THE FINAL CHAPTER : A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY (Sept 2009 to Jan 2010)
At the Grotto of Our Immaculate Conception, in Lourdes
Daniel (14+ years old) (Wednesday 23/9/2009)
Day 14 in Lourdes
NOVENA DAY 6
A sudden yelp interrupted her thoughts and made her jumped.
Hearing some scrambling noises in the shower tub, along with muffled sounds, Mom instinctively raised her voice with concern as she called out,
"Daniel, are You okay? Why are You making so much noise?"
You answered back loudly, "I DRoPPED THe SoaP ..."
That solemn tone drew a smile from her. Rolling her eyes at your rather endearing clumsiness, your mother remarked through the door,
"Don't make so much noise, You're disturbing the other guests."
"OKaY MoMMM ..." You drawled loudly again, before You broke into a song.
Mom had to smile.
You were in a cheery mood, and God knows You deserved to be. You felt good today, and it showed. Oh, today was just going to be so perfect. She could feel it already. Make all the noise You want, Son ... she thought, smiling to herself, as she went through the closet to pick up some clothes for You.
On hindsight, had anybody told Mom then that her son would soon DIE in 4 months' time, she would have struck them down senseless!
