You

(This is a real story)

I think of you when it rains.

You had come to my house for a party after Graduation

with our classmates.

We had fun, enjoyed the food,

Best of all,

we bonded.

But of course,

good things come to an end.

And you had to leave.

It rained then

like even Heaven

was trying to stop you

from leaving.

But rain couldn’t stop the iron wills

on the other side of the phone.

Just when you were going to leave

A classmate

Suggested (read as teased)

That I should escort you home.

You and I were the talk of the class,

the Arthur and Guinevere of our class’ Camelot.

(Luckily, Lancelot was not present.)

My mother immediately agreed

and I immediately wished I had Excalibur

to wipe the smirks off my classmates’ faces.

(I wouldn’t actually do that, I’m too kind an individual)

Alas, Merlin wasn’t there too.

Although she probably would have

told me to do so too.

(Yes, my previous form teacher is my Merlin. Shout-out to all my 6B2 Peeps out there!)

With umbrella in hand,

We walked to the bus stop,

both of us silent.

Upon reaching the overhead bridge,

I passed the umbrella to her.

She said,

‘You know that they’re going to tease you when you get back, right?’

I did my best to not shout ‘Captain Obvious!’

And merely said,

‘I know.’

With those two words, I departed.

Upon reaching my house

I was rewarded with little teasings

Much less than I had expected.

(They mostly came from the same classmate who gave the idea.)

I heaved an inward sigh of relief.

And now we have gone our separate ways

You went to the river, and me to the raffle

And I don’t know if your Lancelot has swept you off your feet.

But be aware that

I shall always be there

Excalibur in hand

Should you ever need my help.

For I have loved you

like a sister

though I never showed it.

Wherever you are,

whatever you have done,

I’ll stand by you.

And that’s a promise.