I left town in elementary school after my family went through a tragedy. Many years later, I returned to where it all began, and Jiayue, who had been by my side when we were children, was there too.
"Long time no see, Liang Chen. You may not know this, but I've been thinking about you all these years."
Perhaps I shouldn't have come back here. Perhaps we shouldn't have met again, or gotten to know each other all over again.