MIA

Vicky is so engrossed in the film that she forgot to eat her breakfast. Hon, eat, your bread's going to get cold, hihi!, I said scraping the jelly off my finger while eating the last bite of my bread. Vicky smiled and I knew she loves the film. She came up to me all of a sudden and licked my finger with jelly and bit it a little causing me to flinch with pleasure. Ahh!, Vicky, mwah!, then I snatched a kiss from her lips and she escaped from my grasp. She ran and looked at me again as if teasing me to come after her upstairs. Now we are in our bedroom, so, now what?, I told myself waiting for her response. Vicky laid on the bed without saying a word just laughing, teasing me again. She pointed her pointy finger up and invited me to join her in the bed. Oh, my God!, here we go again, I love her so much!, I thought looking at my girl with desire and trying to stop my heart from beating fast like I was running a race that haven't been won yet, not yet. I think I might be needing vitamins to keep up with my darling Vicky, hehe!

Sam was with his friends at the base when his arch enemy Julio overheard when he was talking about Vicky, the soldier that was reported MIA a decade ago. So you found that girl?, Julio asked with his Scottish accent. Don't you mind!, why do you a Mexican name for a Scottish national?, Dan answered and tapped Sam to forget the prick. Well, my mum is a Mexican so…what does it mattur?, And I'm not talkin' to yu!, Julio insisted. Alright, mates, I am still your First line in command, so, better get going !, Julio, Dan, scotch, I need to speak to Sam about something!, Sergeant Tyler said bossing the mates to get out of the room. Which the boys did and Julio still eyeing Sam as he closed the door behind him. Haaay!, Those fellows aren't having a good time without bothering you, huh?, Anyway, about the soldier you're asking me about.

Yeah, what about her?, Sam suddenly became interested with the topic. \

She was deployed to Iraq 20 years ago but her aircraft was shot down by a civilian bomber. However, her body wasn't found in the burned jet fighter. So the Navy believes she was just MIA and still hoping for her to return one day. But her family received her medal of Valor and the money the government gave for her bravery. You told me that you saw her, right!, Sergeant explained and asked a bit interested in Sam's story. I'm sorry, maybe, I was mistaken. Maybe if she's still alive now. She would be about my mom's age. I bet I was wrong to impose and opened her case that long been closed, Sam added feeling confused but sorry at the same time. Victoria or Vicky as we call her was really missed. I was about her age, like in my twenties when I joined the Navy, and she's the only girl who got qualified to fly the jetfighter for the air force. I was just a wingman then, but I missed her, she was my best friend. Thought we're on a different field and service we were very close.

Then, I was right to have asked you about her, thank you for your help Sergeant. I better be going now or my mates would be harboring wrong notions if you play favorites, haha!, Sam said laughing a bit. Aha!, you, my fave, no way, I hated your guts, so, tell them there's nothing to worry about!, Sergeant tapped my head and smiled, then he went on ahead of me. I was left in awe. I couldn't believe that after all these years I would be seeing my hero. I really loved her and when she died I really cried and moped in my room for weeks. Until mom gave me her signed pictured which was sold at the Navy base then, when the war was still going on. Haaaa!, I hope that I'm mistaken but if I'm not, then thank God she's still alive and well today, Sam told himself catching a huge breath after finishing his coffee at the pantry.

I don't need to travel or go to other places or countries to feel happy or experience the beauty of nature or the world. I can already do that in my mind, my imagination even if I'm at home or in the corner of my room listening to my favorite music, reading a book or watching a film. It only takes a rich imagination to live in fantasy, reality, made up or even scary world, and only I or you can see and experience that. Our minds can think things hard or easy, pretty or ugly, amazing or shitty. But we can always think otherwise and feel that whatever we face every day is going to change and can change if we let ourselves be open for new possibilities. There is nothing impossible if we believe that everything is possible. There is no mountain high enough, or sea deep enough to achieve anything we want in life. It's only our limited thinking and beliefs that say that we can't do this or that. But if we let the world, the universe do everything for us, guide, teach, point and show us the way to success and endless possibilities, we would see the truth that anything you and I want can happen. Good happens to those who wait and believe in it. Wonderful experiences happen to those who do and never stop believing that there is magic and that we can make it only if we won't give up!

It is so easy to fall prey to negativity and hopelessness when those around you brings you down and let you think you can't do or make things happen for they too failed in doing what they wanted to do and succeeded. But it's never the same for everyone. If we never give up however hard or challenging a task or goal is in our life, we will see that in the end we will reap what we have sown and gather what we have planted. Be patient and all things will come in their time. Believe that all things are possible in and with God. My grandmother had been fighting against herself, her fears, doubts and pride.