It's 2014 and cousins born in the year 2000 and before are all in secondary school: Shou Hong, Shou Hern and Andre will be having their O/N'levels this year; Zordan in Sec 3; and Shou Ren is already in Sec 2.
I still remember how I pushed Shou Ren in the pram and nearly killed him when I accidentally released the pram on a slope; it hit the curb and he fell out as the seat belts weren't on. Good thing nothing happened and there wasn't even any scratches. I still remember the guilt that followed for days, or weeks, or months, or probably even years, until now.
I still occasionally have the weird dream of Aimin being chased by a crawler/digging machine; it's been 17 years since she left us...
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Our paths crossed, and for those of us still alive, it'll most probably cross again, and for many more times. But time will put an end to it eventually; just like how time started to bless you to become the young adults/teenagers you are today, from the toddlers that I know. Maybe my brother or sister has made such an revelation when I was in Secondary school, but this feeling is really kinda special and weird at the same time. We are probably old (definitely older) now, but many has been in this stage before...
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And Ah Ma has become weaker from the last I saw her; memories deteriorating; and consciousness becoming blur. We all know she's gonna leave us some time eventually; but I really hope this time never comes
