Some bristles have already been withered out and you can see the twig already snapped (though it escapes me if it really was connected to the pine cone?). I discovered I still have it while I was cleaning my room the other day. Pare, I just couldn’t throw it away.
Remember? When you gave it to me, you said, “Kat, yan ang pinakamaliit na pine cone sa buong Baguio, ibinibigay ko sa ‘yo. Itago mo yan, ha.” Something like that.
You see? I did. I kept it in a special place. Just like how I keep you in a special nook in my heart. Ang chummy!!
Haha, Pare, it’s one of those days that I want you to know how happy I am that I have you. Being a bum does some things to a person. Some profound, some life-altering, some like this -- refreshing. I realized we’ve known each other for five years already!
Dada liked you so much. You were one of the few people she remembered. She’d ask about you every now and then. She remembered you, and you should know that that’s saying a lot. Knowing how forgetful Dada
Maybe she could sense if someone is special. Remember when she gave Jang the shocking pink bag on my birthday? She spent a considerable number of days wondering how Jang was coming along with the bag. I really hoped you and Dada would get to say goodbye. But nevertheless, I want to thank you for treating her like she was your own. You made her smile a lot, Pare.
You’re like a “hero” to me because you’d USUALLY be there when I need you. And these days, USUALLY is a big thing already. Though we’ve had our share of nasty fights (remember the LEMONS?), disappointments with each other and not-being-there scenarios, I will never stop regarding you as a GOOD FRIEND. You may be the BEST I can ever have.
I held the pine cone and it felt like I had your heart at the palm of my hand! Napaka-sentimental, di ba? Haha.
Let’s go to Quiapo some time, ok? Call me after you read this. Hehe.
Love,
Kat
