Sometimes I think I should avoid talking to certain people, especially certain people I used to have crushes on. I was worried that the following story would turn out to end badly for me, but it seems to have been pretty good...
I stopped into Food Lion on my way out of King William with two intentions in mind: 1) pick up some bread and wine, and 2) make sure he's doing ok.
He was getting off on break when I stepped into the store. He made eye contact with me and gave me a kind of shocked look. I just nodded my head to say 'hey' and then kept walking towards where I thought the bread was. Turns out it had moved and I wandered around aimlessly for a bit until I eventually found it. I picked up a loaf and then moved to the wine section where a good majority of the brands and bottles have been discontinued at the store. I still managed to find my favorite bottle and made my way to the register.
As I stood in line waiting for the woman in front of me to get her credit card to work I noticed him walk out to his car, look around for a second, get in, and then almost immediately get back out and start walking back up to the store. When I made it outside he was sitting by the door on an overturned shopping cart waiting for me.
He said he figured I would be back in Charlottesville already because I have classes in the morning. I explained how my parents had made me wait around to spend more time with them and how I was just able to break myself away a little after 7:15. We talked for a bit about how things had been going for him, how he is managing himself with everything that's been difficult lately, and then the topic moved on to other things.
I actually enjoyed talking to him. He was not nearly as whiny and depressed as he usually is and I would like to think that it's because he actually saw me in person. We talked about random things for a while and then he said he wants to come up to Charlottesville and stay for a while after he gets out of school next month.
I think that would be a good change for him.
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