Can We Meet Again?

He was sunny and handsome, fiercely protective of his younger sister, and a new middle school student who got a new girlfriend every week. She was plain-looking and unremarkable, a middle school teacher who rarely spoke outside class. Ever since they met, they were no longer just "him and her." But meeting at an age when they should never have crossed paths meant they could only ever be "him and her." If you ask me how it ends, all I can say is: wait with me. Time will tell us the answer.