May 7, 2007

• Cha-cha-changes

  "There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered."
  -Nelson Mandela, A Long Walk to Freedom
  

  "Long time no see, Missy." I said as I seated myself across from her.
  "I know! It's been over a year since I've last seen you. You've changed!" she replied back.

  It really had been over a year since I last saw her. She was beautiful when I last saw her, but now she was stunning to say the least. Her girlishness of old had disappeared, long since replaced by a more mature charm.

  After a quick glance over the menu, we ordered lunch. As she ordered her familiar soup and salad, I smiled. The bubbly lilt in her voice was still the same. It sounded as if her words were chasing each other closely yet barely succeeding in not tripping over each other.

  We've had a roller coaster ride of a relationship since we were children. From the thrill of seeing each other almost every day to the lulls of a couple of years caused by moving and being in separate schools. We had kept in touch tenuously, with the odd emails dotted between the months or the coincidental encounters in Boston.

  However, this last break lasted almost all of our college years.

  We caught up on current events and joked about the seemingly distant past. I hadn't really thought of her that much. But now that I see her and talk to her, the camaraderie and joy that we always shared with each other came back full force.

  Before I knew it, the check had been paid for and we were outside the door of the restaurant. It might be a tired cliche but it's true. Time flies by when you're having fun.

  It must have passed through her mind as well as our conversation died down and we slowly walked back to our cars. We stopped by her car as it was parked closer to the restaurant.

  "I guess this is so long for now." She says with a girlish grin.

  "For now." I reply as I return a boyish grin of my own.

  She walks to me, quickly wrapping her arms around me. Surprised by the suddenness, I hug her back. As she unwrapped her arms around me, she gave me a small kiss on the neck. Being the slow person that I am, I let her go a long second later.

  "So long." as she opens her car and jumps in.

  "So long." I reply as I walk back to my car. So many questions flitted through my mind, quickly disappearing to the lingering sensation of her lips against my neck . How I wish things could have stayed the same.

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