There are SO many going on in my head right now. Today's Monday. Should have been a busy one - it's after long Eid holiday anyway. But today I felt very call, so at peace, at ease.
Among many roles that I have in my life, one that I'm most proud of is becoming an aunt. I never thought I'd have this much fun doing/being so. Well this role is not earned, it is given. But I'm handling it with care. Part of it because not many have the privilege, but most of it is because I get to be an aunt of my cute, smart boy, Zafran.
I never knew I could love a nephew this much. He's always been the highlight of my day, the cherry to my ice cream. I didn't get to see him growing up insiden my sis' belly, but pandemic got me watch him growing up from a little baby to such a warm boy that he is. It has really been a blessing accompanying him from just 3 months to a 2y4mo toddler.
Zafran changed my family in a way that is unforeseeable. He bonds us. He's the reason we stick together. He's the reason we go back hometown. He gives us home - a place to turn to. How can such little soul gives meaning again to what's already broken: my family. He's my little angel, our little angel.
The concept of time has really been abstract. The day we turned teenager, young adults, and now real adult, we stopped counting seconds. Life just happens. It's fleeting by so easily. But for a newborn, one day makes all the difference. Yesterday they cried, today they crawled, tomorrow they learned to stand up. The next day they started to walk. In no time, they're running around saying "Tita puwang anek keyeta. Ada 'niknuk-niknuk' cama 'tengteng'. Adek boleh ikut?". And suddenly you find yourself crying for the pure innocent love & curiosity you just witnessed before you.
Days are long but years are short they say. Tita loves being your auntie, Zafran. Tita berdoa semoga Zafran tumbuh jadi anak baik dan penuh cinta.