WINNING LETTER
ODE TO MY FRIEND VIV
She lit up the starry skies with her angelic smile and words of wisdom. A lady of class, valour and stature, a quietly religious, dignified woman, who always held her head up high and seldom shed a tear.
She cared about others and not herself, my dearest colleague Viv, who was always there for my fellow colleagues and I during the pandemic.
She wasn’t only my colleague and mentor, but above all my loyal friend. She never judged and held no grudges.
Oh, Viv, how I remember our secret Zoom chats, and trials and tribulations while the world was cold and dark outside during lockdown.
Viv secretly told me exactly a month ago that her first grandchild was on the way. Her eyes glittered with excitement and joy.
Alas, she
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