I wrote recently about when I was younger and losing touch with people and blow me down, I was looking at a Facebook suggestion and the face was familiar as was the name but the two didn't fit together or I hadn't clicked what it was. I had been dreaming recently and indeed looking back at some photos and reminiscing about those times and a certain lady and how she'd been very kind to me.
By kind I mean that she and I were good friends in a quite platonic way although, I have to say I really liked her but I digress. I was an awkward teenager and found it quite difficult in social situations. She was great and helped me out interpreting romantic situations for me. We went on adventures as a group and I recall we spent a weekend in Paris seeing the sites.
So I saw this chaps face and suddenly it dawned on me that he didn't have his beard and I have always known him with a beard! We lost touch about 25 years ago and I have no idea how that happened. He and I shared a house together when we were 19! We spent a lot of time together at various pubs and we were forever fixing cars his especially would break down regularly and I'd go and tow him home!
So he married the girl I mentioned earlier and previously she had been my other friend's girlfriend too so we all got on together well. After they married they moved away to Basing and then to Cheddar and had children and then we had our first and we went to see them and that was that, Christmas Cards dried up and email didn't work and I'd tried to contact them but I guess they'd moved away.
Anyway, I've written a note and got a response. There, on his profile, as lovely as ever is his wife and my confidante from all those years ago. It will be nice to see if this reconnects us.
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