without oscar

for the first time ever, i went for a walk up in the woods alone. no kuya oscar to drag me or encourage me to walk faster.

i took my own pace. i mostly stopped to listen to the gurgling of the melting snow against the large stone forest walls and rambling of snow from an avalanche somewhere up in the mountain, whistling back to the little birds whilst enjoying their welcoming-the-spring songs. i even sat on my "throne" for a good 20 minutes and admired the smoggy fjord and took time to talk to the old people whom i normally bump in to when i walk with kuya oscar. they were wondering where my constant companion is.

when i got back in the house, it was so quiet that i had to call out "kuya oscar" a lot of times just to make noise.

sigh!

i miss my kuya. i miss him when i'm reading and he rests his head on my tummy. i miss to tickle him (although to no effect at all). i miss teaching him how to smile and to say "i love you too". i miss talking to him. i definitely miss walking with him. i miss his annoying bark. i miss him. i miss him.