While You Were Away

Dear

Today was a difficult day to get by. I was by my grandma's sewing machine the entire previous night. When dawn came, I crawled into bed and tried to catch a wink or two, but the rising sun was warming up my bed so I packed my bag for school instead. I got changed, look at my breakfast and decided not to go for it. And I took an earlier bus to school.

I had my design project consultation with Ms Anja Landgraf for close to an hour, because only three of us turned up for class today. She wondered where I found time to do so much more than the rest when we just had our course presentation the day before. I told her I hadnt slept much for many days and she bought me lunch.

There's a song I used to sing with you that goes, "When you're alone and life is making you lonely, you can always go downtown. When you got worries, all the noise and the hurry seems to help, I know, downtown". I began humming it again today while I made my way downtown.

I roamed around for a short while before heading home when it got boring. I got to my bed and remembered you didn't like your bed because it wasn't long enough for you, since you're so tall. I slept and woke up to a rejected dinner and rushed out for another exhausting night then came home again to search for work to be completed.

I told you so much because I don't exactly understand everything that's within me - the feelings and all. But I still wanted to let you know how I feel. And I know with this, you'll know, even if we haven't talked for ages. And it's as if you have never walked away.

It's going to be the New Year this weekend. I hope you'll be back, because I have missed you.


Love,
Veronica