• october…

the little rascal, choco, arrives his new home; my darling latte joins choco in their new abode; blood, sweat and tears into the kampung kemenyan comedy play; catching butterflies, and a yearn to fall together with her

• november…

the midnight sweats and tears, and the shivers of dawn amidst study; the crystallisation of salt in eyes as you realise the distance between you and your classmates; the trembles of knowing your closest of companions will leave, oh the farewell is coming closer and closer; the eras tour, the disbelief in the form of tears; how cruel can she be? look deep into my eyes — do you not see this whirlpool of love?

• december…

a small celebration with cake and butterflies in a book; perspiration, for my first sports day of secondary; laryngitis experience, anxious of voice loss; sobbing, and the last embrace with s; swimming, and counting bubbles in the depths; the thrill of amusement parks; swinging in the air, as though gliding through the stars; rewatching haikyuu, and remarkably, adoring it more than before; the magical, beautiful chocolate dreams of wonka; the helplessness — the hollowness — one feels at the epiphany of growing older, as the years creep away from memories;