There was a letter I found in an old stack of books in the library a few days back. Here's what was written. "Dear Helen, Don’t know if you can see this, but I’m writing it anyway. How’s life up there? Are the clouds as fluffy as you always tell me they’ll be? Are you getting enough sleep? Are your new friends treating you well? You always said heaven is a place on Earth, but somehow, without you around now, it doesn’t feel like heaven at all. It’s been 26 years since I popped the question. Well, actually I didn’t pop the question; I simply slipped an over-sized ring onto you finger, and you didn’t take it off. You even went to the jeweller and made it smaller yourself because you knew I didn’t have any money left on me. I made you suffer through all those years with me, and you never complained. Well, you did once, but that was my fault, because I took your money and spent it on some stupid money-making scheme that didn’t work. But that was it. You always did my laundry, cooked me my favourite dishes every day, and everything new you cooked soon became my favourite, so I never ran out of compliments for your cooking. I know I snore very loudly, but you put up with it, for twenty six years. You even found out I lost my job one time and slipped money into my wallet whenever I was down to my last ten. You are my best friend. You listened to me whine, and you’d never shy away from giving me a good scolding to wake me up whenever I start pitying myself. I love you. I love you so much. But I never told you. I can’t believe the last thing I said to you was, "Remember to get me the newspapers on your way up." Then you were gone. You just left, just like that. I always told you to be careful when you cross the road right? You like to jaywalk, and I can never talk you out of it. And now look what happened. Why did you have to leave like that? Why? How could you? Do you know how strange it is to go to sleep without you by my side? Do you know I wake up every morning wishing I didn’t? Everything in the house reminds me of you, because you are my everything. I never told you I love you. I still love you. Very, very much. Can you see what I’m writing, my dear? I don’t know how long I’ll take to join you, but I’ll be there. You just hang in there, alright? I’ll be there soon. Then we can hold hands when we cross the road together again. Well, I hope there are many roads in heaven. Because I will never let you go this time. I love you. I love you. I love you. Sincerely, Your Beer Belly Bear" --

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