childhood Friends

The University will be opening for a new academic year this weekend. It was such a long time ago that I was at uni and quite frankly, i don't miss it in the least. Maybe because I have never liked school but that will be a story for another day.
It is at university when one seems to be at the border line with being a child and becoming an adult. Its quite confussing also because part of you feels like a grown up yet another part feels like you are still a child. I have made good strong friendships as an adult but there is something about childhood friends.

A couple of weeks ago, on my way home from work, I met one of my childhood friends that I had not seen like in ages! I just heard someone call out to me only to raise my head and here she was. I remember screaming out her name as each of us ran towards each other and ended in one of those life time hugs. Now, its really out of character for me to scream and especially not along the street , but who cared. This friend of mine was one of the girls in our neighbourhood I really admired growing up. Being quite older than myself, I never really interracted or played with her at all but I knew her and she too knew me. She was pretty, carried herself with dignity and generally had a good reputation even among the parents so you too would have loved her. She was brilliant, kind and smart and was the oldest in her family. You know how admirable first borns can tend to be.
The 5-10 minutes we spent together on the street really really warmed  up my heart. She told me all about her siblings and what they are upto. She told me about work, her kids as well as her nieces and nephews. She asked about my own family. It was really a heart warming experience. I went back in time and remembered my childhood and isn't God great that we have come this far. For weeks after this experience, I would still feel goose pimples every time I thought about her just like now as I write this blog. Isn't childhood friendship just sweet.

To all my childhood friends. I love you so much and you will always have a special place in my heart!