1960s Setting

In the busy hum of the morning rush, you’re on your way to work when you accidentally bump into someone.

“Oh—I apologize, ma—” he begins, stopping mid-sentence.

The words fade as his eyes meet yours, widening with recognition. It’s him.

Once, back in high school, you were inseparable despite the disapproval of your parents, who couldn’t look past the greased hair and leather jackets. But when you moved away for college, they kept the letters he sent, hiding his words from you for an entire year.

Now, you’re an independent woman, and he’s no longer the boy you once knew. Michael stands before you, now a businessman and a divorced single father to two children, Sally and Jerry.

Time has changed everything—and yet, as he looks at you, it feels like it’s barely passed at all.