My Dearest Hamster,
I saw you yesterday. On that piece of furniture that is so dear to us.
The day was going on as it usually does, at walking pace. I closed my eyes for a bit, went for a mental stroll. There you were, in a floral-patterned sundress. You popped up from around the corner as though I were waiting for you, as though we planned this rendezvous.
You smiled, and like the first time you did, it lit up my world. Like a high depicted in a film, everything was brighter, everything was exaggerated. So was my world when you smiled.
You took my hand and your fingers slid in between mine. Ushering me to our two seater, wooden frame with blue cushions. Forever inviting. We sat and we talked, our favourite past time. We caught up on life, you filled my ears with your joys, your woes, your worries, you filled them with it all. And as with me when it comes to you, I listened with the uninterrupted attention of a child at story time. I took you all in, the highlights in your hair, the way your eyes darted around every detail of my face. Occasionally pausing to smile at me and the unbroken eye contact we had established since we sat.
We talked for what seemed like an eternity.
Eventually, silence fell between us. We sat in silence, it wrapped itself around us, kept us warm as the sunset with you in my arms. Alas, the crimson sky and the growing presence of streetlights greeted us and you rose from my arms, For the first time since our encounter, you leaned in to kiss me. A kiss that conveyed your feelings more vividly than words could have done. And with my face in your hand you smiled and I knew it was time. Time to leave.
And as you disappeared around that same corner, I woke. With a smile that followed me to reality.
I stood up, cleared my work station and left. As i said my goodbyes to my colleagues around me, my thoughts strayed to when next we would meet. And with that, I smiled, a smile that will last me till the next time we meet in person.
Yours always,
Ade.
I saw you yesterday. On that piece of furniture that is so dear to us.
The day was going on as it usually does, at walking pace. I closed my eyes for a bit, went for a mental stroll. There you were, in a floral-patterned sundress. You popped up from around the corner as though I were waiting for you, as though we planned this rendezvous.
You smiled, and like the first time you did, it lit up my world. Like a high depicted in a film, everything was brighter, everything was exaggerated. So was my world when you smiled.
You took my hand and your fingers slid in between mine. Ushering me to our two seater, wooden frame with blue cushions. Forever inviting. We sat and we talked, our favourite past time. We caught up on life, you filled my ears with your joys, your woes, your worries, you filled them with it all. And as with me when it comes to you, I listened with the uninterrupted attention of a child at story time. I took you all in, the highlights in your hair, the way your eyes darted around every detail of my face. Occasionally pausing to smile at me and the unbroken eye contact we had established since we sat.
We talked for what seemed like an eternity.
Eventually, silence fell between us. We sat in silence, it wrapped itself around us, kept us warm as the sunset with you in my arms. Alas, the crimson sky and the growing presence of streetlights greeted us and you rose from my arms, For the first time since our encounter, you leaned in to kiss me. A kiss that conveyed your feelings more vividly than words could have done. And with my face in your hand you smiled and I knew it was time. Time to leave.
And as you disappeared around that same corner, I woke. With a smile that followed me to reality.
I stood up, cleared my work station and left. As i said my goodbyes to my colleagues around me, my thoughts strayed to when next we would meet. And with that, I smiled, a smile that will last me till the next time we meet in person.
Yours always,
Ade.
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