With a Smile

[a late post]

I saw him again last night. I got to talk to him again, I got to laugh with him just like before. Almost 6 years had passed since we last hung-out, and it's pretty amazing how some things just never change. 

He looks better now. He's healthier, bubblier, and more... relaxed. I truly believe that this is the happiest I've seen him. After the turmoil of emotions that he had been in for the past 7 months, I'm glad to see him doing better. I guess trials really do a lot to a person, depending on how the person handles it. In his case, he dealt with it with grace, and he was able to come out unscathed in the end, despite some minor bruises here and there that have already healed in such a short time. 

He even speaks differently now. He has become more mature, wiser, and his chosen words are like music to my ears. His laughter is contagious, his smiles, infectious. I thought I have forgotten how beautiful he is when he smiles with his perfect, gleaming teeth. I thought he wouldn't have that effect on me anymore, the one he had on me when I was but a mere teenager. Boy, did I think wrong, indeed!

Despite some changes, I am happy to discover that deep inside, he is still that young boy I used to know. He still teases me about my weight, and he still knows where my ticklish parts are. He still doesn't fail to impress me with his humor and charm. He hasn't forgotten our corny terms of endearment, and he hasn't erased from his memory the bits and pieces of our treasured past. 

He still is the gentleman that I know him to be, and he still has no knack for heated arguments. He is still that simpleton, though he has more class now. 

I am really in awe with the man that he turned out to be, and I can't wait to get to know him more, to know him deeper. I guess he will always have a special place in my heart, as a friend, or who knows what else. For now, all I can say is that I'm just thrilled that he's back in my life. 

-LielAbigail