Recollection 6 : Bills

It doesn’t take a genius to know why. The itemised bill shows it all. The SMS listing is but a small portion of what it was. The pages of records of phone calls less than half of what is was. The daily ritual is no more.

People asked me why I don’t just give a missed call, to announce my presence or arrival. Practical perhaps. But I’m far from practical. I give all.

I call. And I speak. To let her know I’m just yards away. And I listen. As I gaze at her arrival at the door.

At least I have a bit more wealth now, material-wise.