The plane ride took longer than I expected. But it only took me half an hour to retrieve my luggage, process my papers and catch a cab out of the airport. I gave cab driver the address I had jotted down the day before. As I settled down in the back seat I realized difference between my usual ride to this cramped and pongy vehicle.
I probably could have taken a limo to the university but later thought how strange it’ll be to arrive like that to a college dorm. And it probably would not have been very subtle. And surprising someone out of the blue would not have been fun if they see that you are coming a mile away.
I don’t even know if AJ would recognize me after all this time. Although we chatted over the internet for last five years, we haven’t seen each other face to face since I started work abroad and kept going from next project to the next around the world. It was hard to believe the international recognition I received after my designs were chosen to be made into reality in my last year of Uni. Everything started to unfold so quickly after that I took every new offer as it would be my last and did my best to do it better than the one before. Now five years later I am one of the well known modern architects in the world and I have more money than I could ever hope for in a lifetime. Not to mention the fancy attire and the newest gadgets that everybody insisted on having but never thought I would ever be able to afford are now actually within my reach. And not to mention the growth spell over the years and my fixed teeth, anyone who knew me few years back would probably wouldn’t know who I am by a long shot. Unless it’s someone who knows me by heart and can recognize my natural gait.
I wonder what AJ is doing right now. Knowing her, she most likely is doing a last minute study session before the break. I always knew she would go further than all our friends. I was not surprised when she told me she got into medical school four years ago. I knew she worked toward this since we were in high school. We used to joke about how when she becomes a brain surgeon she would figure out what was wrong with my friend Guy’s brain since he always thought every simple thing was complicated. I just admire the way she never lost sight of her goals all this time.
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For the last few months when I was living in Florence I felt so lonely and empty. I knew then I should go back home and fix things with my family. But before all that I wanted to visit AJ. So here I am sitting in a cab feeling nervous for the first time in my life about the one person who can change my life forever.
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Sweet Serendipity
Teen FictionA friendship that started a very long time ago, is now faced with a new obstacle. Will they survive this or is this the end that they both did not expect. Experience this story from both past and present view points...
