Aaron's friends are turning twenty one left and right. Erik left and Zach right were friends of Aaron's from the earliest school days. They're young men in their third year of college now. Aaron is still barely 18.
I saw one of Aaron's classmates last week. A fellow Aaron played with from age 5. Neighborhood buddies. Saying hello is more of a sizing up exercise. I'm happy to see these guys, and I take the opportunity to take in all that I can about them to help imagine what Aaron might be like today. The clothes, hair styles, jobs, interests, where they've been. Where would Aaron be, what would he say, how would he look? I grasp for something in Aaron's friends to give me a glimpse of what should have been.
Thanksgiving weekend is over. The college aged children of our friends are going back to school. That's the way it's supposed to be.
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