Chapter 4

I stay behind. I take a shower. I drink a hot cup of coffee. I…

There’s a magenta-colored envelope on my bed. It sits on the left pillow. It says my name in script. I pick it up, slice it open with a thumbnail, and pull out a light blue note card. The note card has a personal message on it:

Gyles, thanks for everything you do for me. I’m very appreciative of your friendship. Car.

It’s not the first note card he’s left for me. It probably won’t be the last. He’s creative with this game, if it can be considered a game. I have approximately forty note cards from him in a shoebox in my bedroom. They say different things. Chin up, life is sweet. You look good today. Keep smiling. Be all you can be. Spread the joy. You’re losing weight, let’s have ice cream later.Don’t forget to be thankful.

I’ve told him to write a book with his warm slice-of-life anecdotes. Something short and sweet. Something that can make the world better.