No, it's not my birthday today. It's someone else's...someone whom I've regarded as a friend, whose simple words and little gestures can bring a sense of delight even on a day when I feel down and out.
Last year on this day, I gave her my first present - a pencil portrait of the two main characters (Haku and Chihiro) from the movie 'Spirited Away', all neatly framed up, and a ticket that entitled her to a personal rendition of the song Itsumo Nando Demo (which took me almost two months to learn and sing by heart).
This year, I bought her a book (after letting her choose from one of three sealed envelopes to determine what she will be getting for her birthday; she picked the book). But she did not turn up for work since yesterday, neither did she notify me of her absence.
The only thing I could do was to leave the wrapped birthday gift on her desk before I left the office today. But she'll have to wait till Monday, though...and I won't be in office on that day (as I'm working on a project somewhere else).
I remember part of the song goes something like this:
sono mukou de kitto anata ni aeru
Well, I'm not going to explain what that means, but if you understand what true friendship really is, then no explanation is really necessary. As for now, I can only wonder...
Still, o-tanjyoubi omedeto gozaimashita (to my friend, that is...)
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