Life isn’t always smooth sailing, but every now and then, moments of unexpected brightness, hope and kindness break through, reminding us of the beauty of being alive and the goodness in the world.
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Kay was the popular girl in high school. I admired her, but she looked down on me. At 18, she left town, and I never saw her again. I left too and got married in another state. One day, my husband got a friend request. He said, “You know her? She’s from your school.”
“It was Kay! I told him to accept. But when he did, we were both shocked. She started to immediately ask about me and send a ton of our yearbook class photos. It all felt so sudden, like I was transported back to school.
I felt a bit strange because we had never spoken in high school, yet now, after nine years, she said she had been searching for me online. She found my husband after hearing I was married. Curious, I searched her profile for photos. She looked pretty much the same, beautiful with long blond hair.
But I was shocked to discover that she had four kids, was single, and unemployed. We started chatting, and she told me she was back in our old town, planning to start an online clothing store to work from home. She said she’d heard I had an online store that was quite successful, so she decided to write to me for advice. At first, I was hesitant, but I decided to help.
We quickly became friends, realizing we had so much in common and wondering why we hadn’t connected in high school. Now, we chat regularly, and I’ve even invited her and her kids to visit me in Los Angeles.“
