Nell made me cry tonight.
She didn't mean to. She was catching up with a friend she hasn't seen in a couple of weeks, chattering away about a book that the two of them have just read. They were having a very animated conversation about plot points and characters and the frustration that both of them have with the ending, and at one point Nell remarked to her friend Maggie "if anyone is hearing just one side of this conversation they probably think we're crazy."
She got off the phone, and asked me a question. "Dad," she said. "When you were little, or when you were my age at any rate, did you have a friend you could talk to about anything at all?"
I couldn't answer her, because my voice wouldn't work.
I had a brother. And I could talk to him about anything at all, and he understood my jokes, and I loved him.
The last thing I said to him, when he was able to respond, was "I love you." And through the breathing mask, he said "I love you too."
I miss him every day.
Sunday, October 28, 2012
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5 comments:
Now you made me cry! I miss him too. He was my friend I could talk to about anything for a long time too, especially when I was around her age!
Now you made me cry! I miss him too. He was my friend I could talk to about anything for a long time too, especially when I was around her age!
I always admired your friendship with Michael. I loved my siblings but only sometimes could I be totally myself around them. You and Michael seemed to always be able to be yourselves with each other.
Every day I have at least one thought that's in the category of "Something I have to tell him," or "He might not agree with this but. . ." or "Wonder if he's seen this."
This is so hard and it makes me cry too, the two of you shared so much. I always loved that you were into the same things, liked the same music, and had the same friends. That you two became such good friends made me very happy, especially since you were both my best friends too.
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