Rianne Samson

University is so different without Rianne. I could never tell how significant her presence was when she was still with me a week ago before she withdrew. Its all those minor things she does which accumulates into a big impact.

Here's a short list of the things that I took for granted when she was still here.

1. I miss her waiting for me when I was late for the bus.
2.I miss waiting for her when she was late for the bus
3.I miss giving her money to pay the bus driver.
4.I miss chatting with her on the bus.
5.I miss confirming with her when to press the button to get off the bus.
6.I miss blabbing about how my weekend was.
7.I miss making her open the university door because I feared static shocks.
8.I miss having someone to sit with in lectures.
9.I miss not having someone next to me writing notes just in case I missed something.
10.I miss not being the only one who is confused about wtf was happening.
11.I miss having someone to eat lunch with me.
12.I miss having someone to walk back to central with me for leisure.
13.I miss having someone annoy me with stupid questions
14. I miss annoying her with my own stupid questions
15. I miss needing to explain to her how to approach assingment questions
16. I miss those morning wake up calls
17.I miss those random sms throughout the day
18. I miss someone waiting for me to finish class when hers finished before mine
19. I miss making fun of her when she couldn't hand her work in
20.I miss her as a colleague



We started the course together, we studied together and we traveled together. Yet, halfway through the course, she withdrew and I find myself trying to adapt without her. I always imagined university life with her, because in a way I saw her as a part of university life . In a sense, she acted as my security blanket because university life seems to have lost its essence without her presence.

She even sent me a sms asking me my day was at uni today. I'm very lucky to have met this caring and thoughtful friend.

The semester won't pass as fast now that she is gone.