When We Were Young
You were at a party in LA when you saw him. Your childhood teenage love. Sam was now married and you hadn’t seen him for years.
“Y/N, is that you?” He asks.
“Yeah, oh my gosh. It’s been forever.” You say with a fake smile. Sam gives you a pick one armed hug.
“I heard your YouTube career is still going strong. Everybody loves the things you do, from the way you talk to the way you move. If by chance you’re here alone, can I have a moment before you go? Because I’ve been by myself all night long and I keep thinking I saw you and I was hoping you were someone I used to know. “ You ramble on.
“My God this reminds me of when we were young. Never quite knowing what to say to one another. You look great, like a movie.” He says. You spend a few minutes catching up laughing.
“Um let me photograph you in case it is the last time that we might be exactly like we were.” You say and quickly take a selfie with Sam.
“So tell me how are you? I swear you moved overseas, that’s what you said, when you left me.” Sam says and you feel a tinge of regret in his voice. He was still phrasing it like you left him when really he pushed you away. That was how you saw it.
“I was so scared to face my fears. Nobody told me that you’d be here. I uh lived abroad for a couple years but I missed LA. I moved back like a year ago.” You ramble.
“Why didn’t you call me up?” He asks.
“I couldn’t. I knew you were engaged and now married. I just couldn’t call you. It’s hard to admit that everything just takes me back to when you were there and part of me keeps holding on just in case it hasn’t gone. I know that’s dumb. I just guess I still care about you. Do you still care?” You say and Sam is silent.
“Sorry, don’t answer that. Of course you no longer care about me. I need to go.” You say and start to turn around. Sam grabs you by the wrist and turns you around.
“Of course I still care. You made me the person I am today and I’m forever grateful. I’ll always have a sweet spot for you. I’ll always care about you. I’ll always remember our times fondly when we were young. I’m so mad I’m getting old. It makes me reckless, but we were just like a movie, just like a song. I’ll hold our memories forever. “ Sam rambles on too.
A couple minutes later and he would be introducing you to his wife. Things had changed so much from when you were young.
