I am to have been raised by him. Even during his funeral, I couldn't say anything. I just cried and cried.

The difference between me and the girl in the video was that I never came back to give tatay the sandwich. And now I have lost the chance to do so.