I wondered if he ever thought of me, and hated the pang I felt when I told myself he didn't.

I got back in my car, starting the engine, then drove off. It wasn't until I pulled onto the highway that it all really sunk it, how temporary our friendship had been. We'd been on our breaks, after all, but it wasn't our relationships that were on pause: it was us. Now we were both in motion again, moving ahead. So what if there were questions left unanswered. Life went on. We knew that better than anyone.

As if he was beating me to the punch, his words living forever, while I was left speechless, no rebuttal, no words left to say.

My point is you're different here. Hollis I've only been here for a month. A lot can happen in a month he replied. Shoot in two weeks I met my future wife changed my entire life's trajectory and bought my first tie. You bought a tie I asked. Because honestly this was the most shocking part.

The choices you make now, the people you surround yourself with, they all have the potential to affect your life, even who you are, forever.

I had this wild thought that he was the only one in all this chaos who was just like me, and that was comforting and profound all at once.

Sometimes a question can hurt more than an answer.