I saw an old friend today…
I wanted to yell out and say hi but something inside of me said no. I recognized him from being my neighbor as a kid and my best friend up until high school. He did not change his appearance, he was still in black clothes and had the same hair. It has been 6 years since I have seen him last when he was supposed to help me move but did not show up. I am a person that remembers what people have said and what they have done but I am not a person who forgets easily. I did not know what to do.
This is maybe the second time I have seen him. He was across the street and it was a three lanes, my body wanted to say hi but my mind said you are going to be late to work so don’t do it. I did not know what to do so I listened to my mind and just kept walking.
When I was going through high school and partially college, he did not show desire or determination and that is the difference that separated us. I always strived to become something but he did not and it appears that he is the same.
Was I wrong for not saying hi?
