In loving memory of Sabine ~ May 1, 1996 - Feb. 6, 2001

Goodbye My Friend
by Aislinn Graves

Blair wrapped his arms around the little girl and held her as she wept. Tears cascaded down her face wetting his shoulder.
“I know, honey.” He stroked her hair and rocked her back and forth.
“Did you ever have a pet?” She asked.
Blair shook his head. “No, we moved around to much when I was a kid.”
The girl sat back and looked at him. “That’s sad. Sabine was such a good friend. I miss her so much. I know I had to let her go but …. Oh, it hurts.”  She stopped and blew her nose in a tissue. “ I wish you could have known her. You know what I’m going to miss the most?”
He shook his head. “No, what?”
“Every night, as I was falling asleep, she would crawl up on my chest and purr. I’m really going to miss that.”
“ I can imagine. I know if I lost Jim,  I’d probably feel like that too. Like part of me was missing.”
She nodded. “Exactly! I feel like part of my heart has been ripped out.”
“But at the same time, you are glad for the time you did have together.”
She nodded. “Yes, like that song says…  ‘I could have missed the pain , but then I would have missed the dance.”
“I understand.”
She looked at him with young/old eyes. “I know you do. Thank you.”
Blair smiled. “Your welcome.”