During my Junior year in High School, I met a very kind young man who was my age and we became friends in our classes we had tobether. I was too shy to really pursue a relationship with him outside of school, but did have a "crush".
About nine years ago when I was still single and living in an apartment complex, I recognized that young man (8 years after we graduated) driving through my apartment complex parking lot on a daily basis. He was living there, too. I thought he was living in another state. I got the courage to write him a note expressing my interest in getting together and visiting about old times. A few weeks later, my phone rang. It was him. He wanted to know if I would like to go out that Friday and have a drink and visit. Well, just my luck....I had a horrible cold and couldn't go. That was the last I heard from him as he joined the military. A few days later, however, another man called (I had given a mutual friend permission to give him my phone number) and he and I have been together ever since. He became my husband and has the same first name as my friend from high school.
Last evening, while watching the local news, I found out that my friend ("crush") from high school has been killed in the war. He was only 34. I am shocked. My husband knew the story I just explained to you and he was very comforting.
My friend has been on my mind all day. I can see him as if it were yesterday that we were sitting in school classes together. I wish I had been more assertive and had let him know how I valued our friendship. But I was a stupid young shy girl back then.
As I read the article in the paper this morning about my friends death, I noticed several similarities between he and my husband. Not only do they have the same first name...they both share a love for the outdoors, animals, family, sincere, loving, etc. and their birthdays are only a week apart.
Isn't it strange how we can look back sometimes and realize that fate really does work. I have a wonderful husband who loves me very much and I have a wonderful life. For some reason, God didn't pair me and my friend together years ago. And if he had, I may be a widow today.
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High School friend has been killed in war.....
