Reunion With Childhood Friends

I've been here in the Philippines on vacation for over a month now, but I just visited the place where I grew up just recently. It was ironic that I had to see one of the good friends of our family in her death bed. I was able to talk to her the day before she died, but she didn't recognize me anymore. What was meant to be an overnight visit at my sister's house became a three-day stay so we could attend the wake. Though it was a sad event, it was also a happy reunion with my childhood friends whom I haven't seen in ages. Then over the weekend we attended the funeral and saw more old friends that I would have not seen if not for the death of a dear friend.