This was the last major piece I wrote about Sadeeq who incidentally is now married. Sigh ... (for all sorts of reasons :-) but I'm happy for him)
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We had a long conversation
It was nice bumping into him again
I noticed the look of uncertainty in his eyes
Was I going to say hi or shun him this time?
A warm hug and kiss on both cheeks
He hadn’t changed much
Still the same engaging sile and charming personality
We laughed about past times
What happened to us
What happened after us
The embarrassing situations.
The scene we caused at the wedding
The morning after our last time
How he’d never meant to hurt me
How I’d really not gone around slandering his reputation
It was almost surreal realising we’d spoken for soo long
Made him realise how much he had missed me
Weird thinking I’d once imagined marrying him
Or that he’d once had the power to whirl my emotions
There are no more pangs of what could have been
No lingering sense of longing for a distant dream
Perhaps a slight hint of nostalgia for an eon of youth
We rounded up the conversation.
Gave him some tips for his soon to be fiancée
Discussed how scary the prospect of settling down.
Apologised for totally cutting him out of my life.
Promised to stay in touch.
And this time we will.
We have become friends.
