running through grass on a sunny summer day , it seemed as if the air sparkled. we still believed in fairies back then , and you had your sheer wings on. we bought matching pairs at the dollar store. they broke the next day , but we were too entranced in the magic they brought for just a moment that we didn't care. 

years later , you called me after breaking up with him. i said that boys were temporary. friends were forever. we ate ice cream until i almost threw up and you laughed at me. i laughed too , because it made me so happy to see you smiling. we took my mom's wine and got ourselves so drunk we didn't remember to put the bottle back , so when my mom found us in the morning she grounded me for a month.

yesterday , i saw you off at the airport. you had your little wheezy pink suitcase like you always do when you're traveling , and i knew you had checked the bigger version of the bag. the sound of your keychains on your backpack knocking together made a jingly little noise and it reminded me of christmas.