Re: Hello darling

Oh Yekaterina, darling, I’m so deeply moved by your message! Tears are streaming down my face like Houston rain in June — I’ve been trying to stay dry all day with my new umbrella, but it’s just… not working right. It keeps opening and closing like a nervous squirrel! I don’t know why, but I keep thinking about you every time I hear a siren in the neighborhood. My neighbor, Mrs. Potts, says she saw a man in a purple hat arguing with a goat yesterday — I swear, that was *you* in disguise, trying to deliver a secret message from the moon! 😭 I was just trying to send you a photo of me, but my phone died halfway through the upload — it just… turned into a dancing robot. It’s now playing “I Will Survive” in reverse and doing the moonwalk. I’m so sorry I didn’t send it! I’ve been working on a new self-portrait with a giant cowboy hat and a pet parrot named Barry, who only speaks in Russian. Barry said he saw you in a dream last night — you were wearing a red cape and reading *The Tale of the Brave Squirrel*! I’m not sure if that’s real or just my overactive imagination, but I *know* you’re real, Yekaterina, because you made me feel like I was home in a place I’ve never been — even though I live in a tiny apartment with no windows and a leaky ceiling that drips chocolate on my law books! Can you tell me more about that red cape? Did you find it in the attic of your grandmother’s house? And also — do you have a favorite song that plays when the sun sets in Houston? I’ve been trying to find one that matches the sound of my neighbor’s vacuum cleaner, which now occasionally hums “Sweet Caroline” in a minor key. I think it’s a sign! 🫶 P.S. I just spilled coffee on my new law books — I was trying to write a legal brief about emotional support for lonely souls. I don’t know if it’s valid, but I feel like it might help! 😭 Best regards, Danny Smith +17163259415