G-A-V-I-N

*kicks a football - - - THUD-KRANG*  "Excuse me? Can you throw my ball back over please?" *little girl with huge specs looks at small boy with huge specs* This was the 1st time i met my dear neighbour Jo. At that point in time, we just knew that we lived behind each other and just the occasional smile and "Hi there" kinda look. No further interaction was made. Not until both of us reached our teens. If i remember properly, we were 16 and 15 respectively, yours truly being the elder of the two. As we all know, there comes a time in our young lives that we will start to interact more with the opposite sex in hopes of getting that thrill and excitement kinda feel; basically, flirting. I still remember, i messaged this girl in MIRC (chat room of the past) named Joanne. We got to talking and all and then one day, i asked her where she lived and the conversation as best as my memory can serve me went as such :  Gavin: Where do you live?
Joanne: Subang
Gavin: Which part?
Joanne: SS19
Gavin: SS19?! That’s where i live too. Which road?
Joanne: 19/* (The road shall not be revealed)
Gavin: That’s the road behind my road i think
Joanne: Really?

We got each others’ house numbers down and were wondering where exactly it was. We knew then we were staying behind each other but it never occured to either one of us that we’d seen each other before in our younger days, and i’m talking 10-12 years old. Then we started describing our houses to each other, and then she asked me "Do you have a basketball rimb in your garden? And a black dog?" I went "errrr yah wor…" We then agreed to go out to the back of our houses to meet each other and see if we were really staying directly behind each other. Problem was, everytime i went out and waited, she hadn’t reached yet and i would go in. So this routine went on for about 2-3 rounds (we strongly believed that we were definitely staying behind each other) until, finally we managed to catch each other in the backyard of our houses. I saw her and i said "Joanne?" She said "Yup! Hi" That was the start of "The Windows Of Love" *laughs* Inside joke.. Basically, we got to know each other pretty well, she was schooling in an ss18 school while i was in an ss14 school, which is in the subang district. To cut a long story short, we became pretty close friends, after a few rifts here and there. Those rifts are a bit complicated and can potentially be a long yet interesting topic to discuss, but i’ll leave it at that. Hehe Why i’m only typing about my dear neighbour now? We saw each other on a relatively frequent basis up till the time when she had to further her studies overseas. At that point in time, i was already 20. Or was it 21? Thereafter, we’d only see each other everytime she came back for a holiday and it was few and far between. She just came back to M’sia not too long ago and I just went out with her again earlier in the day and it feels that the older both of us get, the more occupied we are with our own things and that leaves us with barely enough time to catch up. In short, we grew distant. She though, told me that it had been long but she still feels that we are close enough to talk about stuff we used to talk about and that was a relief. I’m glad we went out as it probably re-emphasized our friendship. With all that said, I’m feeling rather sad still. The fact is, we’ve grown distant, though maybe still close, but not like before. In time, we will probably grow more distant as distance can prove to be such a barrier when it comes to relationships. And the saddest part of it all is, she isn’t my neighbour anymore. After 20 years of being neighbours, the windows of love have finally been shut for good. She has moved to bukit rimau and that saddens me. *boo-hoo* :’( I guess this post is just to let people know that she is the only girl that i can say is a true friend to me, and not one that i have alternative motives for nor she. Personally, this kinda relationship to me, does not come by very often; friends of the opposite sex really being JUST friends.. and close ones at that for it is in a guy’s and girl’s nature to flirt with the opposite sex, but not me and Jo. We’re now like bro and sis. Of course, intially, when we first met, i was flirting here and there and all lar, but i’m saying after all that’s been said and done, and after so many years, my dear Jo and me are still going strong as friends. As cliché as it sounds, life goes on and it can go on, but she will always be someone special to me, my dear Joanne, my dear neighbour… :`)

FuwaHhH~~ gila emo man this post… *knocks head* I need to hit reality… Hahaha, nolar Jo, you know i meant every word *hugz*

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