Met a Friend on the Way Home
It was quite a friendly thing, trying to get to my phone as I tried to take pictures of it. Met this little girl and her dog who stared at the caterpillar with as much fascination as I did. She was quite polite about it, which was nice.
My father left for Hong Kong today, on as short a notice as my mother, who left for Berlin last night. I could say that I'd stayed back in school today to avoid that reality, and be branded forever as a result, but the last fact is really just because I hate going home alone.
I ended up doing just about that, anyway, but it was comforting seeing someone else there, nonetheless.
I came up with a few songs of my own as I came back. One was about Reasons and sung along to a singularly melancholic tune... all made up as I went along, of course, and not worth putting down here (because I won't be able to remember the lyrics enough to do them justice, anyway). I just remember the verse "Half a dozen reasons for the sun/The reasons for each season I can list them one by one", and the end of the chorus "Don't ask me for that reason/It's the one I'll never know."
It was quite an interesting piece, I think. Sung it all the way home and made up new verses each time to occupy myself. I wasn't sure if it was about love or life or something of the sort, but I guess it's an unreachable reason and that's why it's there.
... It's strange how a few hours of nothing can tire you so easily. I think it's time for dinner now.