Two years ago Sunday, I lost my first best friend. My brother Corey was the closest to my age, and I spent probably the first two years of my life being his shadow until he went to school.
My mom's and my favorite picture of the two of us is on a shelf in my office, and is the profile picture on my Facebook account. I'm probably less than a year old in the picture, which would make Corey about 4½. The first thing you notice is the contrast of my little shoes with his much larger ones.
His feet would be bigger than mine for the rest of his life. The hole in my heart now is even bigger.
I still feel guilt from the last conversation I had with him, being that it was about vaccinations and staying safe with covid still in full gallop.
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