Yesterday Patricija and I had a girls\u2019 half-day. We went to the hair salon and grabbed a donut each\u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cMom,\u201d she says, \u201cdid you hear? They even offered me tea!\u201d Pa chatters, thrilled that she was treated like a \u201cgrown-up.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe the hairdresser thought we were friends?\u201d
\nI nod in agreement\u2014\u201ccould be.\u201d<\/p>\n
On the way home, Pa beams:
\n\u201cMOM,\u201d she says, \u201cWE\u2019RE LIKE TRUE BEST FRIENDS FOR LIFE! We\u2019ll never be apart!\u201d<\/p>\n
I smile and squeeze her little hand:
\n\u201cAnd when I\u2019m no longer here, maybe you\u2019ll have another best friend for life.\u201d<\/p>\n
Patricija looks up, surprised:
\n\u201cWhere will you be?\u201d<\/p>\n
I explain that there\u2019s a 30-year difference between us, and even with the best intentions, I won\u2019t be able to live exactly as long as she will.
\nAt first, her face clouds over, and she shakes her head\u2014she doesn\u2019t want any other best friend for life.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe you\u2019ll have a daughter who will take over my \u2018best friend\u2019 role, and you\u2019ll go to the hair salon together, like we do now.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd grab a donut!\u201d Pa shouts.
\nThe corners of her lips, which had dropped a little, lift back up again.<\/p>\n
And my heart tightens with that little pinch of \u201chow everything is temporary.\u201d
\nIt only eases when I let in the thought
\nthat we need to enjoy EVERYTHING
\nright now.<\/p>\n
Hug your
\nbest friends for life.<\/p>\n
Mua,
\nV.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-17725","istorija","type-istorija","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/viktorijos.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/istorija\/17725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/viktorijos.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/istorija"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/viktorijos.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/istorija"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/viktorijos.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}