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The Coffee Machine
Let somebody know you are missing him
We have a coffee machine, but it does not work well if we do not properly care for it. We must periodically add new coffee grains, add new water nearly daily, and clean the debris from the grinding process quite often. However, we also have to clean the filter, and if we forget to do so, the machine stops producing a single drop of coffee.
My husband usually does all this work. He has an untold obligation to care for everything related to the coffee machine and has the necessary patience and endurance.
Sometimes, he travels, and then the machine misses him. It could endure without him for a while, like one or two weeks. But as soon as the period is too long, the machine notices his absence and starts to miss him deeply.
I feel like this coffee machine. When he leaves, I am in a good mood. I am even planning what I will do in his absence: lose 20 kg, finish my PhD, and tidy up all my paperwork. Of course, this is not possible.
After a while, I noticed he had been away for too long. I long for his presence, jokes, and hands touching me, but I do not always want to admit my feelings.
So I say:
“The coffee machine is missing you!”
