September 27, 2019
She was in a hurry preparing for her things. She was invited to a certain gathering. She was undecided on what to wear on this occasion, it was a formal event and she wanted to be presentable.
She just picked anything and wore that colorful dress with a long zipper from her nape to the bottom. And she just hurriedly walked outside going to the gathering place.
And as she strolled around, she saw an elderly couple. She greeted both the old woman and the old man; she found out that they're going also to the gathering. Then, from afar, she saw a man walking towards them also. She knew that man, and she just waved at him and they just continued ahead.
The elderly couple walked ahead of her, she, then followed them wherever they went. And as they're about to climb upstairs at an overpass bridge in order to cross to the other side of the road, she felt something awkward with her dress. Her dress was swaying here and there, and the zipper cannot be closed completely, it was just hanging in the middle of her back. The dress she wore was a bit large for her, and she felt awkward. Luckily, she had wore another dress under it. She thought it was a black fitting dress, but as she removed her outer garment, she found out that she wore a white top blouse and dark skirt below. Her current outfit suited her well, it was exactly her size unlike before. She felt more satisfied and felt so glad that she'd wore it inside, as reserved and hidden from the others before.
They just went on until finally they came to the gathering place.
Then the elderly couple removed their footwear and all of them squatted on the floor, as if waiting for something or someone. The old man sat next to the lady, while the old woman sat across them to the far left. Later on, another person arrive, a middle-aged man. The middle aged man was wearing a white top also and dark pants. He was directed to sat near the old woman across the old man and the lady. He removed also his shoes as he saw everyone and he understood the solemn aura in the air and the elders seemed so strict about it.
They were in a semi-circle, sitting silently on the floor. Each was in pair, as if the elders were consoling both of them. The old man turned to the lady and told her something. So the lady faced the old man to listen to him while his back has been viewed by the man across her.
The old man said,
"Will you please put the medicinal cloth unto my face? And also kindly use the palm of your hand to press its surface so that it would lay flat evenly and please don't use only your pointing finger upon applying this medicine..."
While following what has been requested to her by the old man, he spoke in a more soft voice, enough only for the both of them to hear.
"This was being done to me by my spouse always whenever I have an illness like this. This is how to cure myself."
Then she just understood what he's implying to, she had read it between the lines. What has not been said was so clear to her, it was about the man across them who was staring at her back intently while they were talking. Then she coughed a bit involuntarily. The man saw it and he perceived that the lady was sick.
By Anne Scribble.