No Surprises

There it was, sitting in my inbox. An e-mail from someone I thought I'd never hear from again, and indeed someone I've tried for 3 years to erase from the heart-strings in some Stalinist purge. And yet....and yet...It sat there begging to be read, and then responded to. The next one had to be read also, and replied to.

We parted as friends at the time, but looking back it was a nonsensical thing to do. How can you remain friends with someone if you acted like a total tit towards them, and threw back the affection offered to you? I thought it was the right thing to do at the time, but I know now it wasn't. I could understand if she didn't want to speak to me again. And yet, 3 years on....there it was.