For this week’s writing challenge, shake the dust off something — a clothing item, a post draft, a toy — you haven’t touched in ages, but can’t bring yourself to throw away.
I can usually let go of old things, such as a worn-out cardigan, a tattered pair of flats, or an outdated dress. It’s also easy for me to dispose of objects that makes my space cluttered, such as furniture. However, if there’s one thing I can’t let go of, it’s my box of old letters dating back from my high school days.
That old cardboard box are full of letters from my friends giving me advice on boys, clothes, and dealing with the meanies. Not only that, some of them were replies to me whenever they’re the ones who run to me for advice. I’m glad to have lived my high school life in a time wherein there’s no social media sites. Instead of poking each other’s walls and chatting on Facebook or Gmail, we would exchange letters, doing the old fashioned way of secretly passing notes in class or during lunch break.
Whenever I want to reminisce, I’ll just take out that box and read through those old letters. It’s fun to see how far I’ve come. And I would end up laughing at our awkwardness and high school drama.
Nope, I won’t be blogging about those letters, because it’s a personal part of me, something I’d like to keep for myself.
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