What's for tomorrow? (A Prologue)

And so I climbed up using the tiny little steps to the roof top. I have no idea whether it shrunk to the size of small wooden planks fit for ants or it's me who has just overgrown these steps. I would want to believe in the former but this is very much the case of the latter.

It's been a long time since I've climbed these steps up. And it's been a while since I looked at the sun set in this very town. If there's anywhere which fits the description of tranquility and beauty, it would definitely be here. Well, yes, I'm biased about this but every man has his own meat and one man's meat is another's poison.

She was tagging along behind, skipping from step to step. I had to stop and warn her about it.

"I used to do that and I fell down," I said with a very serious face as she looked at me, clueless. She grinned a little and took another skip. I relented and let her skip past me. At least, when she does fall down, I could catch her from behind.

"Daddy, daddy, daddy!" she jumped up and down while pointing westwards. I just about set foot on the top. She decided to skip the skipping part and sped all the way up. I wish I could do the same but this was a task for the healthier me. I miss him.

The old swing was still there. She ran towards it and managed to escape my bear hug. I made a small growl. But, I lost touch with time for a while.

As she swung herself slowly; to and fro, forward and backward, she looked beyond the old buildings and to the edge of the Earth where Mr Sun was slowly making way for Ms Moon to fill the sky.

She turned and waved at me, showing her teeth with an upward curve of the lips. That's my little Feli.

I went towards her, picking her up from the swing and sat her on my lap. I swung slowly. She lifted her head and saw the world in her eyes; so innocent, so young, so full of joy. She made my life whole.

"This is a photo moment," a voice said.

I turned and there she was. If little Feli made my life whole, this is the woman who made my life complete. I smiled and nodded at her.

"Turn around, now. And big smiles!" she said as she prepared to press the shutter button. "Feli, look here!" she said and waved at the little girl who was busy playing with the buttons of her dress. She took notice and looked at the camera with a big smile.

*CLICK* went the Polaroid camera. We waited as the camera processed the photo. Instant, they say.

As we waited, she asked, "What's for tomorrow?".

I gazed at her. Both of us knew fully well that tomorrow might not come. But this must not be a reason to celebrate the greatest gift of all.

"Hmm... Life." I answered. We both smiled as little Feli race towards the edge to see Mr Sun finally settling, resting and giving way for Ms Moon to dimly light the dark sky.