The Day Kobe Flew To Heaven

A Sunday that started smoothly. I did treadmill, had light brekky then went to Eucharistic celebration with family. Koyang Miller was prepping the "sisig" for our unofficial monthly hang-out with work teammates and looking forward for cards and Bingo games.

As we were driving along 210, the group chat just won't stop, I thought it was only about the crew filling us in with what they will bring for the potluck, if the booze is ready.

But messages were screenshots of a news that was VERY UNBELIEVEABLE!!! My thought right away was #fakenews. NOT TRUE!! CAN'T BE!!!!As I looked at the sources and they all seemed legit, my hands started to shake, I just pounded on my legs. Koya told me to calm down, that I am OA but we almost swerved lanes and he was the one on the steering wheel. I called people, wishing and hoping I will hear them say that IT IS NOT TRUE!! Then I heard sad tones on the other line.:(

 I seldom drink now, I'm past that age.  But on this Sunday, to cope with a horrid and devastating reality, I unhealthily had more than my share of alcohol. The day suddenly turned into a celebration of KOBE!! It was quite a relief to share the sadness and pain with people who admire Black Mamba. To know we are one in feeling the grief of the families of those whose lives perished with Kobe and his daughter Gianna.

Masakit a masakit. Difficult and painful. The pain and sadness is felt so much in my heart but I didn't scream the way I did of course with Mamang and Kong Joren. I have this uneasiness in crying publicly, so I ran every 15 minutes in the powder room and silently wept. Like how could this happened??? Kobe was freaking OK, he was everywhere. I have plans to watch Lakers at Staples not actually to see LBJ nor AD but Kobe as spectator.

The whole wide world stopped. The whole wide world.Kobe gone at 41??? Kubler Ross' stages of grief start with denial. No matter how CNN, Fox, KTLA and others confirmed all nine passengers of the helicopter did not survive, I was still hoping for a miracle. And a part of me questioned the existence of that fateful day.. it was hard to explain. I just kept on asking myself repeatedly, "Is this real??" And it was.:(

January 26, 2020- the day our KOBE BRYANT, BLACK MAMBA flew to heaven with a fade-away.

KOBE BRYANT
1978-2020

Mamba Out.Not Forgotten.