Sestra @EvaMenovsky

By Eva Menovsky I remember my dad telling me it was a girl the day before.I remember being so excited to have a sister, I kept on calling her zusje (little sister) for two months straight.I remember not being able to pronounce her real name so I called her Zoef.I remember us laying on the tiger print bed in my mom's room, holding her tight.I remember me waking her up because she was sleeping all the time.I remember us jumping off the stairs to the bed.I remember her 3rd birthday where we got a children's cart with Hello Kitty’s stickers all over.I remember opening her presents at Christmas because she was too slow.I remember her copying everything I was doing.I remember us dancing on The Ketchup song all night long.I remember not being able to tell my sister that Sinterklaas (St. Nicolas) doesn’t exist.I remember she stealing my diary and finding out.I remember being so mad at her, I threw the door in her face which caught the top of her finger.I remember she still blaming me for that, cause she missed this cool disco swimming party.I remember us having the same phone.I remember her being picked up with the helicopter because she skied into a fence.I remember me crying for days, not being able to ski ever.I remember us being anywhere but home, fantasizing about my grandmother's food.I remember us fighting so intensely, mom would get mad, we would make up by talking how ridiculous it was mom getting mad.I remember being so proud of her at her Bad Mitswa.I remember almost punching her ex-best friend for screwing her over.I remember us gossiping over many cigarettes on the terrace when mom was away.I remember taking her out with all my friends.I remember getting jealous because my friends were all over her.I remember us being home alone throwing lots of parties (sorry mom for finding out this way).I remember us making this ridiculous dance on How Deep Is Your Love.I remember not talking to her for weeks.I remember hating not having her in my life.I remember she telling me how I haven’t been there for her with tears rolling down her cheeks.I remember my heart skipping a beat.I remember her making breakfast in bed for me every morning for a week long.I remember shaking her hand, which meant we were friends again.I remember her beautiful eyes staring at me with a waterfall coming down because I was singing Hey Soul Sister on her 18^th birthday.I remember barging her instead of hugging whenever I went away.I remember still getting mad at her once in a while, just because I feel I can.I remember missing her when I was away.I remember not reaching out to her and not knowing why.I remember now what a great sister I have.