Mike and I went to see a play tonight with a couple that we are good friends with. It was a great play, and we had a great night with them - but something happened that night that was, for me, very jarring.
During the intermission, a man and a woman moved past us to get into the lobby and stretch their legs. With a jolt, I realized that the woman trying not to step on my feet was someone that I had once been very good friends with - in fact, someone that had once been my best friend. She didn't see me - she had kept her head down, making sure to avoid all the feet. More...