Tita Mira was celebrating her 65th birthday, and her daughters - Anna, Sheila and Nelly - thought that a big event like this calls for a special celebration. So, they did the same thing we did for Dad last December, they threw a surprise birthday party.
The moment we shouted "surprise", Tita Mira had tears in her eyes. She was expecting a trip to Tagaytay, instead, she got a room full of her classmates and friends, all wishing her a happy birthday.
Hey, hey, the gangs all here! - Anna, Ate Lissa - rocking the horse print skirt that I searched for last December, Mom, Tita Mira, Sheila and Nelly.
We've known Tita Mira and the Aves family for more than 20 years already. We were neighbors in Scout Gandia, and our houses were just in front of each other. Since the ages of the Morales and Aves kids were quite close, we became instant friends. I still recall how we'd watch horror movies in their music room/den. The easter egg hunts we'd play in their garden. (I think this is where we got the "Hello, man, Hello" line.) And at night, we'd send messages via flashlights since our rooms were just across each other.
They eventually moved out, and a few decades after, we also left Morato. But despite the distance and the time, Mom and Tita Mira still kept in touch and kept the friendship that's about 3 decades long. The party marked another milestone in their already rich and colorful friendship. And I'm sure that there will be decades more of friendship ahead, for Mom and Tita Mira, as well as for us and for the Aves kids. Because despite the distance and years apart, true friendships last.
And that's no surprise.
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