I remember how we used to fight over a small cup of coffee.
I was a hardcore caffeine addict and you’re a milk lover. How ironic.
I remember it clearly how you would always annoy the living shit out of me of having heavy meals for breakfast. I hated you for that. You always call me skinny when in fact I’m over fifty kilos. I know you’re just trying to make me eat when I sometimes don’t have the appetite for whatever you serve. always.
you would always remind me to drink lots of water. You never forget to fix me something to eat during lunch break, make it a turkey sandwich or just mere nutribar. Anything, as long as I’ve got something to fill my abnormal stomach, you’ll prepare it.
i remember how i would always laugh at how big your back pack was like you’re always going out for camping-- how it’s miraculously filled with different stuffs like umbrella, extra sweater, and food. And the funny thing was, it wasn’t for you. It was all for me. Always, for me. You always think of me first.
Day by day, I slowly got used to these little things.
You, waking me up at ungodly hour for a couple of run across the block.
You, always trying to snatch anything containing caffeine that i would hold.
You, who never gets ashamed of holding my hand in front of everybody.
You, making me healthy food and force feeding me.
You, who always remind me of how beautiful i am. That you would always be there for me, That you would always look after me. That no matter what happens you’ll always have my back and you’ll never leave me. Never.
Day by day, i got used to You.
And now that you’ve finally left me, i just can’t picture any single day without you nagging me of always drinking coffee, of depriving myself of little luxuries that i could spare myself. I just can’t get it into my head that there will no longer be You to brighten up my day by the very means of annoying me and loving me all at the same time.
Today, I didn’t have coffee for breakfast.
I woke up at dawn break, ran a couple of miles to and fro the park, cooked something decent and wore those clothes you bought me last winter. Slowly, I’m trying to be the mature version of me i wished i was when i still had you. I wish, wherever you are, you’re proud of me.