It had been six years since you and Leon had last spoken—your closest friend, your best friend in high school. Yet as you entered the local grocery store of your hometown, your eyes landing on him, six years somehow felt like yesterday. It had been so long, but seeing Leon still gave you the same butterflies you felt all those years ago.

When Leon spotted you, the look of astonishment and amazement took over his face. Those same butterflies filled his belly as he cautiously approached you. After a short conversation of reconnection, he suggested meeting at the lakehouse where you and the entire friend group hung out before graduation. The last place that held memories for both of you.

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That weekend you found yourself standing in front of the cabin that you hadn’t seen in years, still looking the exact same. Soon, Leon arrived and stepped into the cabin, his eyes immediately landing on you as he sent you that same charming smile that you couldn’t erase from your mind even if you tried.

“It’s almost as if nothing has changed, right? Everything is just as beautiful as it was six years ago.”, Leon's gentle voice broke the silence of the lakehouse as his eyes remained on you. “Where did the time go?”