last week i was working and had forgotten something i needed so instead of going home i went to the local Home Depot to pick up what i needed.as i was going through an aisle i saw the girl/woman that i had gone out with in highshool which is over 40 years ago.instantly i got butterflies in my stomach… it`s only my opinion but i`ve always felt we have one great love and she was mine.i`ve been married twice and had many relationships but have never felt anything like i did when i was with her.

she was beautiful,classy,had a sense of humor,and could also be sarcastic (in a good and funny way).in a nutshell,she was it for me. of course during that period of my life i had a very dark side and it would come out on occasions.i got into a lot of trouble,my name was in the local paper quite often,was expelled from high school and spent time in reform school and jail. inn plain English,i was f@cked up… finally after 2 years of dealing with all this she ended it.the night she told me,she was crying,said she loved me but she just couldn`t handle it anymore.i was heartbroken but i knew she was right.shortly after i went in the Marine Corps which straightened me out,the best decision i ever made.when i got out of the Marines 3 years later i found out she was engaged to someone we went to school with.it did bother me plus i had never liked him,i know i sound prejudiced but i didn`t like him before this.

over the years i would see him once in a while,we were cordial but that was it.i had been a pretty tough kid in my younger years and he knew well enough to stay away from me.about 15 years ago i read he had been arrested for a domestic disturbance and i had some contacts and found out that he had hit her one night while he was drunk.i have to admit,for a few days i thought about finding him and kickin his a$$ but i though better of it,it had been too long although it would have given me great satisfaction..

anyway as i passed her at the Depot i got butterflies,she looked as beautiful to me then as the first day i saw her. i didn`t know if i should approach her so i went to get what i went there for and all of a sudden i heard "hello Les" and i turned around and smiled and said Hi. we talked for about 20 minutes,it seemed like 10 seconds to me… finally i said i better be going and she said me too. i said goodbye and left. i guess the best way to describe how i felt was bittersweet,i knew it was a long time ago and we can`t go back but it was nice to see and talk to her and it was nice to feel the butterflies again…