The Condolences Book

03 June 2017. On our way to what became our last
weekend getaway

Baby, I finally got a chance to go through the condolences book. LOL! The guy you were flirting with on Facebook in 2012 also wrote a message. He can't spell. I giggled reading his message to you, not even to me or the family. He must hate me for threatening to cut both of you back then. I am actually having a good chuckle writing about this now. I bragged on Facebook about how I could mourn and post our pictures together openly on my timeline, but your side dishes, if you had any, couldn't even tell people why they were crying. But the highlight of the condolences book was your facebook fling that can't spell. He's cute though. Hahaha. Oh baby. 

I can see your disapproving face. I remember it from when I started going on and on about my insecurities. Mostly in a humorous tone. You were a handsome man and I was a jealous man. And you loved it. You were the same and I have also seen you throw tantrums when I gave you my fair share of being a boy. For some odd reason, those moments became the glue that kept us together. Yes, it got ugly but after a while it was in the archives and became a big joke. 

The condolences book also made me realise that we watched each other grow. The magnificent friends we made over the years were the key reminder to that fact. They are so broken my love. Each and every one of them represent different times of our union. Those times come with wonderful memories that will be cherished forever. Our friends at eNCA have not stopped going on about how you were at all the breaking news stories. They wrote about how you were always my Skype Live camera man. Hahaha, they don't know how we fought about your weird camera shots. We would not speak to each other on our way home from a story. You'd even swear not to help me ever again. But when a story broke, you'd be setting up the camera and warning me not to undermine your work. So many great memories were shared in the condolences book. Reminder after reminder of what a beautiful person you were. Karyn Maughan even shaved her hair as a sign of mourning. Slindile insists you are always with us. I believe her. Thabo Selepe and your crew still haven't removed you from the whatsapp group. We cry every day for you my love.