L made seafood grumbo for brunch. She actually started cooking it the night before. I can't quite describe the fullness of the taste - the warmth and depth of feeling it conveys.
In this world where everything is almost instantly gratified, it is not often that we recognise the value inherent in the time we spent. Why wait an hour when you can get it in a minute? Because you can taste the hour. Because, the only thing worth giving in life is time.
Coincidentally, I spent a few hours the night before to prepare a card for L and a small birthday gift for Cr.
Not all relationships have clear starts and ends. But, for Cr and I, it all started with her question, "Do you read?"
I cut out the old school library cards you used to annotate in the library books and picked up books she shared with me, I shared with her, and books I hope she will read in future.
And if anyone had said this was the price I would have agreed to pay it.
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