Amy was the poor girl in my class. She never had any food and everyone made fun of her clothes. I became her only friend and brought her extra meals.
Later, she vanished. Twelve years passed. I was at the hospital, sitting in a cold bed with an IV in my arm, fresh from surgery.
Everything was a blur until the nurse walked in. She had her hair pulled back in a tight bun, her name tag hanging loosely from her scrubs. She looked familiar, but I couldn’t place her—until she looked at me and said, “You will be okay, I promise.
You helped me once… and I never forgot.”
I froze. “Amy?” I said, barely able to believe it. Her eyes shimmered for a second, then she nodded.
“Yeah. It’s me.”
All the air left my chest. I couldn’t find the words, so she pulled up a chair and sat beside me like we were kids again.
“You probably thought I disappeared,” she said, smiling faintly. “I did, in a way. We moved overnight.
My mom got a job offer in another state, and we didn’t have time to say goodbye.”
Tears prickled at the back of my eyes. “I waited. I kept asking about you for weeks.”
She smiled again, a little more softly this time.
“I know. The teacher sent me your letters. I read every single one.”
I couldn’t believe what I was hearing.
Amy, the girl who wore oversized shoes and never brought lunch, was now a nurse—confident, calm, and kind. “How’d you end up here?” I asked. “Long story,” she said.
“But I guess it started with a cheese sandwich.”
And just like that, we were back in fifth grade. Amy had nothing, really. Her backpack had holes, her jacket sleeves were too short, and I once saw her picking up a crushed granola bar from the floor.
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