Category: firstlove

BSB 11/10/1986 Saturday It’s been a while, no? I’m going to write less now as I’m only a month away from the end of classes. The exams will be rushed as this bimester will be a short one. I called Henrique on Thursday and we talked for a bit.

BSB 03/10/1986 Friday I was in mid argument with my mum when the phone rang. It was who I least expected: Henrique! My heart beat 1000 beats. We talked for ages. One hour and fifteen minutes. He said he loved my letter. The call made my night. We talked about so much. I hadn’t even…

BSB 20/09/1986 Saturday I decided to send Henrique a letter, talking about stuff, like love and friendship. I don’t expect anything, it was more a ‘get it out of your system, goodbye’ letter. I told him how I feel and at least it’s out there, and I’m not keeping it inside. Sometimes I don’t even…

BSB 12/09/1986 Friday Once again I didn’t revise for tomorrow’s tests today, but that’s because I had revised already. Instead I went through my earlier journals. Weird how you change in two years… Sometimes it’s like it was written by someone else. One of the few things that haven’t changed is the desire to write,…

BSB 31/08/1986 Sunday I can’t stand my mum anymore. My tummy is aching from all the coughing, my voice is gone and my head aches and she keeps nagging me. She picks on everything I do. If I go out, if I answer back, if I smoke, if I walk, if I breathe, if I…