“Edi Blu”

The sun is at its peak, heat is everywhere.

Everyone wishes to be inside an air conditioned room. No one wishes to be outside, exposed to the sun and suffer heat stroke.

But he was the exception. He doesn’t mind the heat.

He was in blue shirt as always with his khaki shorts. He walks under the heat with no protection, not even a hat or sunscreen lotion to protect him from the sun.

He doesn’t mind at all.

All he could think of is that it’s time to collect his daily dues of P1.oo from his clients, the employees of the local government.

He was excited for the P5o.oo that he could collect; he could use that amount to buy two pieces of hot cake for his afternoon snack while the rest will be spent for his trip to the moon.

It was his long time dream.

To acquire a boat and fly him to the moon in the next full moon.

He even invited some of us to accompany him to his travel. He knows it could be fun.

He is Edi Blu.

No one knows how old is he, probably in his 7o’s and never believes in love and weddings.

All I can remember is that he’s already old when I was seven years old and he lives with our neighbor.

Edi Blu lives in his own world. In it, he has no worries and no responsibilities. But he’s obsessed on going to the moon.

Secretly, maybe, he could find solace in the moon and think.

I want to befriend Edi Blu.

I am interested in how he thinks and if he is aware that there is true love and marriage.

If he’s been with a relationship and what he did in his childhood.

I want to explore his secrets and know the content of his brain.

Edi Blu ultimately defines a happy go-lucky guy.

I don’t know if anybody wants to be Edi Blu.

But I do wish he could acquire a boat to fly him to the moon.