A Hat Story

This is a story of a hat.
My hat.
It all started in Seiyu, a shopping complex located near our apartment. Satya and I were looking for a jacket but ended up trying hats instead. I specifically liked a hat. It was beautiful, chic and cool. But we didn't buy it (though deep inside I wished that I had) as we were supposed to look for a jacket. We didn't get a jacket either.

We went back home and Satya noticed that I really liked the hat. So, he told me to just get it the next day. I couldn't be happier. We went back to the store the very next day only to find the hat, gone. Someone has got it before me and it was the last piece. I was slightly disappointed but got over it soon.

It was all fine and dandy until Satya suggested that the hat may still be available at other Seiyu(s). The devil inside me grew greedily excited and one fine afternoon, after my dialysis session, I googled for nearest Seiyu, found how to get there and headed to the store.

It was a bigger store, so I walked enthusiastically and confidently to the hats department. I found the hat of course, but it was a bigger size. Feeling disappointed and utterly mad for being greedy, I turned around and walked to a nearby escalator and to my astonishment found another hat section!

And there it was. Nicely displayed, teasing me to grab it. I did, and ended up buying it. I wear it most of the time. Rainy, sunny, I wear it everyday. It was there on top of my head all the time; protecting me.

I even wore it during out trip to Yamagata to meet up Satya's friends. I wore it during the barbecue party, at the restaurants, at Keio University and even at a shopping complex. Then I remember putting it inside my bag before going for dinner with friends. When it's time to leave, I noticed that my hat was gone...missing. I panicked and looked everywhere but it was no where to be found. We couldn't stay longer to search, as we were late for our bus. We told our friends to look for it after we have left. They did, but it was never found.

That's the story of my hat. My lost hat. Stranded somewhere in Yamagata; tremendously missed by me :(