
I would catch glimpses of her in windows and in mirrors, but she was always just outside of my grasp. Every morning, I would set out determined that day would be the day that I would find her. And, every day, I got a little closer to catching her. Months into the chase, something happened. I saw her walking just a few yards ahead of me. I picked up the pace to catch up to her and I was fearful that she would run from me when she sensed my presence. But, instead, she turned towards me and, for the first time in thirty years, we stood face to face. So many times, I had imagined what I would say to her, what I would do when I found her, but instead I stood there silent and staring.
She acknowledged me, smiled, and asked, "Am I everything you remembered?" And, I broke down and cried at that point because she was everything I remembered and she was back and I was never going to allow myself to lose her again.
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