Running into Someone You Knew

It is so weird running into someone you knew years ago that you have not seen in a long time. It seems like the worst is when someone you went to high school with appears in front of you, and you wish you had the power of invisibility. Would that be awesome! I mean, you would never have to see anyone you did want to ever again. You could simply disappear and not have to deal with being polite. I hate that, and that person is just as snobby and self absorbed as they were in high school. I find myself spacing out, making to do lists, wishing the agonizing situation would pass quickly. Then there is the awkward silence when that person stops talking and you have nothing to say back to them because you were thinking about what you were going to eat for dinner, or how much laundry you have to do. And of coarse you always have to end the conversation with, "We should get together sometime". As if that would ever happen. Even if I wanted to see you again, you don't want to see me again, and you don't have to fake it.

And sometimes it's a good surprise... The person is actually someone that you would want to talk to. And when you do, you converse it's more than you ever did when you saw them consistently. Those are definitely my favorite. When you see someone that you were not necessarily friends with before but you find that you really could be now. And who knows, maybe more...