I sip lavender white tea, and live by the sea now.
I smile affectionately, behave like an adult and often find myself acting with restraint. A far cry from the girl you knew. Or the woman you possibly imagine me to have become.
While going about my daily chores, I often think about how you always reminded me of the sea- with your infinite patience, your laughter and your very caustic sense of humour-incisive to some, endearing to others.
I remember your incredible stubbornness which may have dulled with time.
I wonder if we have changed so much with time that we are no better than strangers- pausing only for a second to cast a sidelong glance at one another on a busy street.
Today, I chanced upon a painting of a cat. It reminded me of you- its eyes fierce, alert, glinting and passionate.
And for a moment, time, space and the years collapsed and I remembered the boy I once knew.