i <3 Pod

It was not until today that I've realized just how much my iPod meant so much to me.

Ever since I've bought it from the Apple Store, which was about 2 years ago, I've always carried it with me wherever my two music-tapping shoes took me. It was a bit expensive during that time, and new models may have come out now, but it was ever loyal to me and I am to it.

I took care to safely remove it from my PC instead of just unplugging it carelessly. I never installed malicious software even if my peers insisted on upgrading it. I bought a silicone cover for it, and still hadn't peeled off the screen protector. And every once a month or so, I meticulously cleaned its surface to remove dirt and grime that life has given it.

It only has 1 GB of storage but when I plugged it into my PC and saw the huge amount of space just pleading to be filled with my humongous music collection, I almost cried with joy. It immediately began to fill up with my Jpop and Jrock, the Korean ballads and RnB, a lot of anime songs, and because of my brother's insistent and reasonable demands, some songs with English lyrics~

Day and night it sang, and I listened and rejoiced.

Then this morning, I opened my bag and it was gone. My eyelids peeled back, my fingers crackled with the search, and my mind swirled with unthinkable thoughts... "WHERE IS IT? IT'S GONE!!"

I fearfully texted back home about the news... and got a reply that I left it at my table.