We were once inseparable. I confidently shared with her my doubts, fears and celebrations. I spent all my college years with her, next to me. Every class, every lab, every exam. All my wins and all my struggles.
I graduated. I got busy. Found a job, then another one. I got married, had kids, traveled the world, moved around. I don’t know how and when it actually happened. One day we just stopped seeing each other, and I, I have to admit, I kind of forgot about her.
Others took her place. They had their precision. Most were younger and brought new capabilities. But deep inside, she was still somewhere in my mind.
And one day, although invisible, her presence became so strong that I went on to find her.I searched and searched and eventually found her again! Time had gone by, and it showed a little bit. For both of us. I did quick math, and it had been maybe more than twenty years since we interacted in any meaningful way. I tried to get her attention. See if she recognized me.
For a bit, she ignored me. She remained indifferent and unresponsive. But I persisted and continuously and gently said “hello” and asked “Are you in there? It’s me!” Nothing worked. Was she gone forever?
I figured maybe she needed a jolt of energy. I gave her that and tried again. This time, I got something in response! So exciting. “Hey!, it’s me!”
Slowly, our routines and ceremonies kicked in, but she did not understand many of them. I instinctively pushed her buttons, as I’ve done so many times before. Some worked, some didn’t.
Then I pressed “Mode + 2”, and realized most of her memory was filled with some random content. I knew I could fix it. And I did.
Almost instantaneously, she came back. My dear, loyal, precise, reliable Casio FX4000P programmable calculator was fully back.
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Hola, estuvo jugando a las escondidas, tal vez en Pelliza? Llorando su soledad, extrañandote en sus silencios? Los reencuentros son u´nicos. Me alegro por los dos!!!.