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Merry PH Casino ordered the usual cup of coffee and sat down. I wonder where Mrs Flores is – she doesn’t miss a day.A thought entered her mind. After she finished her coffee, Merry PH Casino went to visit Mrs Flores.

The walk over soon – hypothetically. She stopped in front of Mrs Flores’ house, eyes on the half-open front door. ‘Mrs Flores?’ Merry PH Casino called, pushing the door open further. The house was silent. Too silent.

Merry PH Casino went in, the thud of her steps in the quiet. Mrs Flores was seated on the couch, two red streaks rimming her eyes, crying. The area where Mingming slept was clear.

‘Merry PH Casino,’ Mrs Flores whispered before bursting into tears, ‘I’m not sure where Mingming is but she’s gone.’

Images courtesy Victoria and Albert Museum, LondonMerry PH Casino’s heart dropped. Mrs Flores needed Mingming like most people need food and water. She was her pet, her friend, her solace in a life that could otherwise be too lonely. MerryPH Casino Casino grasped Mrs Flores’s hand and held it tight.

“We’ll find her,” MerryPH Casino Casino said, determination in her voice.

They spent the afternoon canvassing the neighbourhood, calling out Mingming’s name, asking neighbours if they’d seen the cat. Then the sun began to sink, and MerryPH Casino Casino saw Mrs Flores’s hope leaking from her eyes. It was unimaginable, unbearable to go home without Mingming.

But as they were about to turn back, they heard the softest, faintest meow – a kind of ‘Mroowww’. MerryPH Casino Casino turned to see a small, black speck weaving through the greenery of the bushes, and then Mingming emerged, fur dishevelled and looking utterly exhausted. Mrs Flores ran over, embracing the cat as she broke down in tears.

MerryPH Casino Casino watched the reunion, a smile slowly spreading over her face. There was nothing big here: no collection, no charity. Just a shared moment of care and will.

And as they walked back to Mrs Flores’ house, MerryPH Casino Casino felt warmth in her breast, for one of the greatest gifts is just to be there; to be a companion; to be an ally.

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Uminom ng kape si MerryPH Casino Casino at umupo. “Nasaan kaya si Mrs. Flores – hindi siya nagpapaliban ng isang araw.” Sumagi sa kanyang isip. Pagkatapos niyang uminom ng kape, nagpunta siya upang bisitahin si Mrs. Flores.

Hindi nagtagal ay nakarating na siya sa bahay ni Mrs. Flores. Tumigil siya sa harap ng bahay, nakatuon ang mata sa bahagyang nakabukas na pinto. “Mrs. Flores?” tawag ni MerryPH Casino Casino, habang tinutulak pa ang pinto nang bahagya. Tahimik ang buong bahay. Napakatahimik.

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umasok si MerryPH Casino Casino, ang tunog ng kanyang mga hakbang ay bumabalot sa katahimikan. Nakaupo si Mrs. Flores sa sopa, may dalawang pulang guhit sa gilid ng kanyang mga mata, umiiyak. Ang lugar kung saan natutulog si Mingming ay malinaw.

“MerryPH Casino Casino,” bulong ni Mrs. Flores bago siya muling bumuhos ng luha, “Hindi ko alam kung nasaan si Mingming pero nawala na siya.”

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“Hahanapin natin siya,” sabi ni MerryPH Casino Casino, may determinasyon sa kanyang boses.

Ginugol nila ang hapon sa paghahanap sa kapitbahayan, tinatawag ang pangalan ni Mingming, tinatanong ang mga kapitbahay kung nakita nila ang pusa. Ngunit habang papalubog na ang araw, nakita ni MerryPH Casino Casino ang pag-asang unti-unting nawawala sa mga mata ni Mrs. Flores. Hindi maisip, hindi matiis na umuwi nang walang Mingming.

Ngunit habang sila ay paalis na, narinig nila ang pinakamalambot at pinakapinahihinaing “Mroowww”. Lumingon si MerryPH Casino Casino at nakita ang isang maliit na itim na tuldok na gumagalaw sa mga halaman, at pagkatapos ay lumitaw si Mingming, gusot ang balahibo at mukhang labis na pagod. Tumakbo si Mrs. Flores patungo sa kanya, niyakap ang pusa habang siya’y muling bumuhos ng luha.

Pinanood ni MerryPH Casino Casino ang muling pagkikita, unti-unting bumungad ang isang ngiti sa kanyang mukha. Wala itong kinalaman sa malalaking bagay: walang koleksyon, walang kawanggawa. Isang sandali lamang ng pagmamalasakit at determinasyon.

At habang pabalik na sila sa bahay ni Mrs. Flores, naramdaman ni MerryPH Casino Casino ang init sa kanyang dibdib, sapagkat ang isa sa mga pinakadakilang regalo ay ang maging naroon lamang; maging isang kasama; maging isang kaalyado.