I have five great buddies from my high school. Actually, I had two groups of friends way back in high school, and I am referring to one group of my friends, and we've shared so many experiences and funny moments together. We've still stayed in touch and built a very strong foundation of friendship over time even though we've graduated high school and are taking up our each other's different college degrees at different schools. However, as life progressed it became increasingly difficult for us to spend time to make that happen when we are all in one place together, even though it's just for one day, as we used to do way back when we were in high school. Each of us is super busy with our own careers that we are taken with, with our personal commitments in life, and with the unavoidable conflicts with our schedules, our meetups have grown less frequent. Yet no matter how much time passes by, the bond we formed remains unique and priceless. When we see each other even though we are not complete the friendship we make is still solid. There are no changes afterwards from not seeing each other even though it's been a long time.
I was surprised when one of my circle of friends as I previously mentioned, we are five members of our cycle of friends, one of it messaged me about catching up again. She's also one of the ones that rarely shows up every time we organize a reuniting, so hearing from her that she wants to catch up excites me to meet up with her again, it makes me very happy. It is good to know that, despite everything, our connection still means something.
We kept chatting, discussing different possibilities for where we could meet to catch up with each other. We both recommended places and tried to figure out where we could meet that were both close to us. It felt so lovely and reminisce to go back and forth with plans, just like we did in our senior year. Even though it had been a while, the excitement and connection between us remained very much alive. After much deliberation, we decided at our decision. Since it was a little bit late it's about 10 p.m and I didn't have a motorcycle to move around, as well as my lover wasn't available to accompany me, that's why my friend offered to make an adjustment for me. Luckily, her partner was with her, making it easier for them to get around. We decided to meet at a Shell café near me, which was more convenient and safer for me at the time. I greatly appreciated her understanding and efforts to ensure that we could still catch up despite the circumstances.
Even though the café was closer to me, they arrived first lol because I was too afraid and shy to go alone without company. When I arrived, we greeted each other warmly and spent a little time outside speaking and catching up before entering the store. We placed our orders first before looking for a spot to sit down and catch up or as I like to say, to start our 'chika-chika' (casual chatting like we used to do way back when we were in our senior high school and college days. It felt so exciting to settle in with our drinks, knowing we had so much to talk about and stories to share after such a long time apart.
We spent almost two hours there, deep in our conversation and laughter, completely lost in our 'chika' moments. We really missed the old days when life felt so much simpler, back when we didn't have so many responsibilities to worry about hehe. But at the same time, we all knew that this is part of growing up. We can't deny it anymore that this is the reality and it won't change. We've really stepped into this adulthood with all its challenges and obligations. Even so, moments like this really remind us that no matter how much life has changed, our friendship will always be something we can come back to.
We finally made the decision to go home after our enjoyable day together. We all had obligations the following day, particularly with regard to work early in the morning, and it was getting very late. We realized we had to be responsible, even though we really wanted to remain longer because we really miss each other and continue the chats. However, we said our final goodbyes with warmth, happy and thankful for the time we had spent together.