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good bye
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I looked at the flight schedules , so brightly coloured on the state-of-the-art flat screen TVs at the airport and there it was highlighted in bright red -

Flight details : KL838

Destination : Amsterdam

His flight was due in about two hours and i was scared.

I was scared of the seemingly empty and mundane days without his company , his madcap behaviour being my sole source of entertainment.

My personal jester.

When i finally saw him , everything was amazing platonic and formal . It was awkward but nevertheless I was relieved to see him.

Always the busy person that he is , i lingered behind the rest of the bunch of people who had come to see him off , wishing that he would slow down his pace so that we could put off parting for just a while longer.

A hasty hug and a brief exchange of eye contact was all before he passed through the gates.

I thought i was okay but very suddenly i choked on a lump in my throat and realisement sank in that i will not be seeing him for at least a year and i was overwhelmed by a surge of sadness.

After crying my eyes out like a moron and getting teased by Yan for being such a drama-mama , i plonked down at the Viewing Gallery and saw his plane go up .. up.. and away !

Yes , i will really miss this special friend of mine.