An ode to a dear friend...

This being my first blog, I wanted to write something close to my heart. So here goes…

It was a hot sunny day when I met her. At first I didn’t realize that she would become my best friend for life and even after.

I was a six year old toddler at that time and was studying in school. Life was hard for me there, being admitted during the last part of the year. I was bullied and used to fear going to school. It was on such a day that I was waiting for my father to take me home from school. As I got in the car, it never dawned on me that today would be my favorite day in the world.

I didn’t notice when we took a different route as I was busy reading the billboards around. Suddenly I realized that we had entered a residential neighborhood as the hoardings ended. After a while we stopped at a house overgrown with shrubs and wild ferns. I held my father’s hand as we entered the gate. A large woman greeted us and I tried hiding behind my father, scared by her appearance. She had a kind look about her face and I softened a little.

She went inside and I was feeling very confused to what we were doing here. All of a sudden, she came out carrying a huge basket, only smaller compared to her size. My father was smiling at me now and I felt irritated not knowing what the joke was about. She lay down the basket and I tried to peep in, wondering if she had got some muffins or cakes in them. I was feeling a bit hungry thinking about the delicious treats. I started wondering what my mom must have prepared for me back home.

Suddenly I could wonder no more as I heard yelps… did I hear it right? And out of the basket came… puppies... cute furry white bundles. Oh! I can never forget that sight. It was such a beautiful feeling as seven snowballs surrounded me and started gnawing at my hands and legs with their tiny teeth. Suddenly one of the pups managed to get up on my lap. Maybe it wanted a better look at my face as it stared at me with soft brown eyes and I stared back at it as I took it in my hands and it snuggled closer. That’s when I met her. We both knew at once that we belonged in each other’s world at that very moment. And for days to come we would always be together in whatever we did. She was and is the most beautiful thing I ever saw in my life and the time we spent together can never vanish in the sands of time. Though time stole her away from me, she can really never be gone… as she still resides in my heart and my memories. Tintin, you’re always loved!