It’s funny how old friends remind you of who you were. Basically when you meet an old friend you haven’t seen for years, they can either notice the drastic change or the fact that you haven’t changed a bit.
Change to most people is the obvious, the physical aspect. Got fatter, thinner, uglier, prettier, taller, shorter, same old samo, changed but can’t define it, etc. But once you get passed that, you’ll notice what’s important.
Reminiscing is the best part, about your high school life. The journey we took so far. Who we were and who we are now. How we grew older but when we sit together seems like we are still the same high school girls expecting and anticipating the future ahead of us. We summarize the period we were apart over a hot cup of coffee. We don’t care how loud we get or how silly we seem. Two 25 year olds running across the street to hug, holding hands and jumping, our voices hit a high pitch note that is beyond human comprehending.
We laugh at our silly moments, glow at our achievements and get serious and our eyes tear up a bit at the disappointments, the shattered dreams, the hardships, about how we so much missed each other. How we sometimes we wish to go back to a time, standing under the shades waiting for our parents to pick us up from school. Complain about homework, teachers, exams or just how long does it take our parents to pick us up!!!!! Talk about the present and the future. Hopefully by the time we meet again, we’ve gotten all that we wish for.
To see the many compromises your friend has made that you would never expect to do just to carry on. How life isn’t too keen on them. You know for sure that whatever step they are taking will surely not make them as happy as they believe it will, but you don’t utter a word and cling so desperately along with them in hopes for the best and deep down inside you know this won’t break them and for a fact you are always there for them to help them get back on track.
It’s like a deep look into your life. They have seen at least a glimpse of your dreams and hopes as a teenager and they remind you of every promise you gave and every plan you made. What you kept and how far you went.
Sure you laugh and have so much fun and go shopping. But you know that as soon as you head hits the pillow on your bed, you’ll start contemplating about how you are doing so far.
Nevertheless, you can’t stop the smile that slowly creeps un-noticeably now and then after they have left. How happy you both are. Because both of you have a fresh image of each other, the smiley faces, the laughter and giggles, that you’ll again remember, miss and look forward to until the next visit.
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