Unhappy Valentine’s Day, Page 18

PANEL 1

Rachel notices something on a side table - a Valentine's card. Her eyes well up with tears.

PANEL 2

Rachel holds a handmade Valentine's card. The card reads: "To Rachel 'the Great' from Tuna" with a heart containing Tuna's cat face.

RACHEL: "Damn, I love Valentine's Day!"

Rachel smiles happily, moved by the gesture.

PANEL 3

Close-up of the card's inside message:

Card text: "Happy V-day, girl! Even if you don't get a love letter or a present, remember that there is always someone out there who really does care-- even if he is just a little black cat!

Love, Tuna"

The End

You can tell this was early in the series and I was still feeling the characters out. Later on, Tuna would never have referred to himself as “little.”

And so ends our Valentine’s Day tale! I feel like I read this every year. I actually don’t really notice V-day anymore, which is odd, since I have a husband and all. We just don’t observe it. But I still consider Valentine’s Day a sort of personal “power day,” which helps me find the strength to end relationships that need ending. It is a fantastic day for confrontations, at the very least because nobody’s expecting it.