When heart and mind fails

I am not the type that forgets things easily simply because I think a lot, so it is very hard for me to forget things, and whenever I forget something, I always believe that it is not important, which is why my mind is able to skip it, but sometimes I do forget important stuff that could get me into trouble or make someone not take me seriously.

I guess forgetting things is part of human nature, and that is why no one can prevent it from happening. It happened last two years when a good friend of mine gave birth, and she specifically called me to inform me because she didn’t want me to give her any excuse.

I am not a bad friend, nor do I always forget my friends, but sometimes my head and heart skip things they shouldn’t, which makes some of my friends think that I don’t have their time or probably I don’t care about them.

My friend called to say that she gave birth, and I was genuinely happy for her and also promised her that I would be the first person she would see in two days' time. After ending the call, I went to a supermarket close by to get some things for her and I got home and then kept it somewhere safe in the house because of rats.

The next day I still remembered her, but I was so busy in the shop that the day that I promised came and I didn’t even remember that I had promised someone anything. The funniest part was that I didn’t have much work to do in the shop, and I also closed early that day.

I got home and rested and watched different movies on my phone; the next day came, and I still didn’t remember; life continues. A week after, I was at home because it rained heavily, so I couldn’t leave the house, so I made use of the time to clean up the house, and that was when I found the gift where I hid it because of the rat.

For a second I was lost in my thoughts about what I should do and how I forgot such an important day of my friend’s. I couldn’t finish the cleaning, so I put a call through to her, but her number was switched off.

I felt really bad, and my conscience wouldn’t let me rest, but I couldn’t go out because of the heavy rain. I called her husband; it wasn’t reachable. That was when I got more worried because a lot was running through my head.

The next day I quickly dressed up and went to her place; on getting there I saw her outside washing, and immediately when she saw me she ran towards me to hug me as if she was expecting me or going through a lot.

I apologized, but she said she wasn’t angry because we all have something to deal with in our lives; the craziest part was that I didn’t remember to carry the gift again because I was rushing to get to her place and leave early so that I could go shopping.

She burst into laughter when I told her everything and how I still ended up forgetting the gift again. I went outside to buy something else even though it wasn’t that much like the gift that I packed at home.

Ever since then I always note important days down so that I could check, and I also keep the noting serious so that I wouldn’t forget to note it down as well.