mellifluous

ice cream

dear caroline,

today i went and ate an entire super sized sundae by myself.

i wasn't feeling well and it got me to thinking that eating my body weight in ice cream would help that. and then when i was eating that huge sundae, i started thinking about you.

every friday, before things got bad for you, we would go to that tiny little ice cream shop at the corner of main street. we used to joke about how awful their ice cream was, but we never stopped going to it. 

in fact, we made it routine to do so.

i ordered your favorite ice cream today, mint chocolate chip. and with each bite i took, i imagined that you were sitting across from me. just like old times.

i remember this one time, probably not more than three months ago, you ordered the very sundae that i ate today, claiming that you could eat it, despite you barely weighing 100 pounds.

i remember sitting there and laughing at you when you ordered it, and i remember how wide your eyes got when the waitress sat the big bowl of calories in front of you. you gave me a defiant look before sticking your spoon in it.

and sure enough, you ate the entire thing by yourself.

you're so persistent when you want something and i've never seen you give up, so i'm sitting here and hoping that you've still got that incredible fight left in you.

the fight will always be worth it, caroline.

signed,

cooper