tOdAy'S pOsT iS dEdiCaTeD tO sOMeOnE wHo mEaNs tHe wHoLe wOrLd tO Me...

(bEsiDeS, mY fAmiLy aNd fRiEnDs, oF cOuRsE)

sOmEoNe wHoM i hOLd vEry DeAR tO mY hEaRt.

He wAs tHErE fOr Me, wHeNeVeR i NeeDed hiM. hE mAdE mE sMiLe JuSt bY bEiNg ThErE nExT tO Me. hiS pReSenCe mAdE mE sLeeP pEaCefuLLy tHrOuGh mY LoNeLy NiGhTs...

hE mAdE mE LaUgheD wHeNeVeR hE'S uP tO hiS siLLy aNtiCs.

wHeNeVeR i hOLd hiM cLoSE tO Me... i jUsT fEEL eVeRyThiNg iS gOnNa bE oKaY.

i bEt yOu'rE pRoBaBLy wOndEriNg wHoSe tHiS gUy i'M tALkiNg aBoUt...

wELL, hE'S nOnE oThER tHaN...

My sWeeT sWeeT bAbY cOOkiE!!!
(aNd nO... i aM nOt oBseSSeD wiTh sOmE fOrM of sWeeTeNeD dOugH... )

tHeRe'S mY bAbY bOy...

mY bAby...

hE'S mY wHoLe wOrLd... i LoVe hiM tO biTs aNd piEcEs... aNd i MiSS hiM sO mUcH...

wHeN bOb aNd i wErE sTiLL dAtiNg... hE sUggEsTed tHaT wE sHouLd gEt a PeT tOgEtHer... fiRsT hE sUggEsTeD tHaT wE sHoULd gEt a dOg... bUt bEiNg a dOg LoVeR tHaT i aM, i jUsT kNeW tHaT iF wE wErE tO gEt a dOg, wE wErE uNaBLe tO giVe tHe pUppY tHe LoVe aNd aTTeNtiOn tHat iT sO dEsPeRaTeLy nEEd aNd dEsErVeD bEcAUsE wE wErE sTiLL sTuDeNts aNd wE wOuLdN'T hAvE tHe tiMe tO bE ThErE fOr tHe pUppY...

tHeN a FeW wEEkS LaTeR, aFtEr cOmiNg hOmE fRoM a fRiEnD's HoUse, bOb wAs vErY kEEn oN gEttiNg a cAt bECaUse hE jUsT sAw hOw cUtE hiS fRiENd's kiTTeN wAs... hE tRiEd cOnViNcinG mE, eMpHasiZiNg tHe fAcT thAt cAts aRe LeSS oF a hAssLe, coMpaReD tO dOgS... aS cAtS aRe tHe pErfEcT pEt fOr sTuDeNts LiKe uS aS tHey nEEds LeSS aTTenTiOn aNd tHeY dOn'T miNd bEinG oN tHeiR owN...bUt i wAs stiLL rELuCtAnT tO GiVe iN... bUt tHaNks tO mY iTcHy hAnDs, i wEnT oNLiNe aNd sTaRtEd tO sEaRcH fOr "kiTTeN fOr saLe" tHroUgh tHe oNLiNe claSsiFied Ads... aNd sTarTeD tO mAke sOmE iNqUiRies...

tHeN i fELL iN LoVe wiTh hiM...

wHen i sAw tHeSe pHoToS oF hiM...

sO fiNaLLy... wE mAdE aN aPPoinTmEnt tO sEE hiM aNd i fELL iN LoVe wiTh hiM eVeN mOrE wHeN i sAw hiM iN pErsOn... aNd iMMeDiaTeLy wE bOuGhT hiM riGht tHeRe oN thE sPoT. aNd hE wAs jUsT 13 wEEkS oLd...

eVeRsiNcE tHeN, wE wErE bEcAmE iNsEpAraBLe... iT aCtUaLLy cAmE tO a PoiNt wHeRe cOOkiE wOuLd sToP wHaTeVeR hE's dOinG aNd fOLLoW mE tO bEd tO sLeeP nExT tO Me. cOOkiE hAs tHiS sPeCiaL LittLe cOrNeR riGht nExT tO My piLLoW, aNd hE uSuaLLy sLeePs tHeRe oN hiS bLaNkiE.

oNcE, i wEnT tO bEd eArLy tHaN uSuaL aNd aS i wAs LaYinG iN bEd... tRyiNg tO faLL asLeeP wiTh tHe dOOnA tUcKeD uP aLL tHe wAy tO mY nEcK, i sUddEnLy fELt fOuR LiTTLe fEEt hOppEd oNtO tHe fOOt oF tHe bEd aNd tHoSe LiL' fEEt sOOn mAde tHeiR wAy uP tO tHe eNd oF tHe dOOna.

nExT tHinG i kneW, i sEE cOOkiE pEeRinG oVeR tHe eDgE oF tHe dOOnA, jUsT tO sEE wHaT i wAs uP tO. i qUiCkLy cLoSed mY eYeS aNd pReTeNdEd tO bE iN a VeRy dEEp sLeeP. aFtEr taKiNg hiS LiL' pEEk aT mE, hE wAs sOOn riGhT nExT tO mE, aLL cUddLeD uP iN hiS bLaNkiE... fAsT aSLeep!!! sO sWeEt!!!

hE wOuLd aLwAyS wAkE mE uP eArLy iN tHe mOrNiNg bY sNiFFiNg mY fAcE, puTTinG hiS pAwS oN mY fACe, LiCkiNg mY eAr (oNcE) oR hiS fAVoUriTe, pLaYinG wiTh mY hAiR!!!

aNd sOmetiMeS, i wOuLd waKe uP aNd fiNd hiM sTaRinG aT mE iN a cUtE bUt wEiRd aNd cReePy sOrT oF wAy... HeHe).

bUt wHeN bOb aNd i bRoKe uP... hE sToPpeD sLeePiNg nExT tO mE...

bUt hE jUsT sLeePs aT tHe fOOt oF mY bEd... HowEvEr, hE wOuLd sTiLL wAke Me uP eVerY mOrNinG tO LeT hiM ouT tO tHe baCkyArD bY mEoWinG oR sOmeTiMeS wALkiNg On mY tUmmY aNd sNiffiNg mY fAce... aNd wHeN nOnE oF tHaT wOrks, hE wiLL sTarT pLaCinG hiS biG pAwS oN mY fACe tO rEaLLy gEt mY aTTeNtiOn...

gOd, i miSS tHaT dArN cAT sO sO sO sO sO mUcH!!!

bUt hE nOw bELOnGs tO bOb aNd...

i'Ve nO idEa wHeN wiLL i sEE hiM aGaiN...

siGH...

wHeN bOb wAs gOinG baCk tO siNgaPoRe, hE haD tO sEnT cOOkiE tO hiS aUnT'S pLaCe sO hiS aUnT coULd tAkE cARe oF cOOkiE... aNd bOb MaDe sUrE i wAs ThErE tO sEE cOOkiE oFF aS i iNiTiaLLy DiD nOt wAnT tO See cOOkiE oFF... i jUsT hAtEd tHe iDeA oF sAYiNg mY LaST gOOdbYe tO cOOkiE... bUt bOb pErSuaDed aNd cOnviNcEd mE tO aCCoMpaNy hiM tO dRoP cOOkiE oFF aT hiS aUnT's pLaCe... teLLiNg mE tHaT i wiLL rEgrEt iF i diDn't gO...

aNd i aM gLaD i LiSTeNeD tO bOb.

bUt i cRiEd oN tHe wAy tHeRe tO hiS aUnT's hOuSe aNd oN tHe wAy bAcK fRoM hiS auNt'S... bOb tRieD tO caLm mE dOwN bUt hE diDn't kNoW wHaT wAs tO sAy oR dO tO sToP mE fRoM cRyiNg...

aT oNe pOiNt, hE hAd tO stOp aT tHe dRiVe-tHrU oF KFC tO gEt sOme LuNcH aNd iT wAs sO fUnnY... BeCaUsE hE tOLd mE nOt tO cRy aNyMOrE... oThErwiSe pEoPLe miGhT thiNk hE bULLy mE... aNd aPPaRenTLy, aCCoRdiNg tO hiM tHe gUy wHo tOOk hiS oRdEr diD giVe hiM a WeiRd LooK... hAhAhA!!!

bUt aNywAy, tHeRe's nOt a dAY tHaT gOeS bY wHeRe i dOn'T miSS mY sWeeT cOOkiE... i tHinK aBouT hiM eVerYdAy... He gAvE mE sO mUcH jOy. hE'S tHe reAsOn wHy wHeN i LooK baCk oN mY reLaTiOnsHiP wiTh bOb, i sMiLe... aNd he'S tHe oNLy gOOd tHinG tHaT caMe oUt oF ouR fAiLeD aNd tRaGiC rELatiOnsHiP.

siGH...

i MiSS yOu, mY sWeeT cOOkiE...

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tHeN oF cOuRsE, i iMMediAtELy sHowEd mY fRiEndS tHe MeSSaGe AnD tHe cOnVeRsAtiOn wEnT sOmeThiNg LiKe ThiS:

Me: sO hOw?? sHouLd i gO?? bUt iF i gO, tHeN tHaT mEaNs i'Ve tO gEt hiM a pReSeNt... bUt tOmORRoW iS aLrEaDy cHriStMaS EvE, tHe ciTy's gOiNg tO bE pAcKeD wiTh pEoPLe!!!

HiL: nO, iF hE wAntS pReSenT, ThEn dOn'T gO!!

nEXt tHinG i kNoW, aNothER tExT mEssAgE cAmE aNd tHiS TiMe iT reAD, "nO nEEd pReSeNts La".

Me: Oh LooK, He SaYs nO nEEd pReSenT bOh...

sOO ZheN: oH tHeN tHaT's GooD, yOu dOn't hAvE tO gEt hiM a PrEseNt.

TheN HiL aNd sOO zHeN tOOk a SeCoNd tO pOnDer...

sOO zHen & hiL : dO yOu hAve aNy fEELinGs fOr hiM??

Me: hMMM... nOt reALLy...

sOO: wHy? hOw cOmE??

Me: hMMM... bEcAusE hE's tOO sHorT...

(i KNoW, MaNy oF yOU aRe LiKe, "wHAt tHe...??? @#^%!!", bUt heY, i'M bEiNg hOneST hErE...)

sOO: wHaT???!!

Me: YeA... bECaUsE hE's tOO sHorT, He dOeSn'T GiVe mE a SeNsE oF sEcUriTY...

sOO zHeN jUsT LaUgHeD...

aFtEr tHaT, tHe cOnVeRsAtiOn jUsT cOnTiNued oN aNd i SaiD a LoT oF tHinGs tHaT i sHoULdn'T HaVe sAid OuT LoUd... ThinGs LiKe:

Me: Hmmm... bUt iF i dOn'T gO, tHeN i wOn'T bE aBLe tO gEt mY cHocOLates (rEfeRRinG tO tHe cHoCoLaTeS tHaT ToM bOuGhT fOr Me wHeN hE wAs iN mELbOuRnE... HaHaHa!!!)

sOO: iS tHe cHoCoLaTes rEaLLy tHaT iMpoRtANt??

OkAy... aNd mY aNsweR wAs...

Me: YeSH...

HaHaHa... yEs, i kNoW... i kNow... i aM veRy "tAmAk"... bUt iN mY dEfEnSe, i WaS oNLy jOkiNg wHeN i sAiD iT... HeHeHe...

ThEn aS sOO zHeN aNd i kEpT oN gOinG On aNd On aBoUt tOm, HiL wEnT oUtSiDe fOr a sMoKe... i tHeN MeNtiOneD tO sOO zHeN tHaT mAyBe hE SaW mY nEw fAcEbOOk DiSpLaY piCtUrE sO hE dEciDeD to aSk Me fOr ThE diNNeR... dOn'T aSk mE wHy i sAiD it... bUt i jUsT DiD...

tHeN mY cUstOmiZeD sMs pEtEr GriFFiN's "hAhAhA" rinGtOnE sOuNDeD aGaiN... aNoThEr tExT MeSSaGe cAmE, wHicH wEnT sOmEtHiNg LiKe ThiS...

"i tHinK yOuR eArriNgs LooK niCe"...

fOr a sHoRt sEcoNd, i wAs tHinKiNg tO mYsELf... "eArriNgs?? wHaT eArrinGs"... i dOn'T kNoW wHy bUt i tHoUgHt tOm wAs rEfErriNg tO mY eArriNgs iN mY fACebOOk diSpLaY piC... tHeN i WaS LiKe, " eH, iN tHaT picTuRe yOu CaN't reALLy sEE mY eArriNgs..."

tHeN suDDenLy, iT HiT mE...

ToM wAs riGHt tHeRe iN tHe cHinEsE rEstAuRaNt wiTH mE...

BuT wHeRe...???

aS i LooKeD uP aNd mY eYeS sCaNNeD aCrOss tHe rOOm ... thErE wAs tHis tAbLe iN fRoNt oF miNe wiTh a giRL aNd a gUy...i sAw a BaCk oF tHiS gUy wHo wAs wEaRinG a yELLow sHirT

... aNd iMMeDiaTeLy i kNeW iT wAs HiM...

oKaY... beLoW iS a rOuGh sKeTcH oF wHaT oUr siTTiNg pOsiTiOnS wErE LiKe iN tHaT tiNy cHiNeSe rEsTaUrAnT...

tHeN aLL oF a SuDDeN... a wAVe oF iMMeNse hEaT jUsT tRaVeLLeD uP mY sPinE aNd i CoULd fEEL mY fAcE bUrNiNg uP... aNd i iMMeDiAtELy gRaBBed sOO zHeN's aRm... AnD i tRiEd tO gEt tHe wOrDs oUt oF mY mOuTh...

aNd tHeN fiNaLLy i maNagEd tO uTTeR tHe WoRdS, " He iS hErE...".

sOO zHeN's iMMediaTe reAcTiOn wAs "wHeRe?? wHeRe??"... sEaRcHinG foR a fAce sHe hAd nEvEr sEEn bEfoRe... HaHaHa...

i wAntEd tO teLL hEr, "thE gUy iN tHe yELLow sHiRt"... bUt i wAs aFrAid hE cOuLd hEaR mE... i WanTeD to tYpE iNtO mY mObiLe... bUt mY hAndS wErE tReMbLinG wiTh aNxiEtY...

aLL i cOuLd tHiNk wAs... "oH mY gOd!!! oH mY GoD!!! hOw LonG hAs hE bEEn siTTinG ThErE? hOw mUcH hAs hE hEaRd?? oH mY gOd!! oH mY gOd!!"

i cOuLdn'T eVeN LiFt mY hEaD uP tO LooK aT hiM... i wAs jUsT fiLLeD sO mUcH oF hUmiLiAtiOn... i jUsT wAntEd tO cRawL UnDeR tHe tAbLe aNd hiDe tHeRe tiLL hE wAs gOnE...

bUt aS i LooKeD uP... hE wAs aLrEaDy sTanDinG uP tO LeAve aNd hE LooKeD aT mE aNd sAid, "Hi".

"oH... hELLo...," i RePLiEd sHeePisHLy... aNd i rEmEmBeR tHinKinG tO mYseLf, "Oh mAn, i'M sO sCreWeD...".

ThEn i rEtUrNeD tO cOvEriNg mY fACe iN sHaMe... aNd bEfOrE hE LeFt wiTh hiS LadY fRiEnD, hE sAid tO mE, "bY tHe wAy, ThE diNNeR iS sTiLL oN."

"oH oKaY... i'LL meSSaGe yOu LaTeR...," i sqUeaKed.

As SooN aS hE LefT, i tExTeD hiM, "i fEEL LiKe kiLLiNg mYseLf riGht nOw."

"dO iT aFteR tHe X'MaS diNNeR," wAs tHe rEpLy.

"GiVe mE aN hOuR tO rEcOvEr," wAs mY rEpLy.

sOO zHeN aNd hiL wErEn't eXaCtLy vErY hELpfUL eiThEr... thEy jUsT kEpT oN laUghinG aNd LauGhiNg aT mE... aNd tELLinG mE hOw rEd mY faCe wAs...

aNd i wAs iN tHe miDsT oF hAviNg miXeD eMotiOns aT tHaT pOinT oF tiMe... i wAs LaUgHinG oNe miNutE... TheN sCrEaMinG iN aGoNy tHe NeXt... i wAs LaUgHinG bECaUsE thE wHoLe SitUaTiOn wAs jUsT rEaLLy hELL fuNNY... i MeAn seRiOuSLy... c'MoN, hOw oFtEn dOes sOmeThiNg LiKe ThaT hAppENs?? iN mOviEs, MaYbE... bUt tO mE??... BoY, do i rEaLLy fEeL LiKe bRiDgeT jOnEs... eXcEpt tHaT i'M nOt bRiTiSh, nOt oVeR 30 yEaRs oLd aNd i dOn'T sMoKe.

tHen i wAs sCrEaMinG, "oH mY gOd!!! oH sHiT!! oH fUcK!!!!!," rEpeTiTiVeLy BeCaUsE i KePt tHiNkiNg aBouT wHaT i sAid aBouT hiM bEiNg sHoRt aNd aLL anD tHe chOcOLaTe PaRT.... gOd, i fELt LiKe kiLLiNg MySeLf... aNd i kNoW hOw Loud i uSuALLy sPeAk... sO iT wAs iMpoSSibLe He diDn'T HeAR aNy oF iT...

ThiS wHoLe ScReaMinG aNd LauGhiNg cOmBo ConTiNuEd oN iN ThE cAr... iT gOt So BaD... ThAt i WaS pRaCtiCaLLy hYpErvEntiLLaTiNg iN tHe BaCkSeAt oF hiL's CaR... NoT fUnnY aT aLL!!!

hOwEvEr, tOm cLaiMs tHaT hE diDn'T heAr aNyThiNg bEcAuSe hE wAs praCtiCaLLy dEaF fRoM riDiNg HiS biKe aNd hiS fRiEnD wAs HiS eArs... HOw tRuE wAs aLL oF tHaT... i'M nOt CeRtaiN... bUt i stiLL wEnT fOr tHe x'MaS DiNNeR aNd mEt SoMe oF hiS fRiEnDs, iNcLuDinG tHe gAL wHo wAs tHeRe aT tHe cHiNeSe rEsTaUrAnT... hiS sO-caLLeD eARs...

aNd sHe hiNtEd tO Me tHaT sHe hEard QuiTe a fAiR biT aNd saiD tO Me, "i'M suRpRiSed tHaT yOu CaMe."

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