Do you feel it too?

I think about you still. Not usually often, but lately I have.

Maybe it’s because I’m alone, again. We met almost 12 years ago when we were just kids. I had that ridiculous crush on you…sometimes I wonder why it lasted for three whole years all while I was too scared to interact much with you.

You were there through all my phases, even if we went in different directions after elementary school. I rarely saw you, but you’d show up in some weird way. Once it was on Halloween. Another time it was just at the park in my neighborhood. It was in the hallways of high school after COVID, and in class senior year.

But I haven’t seen you since we graduated. Sometimes your name pops up on Instagram as ”people you may know,” but I never tried to follow you, and you never tried to follow me.

I just got my bachelors. I know you attended a different university, and I’m assuming you’re probably going to get yours like most others will in our age group. I’m applying to dental school now. It’s been a long journey. I don’t think you’d expect me of all people to carry the memories I’ve made. I was always so shy back then, and I promise you it’s definitely changed.

I still wonder where you are. What journey you’re on. Unless you’ve moved, we probably still live pretty close to each other. But I haven’t seen you at all, and maybe that’s because I moved to a different city during college.

Lately, I feel like I might meet you again. I’m not sure why, but I just have this strange feeling in my gut. I never felt this in the past regarding you, but suddenly I do. I do hope we do meet again because I’m curious about who you’ve become now.