Even my iPad knows how to spell your name
You were so much a part of my life. We met on a train station first week of 9th grade. Standing on Newkirk ave waiting for the M train to get to central. Who was that beautiful blond sophisticated well dressed girl? She seemed older than me. We introduced ourselves. I was eating a Milky Way, as Shani always reminded me. This was the beginning of an unbreakable 44 year friendship. We truly loved each other as sisters. There was nothing that would break us. We were know as Shani, Chani and Esther. Our moms would laugh about our threesome. How special we all were to each other. Whether we spoke 5 times a day or not for a while, it was always like we spoke a minute before. We were a friendship that people were jealous of. Old classmates couldn't believe how close we remained and marveled at our relationships. There were no secrets between us, we were each others confidants. There was almost nothing that we didn't share. Whether through tears or laughs we were always together. Shani was the unique, the most positive person one could meet, never uttering a word of discontent or complaint. No matter how bad things were, she would say all is fine, I am good, TG. When Esther and I would try to talk seriously about her ails, she would say, let's talk about you guys, never wanting pity and never wanting her children to worry and be concerned. It was all about everyone else, never wanting to be a burden. Esther and I would say, she was not within the norm, never complain? We would always say to her, you can complain to us, we are here for you.
You were so much a part of my life. We met on a train station first week of 9th grade. Standing on Newkirk ave waiting for the M train to get to central. Who was that beautiful blond sophisticated well dressed girl? She seemed older than me. We introduced ourselves. I was eating a Milky Way, as Shani always reminded me. This was the beginning of an unbreakable 44 year friendship. We truly loved each other as sisters. There was nothing that would break us. We were know as Shani, Chani and Esther. Our moms would laugh about our threesome. How special we all were to each other. Whether we spoke 5 times a day or not for a while, it was always like we spoke a minute before. We were a friendship that people were jealous of. Old classmates couldn't believe how close we remained and marveled at our relationships. There were no secrets between us, we were each others confidants. There was almost nothing that we didn't share. Whether through tears or laughs we were always together. Shani was the unique, the most positive person one could meet, never uttering a word of discontent or complaint. No matter how bad things were, she would say all is fine, I am good, TG. When Esther and I would try to talk seriously about her ails, she would say, let's talk about you guys, never wanting pity and never wanting her children to worry and be concerned. It was all about everyone else, never wanting to be a burden. Esther and I would say, she was not within the norm, never complain? We would always say to her, you can complain to us, we are here for you.
We have had the most amazing friendship. Most people never have a privilege to experience a relationship like our threesome. We were totally connected at all times. Our lives will never be the same. A limb has been cut off.
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