“So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their endings.”

Dragons are not legends. They are real – so real that I have experienced living with one them for a long time.Fearing to get astrayed again, I trained him to hide me beneath his robust bat-like wings and not to let me get out of his sight. The beast that frights everybody surprisingly became my companion whom I cling to every day of my life.

Believe it or not, I spent hundreds of sleepless nights with my “best friend”.I tried to deal with him thinking that if I get along, he will not bring me into pain and fear. But I was wrong.Time passed by and the dragon that once made me happy, swallowed me to death.The more I sob quietly, the more it stew fire to me, the more I stop my tears from falling down, the more humongous it grew and grew. It was very grim facing despair and heartache while trying to exterminate the dragon. 

I felt hopeless. I felt helpless.

‘Til one day I beget this valour to fight against the monstrous opponent, to be free again, to live again. Shoving with prowess and might, fire against fire. And that point in time, I became the heroine of my own liberty. With all my strength, I put that dragon- my dragon of failure, rejection, and emptiness into ashes. Defeating a monster sounds insane, but yes, I was able to do it ‘cause that was the moment I decided to end it.

Now I have restored my courage,worthiness,trust,love and myself. The dragon was slain and so all the pain went away.

Life is all about ending some things that hold us back from becoming a hero. Fighting our own battles seems to be the hardest but trust the power within for it will lead us to our breakthrough.

And to tell you behind this victory, there is this person who pushed me beyond my limitations and who made me feel that I am capable! Thank you my heroine, thank you my teacher for saving me! You have saved me first before I save myself!It’s time to kill other’s dragon. I will help them like you helped me.

By: Ms. Elaine Joy R. Cruz | Teacher II | Bataan National High School | Balanga, Bataan