lost friends

on his way to a doctor's appointment he remembers an old friend. they dated once or twice in college. he met her in a geography class. geography always kept them apart. he had thought of her many times over the years. was it his fault they lost touch, or was it the fact that he married and had kids?

he thought of her today. he often does. her shops are all over town. he thinks he should call her up. but a lifetime has gone by. what is there to say? he thought maybe he would see her waiting for the doctor.

he saw her face in traffic. the driver of a car going in the opposite direction.