Love Letter to a Prized Possession

Hey you,

I love how you sit there in your royal-blue leather jacket, waiting to be explored, waiting for me to unveil your expressions at the touch of my hand. I carry you with me every chance I get; I could never part from you, the words you say mean too much to me to forget you. Yes, you've made me cry, but you make me laugh more--most importantly, you make me escape this world and leave it behind, if only for an hour or two at a time.

I don't know what I would do without you by my side; I've loved you since the day I met you a year and a half ago. Before that day, I loved your brothers and sisters and cousins since I was in diapers. But the world is forever evolving, ever surprising, and fate dropped you on my doorstep last July. Or rather, Nana and Pappy introduced me to you, and my life will never be the same. You were the best 21st birthday gift I could have gotten; screw the alcohol.

You're my best friend. Forever unbiased, never judging me, always a constant by my side. A light in the dark, you always make my day better; when I'm feeling depressed, I just have to turn to you, and like the click of a button, I'm happy once more.

At first I was hesitant to trust you, you were too different from what I was used to. By accepting you into my life, I knew I'd be shedding old traditions, that a part of me would forever be changed; by accepting you, I was going against everything I had learned to love. The saying goes "Don't judge a book by it's cover" but that's exactly what I did, Kindle. And ironically, you're a book, but not a book.
By becoming obsessed with you, I let go of my dreams of having bookshelves as tall as the sky in my future apartment; I let go of loving the physicality of turning a page.

I just want to say thank you for having patience with me because now I know for certain that I'd never go back. I'll always love you, always need to escape with you, always need you by my side. And when I upgrade to a better version of you this Christmas, don't get offended. We'll still visit each other-- after all, I'm only giving you to my mom.

Thanks for everything, Kindle! And thank you most of all for making me into the biggest geek possible.

Much love,
Kayla