If it's the real thing, it won't fade even after many years #26
Last month, I met up with a friend from my student days for the first time in about 10 years.
We were high school classmates and in the same club.
Day after day, we sweated together, sometimes laughing and sometimes crying.
They were my teammate and a dear friend.
After graduation, we went our separate ways and hardly saw each other since.
I heard from that friend for the first time in a while, and we decided to go out for a meal together.
Honestly, I was scared.
I'm married and have children now, and everything is different from who I was back then.
Maybe that friend has changed too.
Would we be able to laugh together like we used to?
I headed to our meeting spot with those thoughts in mind.
But the moment we met, the temperature returned to what it was back then.
"Ao! You've become like a city girl! Haha."
With those words, I was instantly pulled back to my high school days.
Oh, that's right, this was the kind of person who would joke around like this.
Cheerful, fun, and caring toward friends.
I realized once again that those were the things I loved about them.
Before I knew it, the version of me defined by roles—as a mother or a wife—was gone.
There was the me from back then, laughing loudly and being a bit more foul-mouthed than usual.
It was a truly fun time, as if time had turned back.
Before I knew it, it was almost closing time.
"Wait, is it already this late?"
Even as we said that, our conversation still hadn't run out.
I felt like I had seen the version of me that isn't defined by roles for the first time in a while.
Just as I was writing this article while out and about, I happened to see our teacher from back in high school.
I couldn't believe such a coincidence!
I immediately sent a LINE message to my friend.
We got excited talking about those days again.
And we made a promise to meet up again soon.
If it's the real thing, it won't fade even after many years.
In a sudden moment, you can return to those days.
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