Old Friend & Colleague

I'd just finished buying some medication from Watson's. And I saw him. He was walking towards my direction, but he was pretty distracted, looking into the phone in his hands. He walked past me. Obviously he did to see me. So I tapped him in the arm.

Huh? He was surprised to see me.

I was glad to see him too. We'd not met for a long time. End of 2015? I think that was the last time I saw him. At that time, I bumped into him and his family at Viva City Megamall. This time apparently, he was alone.

He showed me the letter in his phone ... he was supposed to attend a meeting at 2.30 p.m. Ok, I'd send him, I said.

M was my former colleague. He started as our counselor then our Senior Assistant. I'd worked closely with him for 14 years.

Anyway, we'd developed a camaraderie over the course of so many years, of course. I could speak to him about a lot of things - because well, he had many ideas and opinions. He was very critical too.

I thought of you last week. Now I meet you.

It sounded ominous. But it wasn't the first time I heard him say that. Over the years, I'd heard him say this about a lot of people. A bit mystical and scary at the same time.

We caught up on a lot stuff ... and what had happened since we left our old school - who else we knew who was left there. I groused about my new school while he shared about his appointment at his new school.

I sent him to the airport .... don't know when we will meet again. :))