SPENCER
I WOULD HAVE just stayed away from her. Like I had told myself, I wanted my past buried. But she seemed to be pulling me in without doing anything at all. Why? Was this the guilt from many years ago? Do I feel responsible for forsaking our teenage selves, leaving her behind without any second thought?
There were women who I had flirted with and dated for quite some time. But Aisha was different. Meeting her again was like a punch to my guts. A pill that gave me a strong dose of realization. Some sort of reminder that you can run so fast, but your past will still catch up with you. It will hunt you even.
I hadn’t seen her in years and yet, just by looking at her, it seemed I hadn’t forgotten anything about her at all. And this time, I don’t want to miss anything. It always feels
