Small World's Collide...
Jun. 12th, 2021 10:56 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
susandennisSo back in the olden days, when I swam every day, there was a guy who swam at the same time, usually M/W/F. He used a white fold up cane and always got there before the doors opened like I did. His name was Matt. We got to be kind of chums. We'd tell each other if we were going to miss a swim, etc. He was a very very nice and fun guy.
Then there was Sunday Guy. He swam steady laps for 50 minutes and then did 10 minutes with the float and then walked the last lap. Every Sunday. 8-9 am. It was about 6 months of Sundays before I could get a "Good Morning" out of him. Finally, he got to where he would even smile at me when he said it. And, then before the pandemic, when he would once in a very great while, come on a Saturday, I could tease him about just doing it to confuse my calendar.
He was there last Sunday and we had a 'hi!! so good to see you back' short chat.
Today, Sunday Guy was there in mid swim when I got there and shockingly, he stopped to talk to me. "You remember Matt?" He pointed to his own eyes and added "vision impaired". I told him I absolutely did! "Well, he asked about you this week. We work together. And he wanted you to know he was delighted to find out you were still swimming."
Awwww Made my fucking day and I told him so. He went on to say that Matt was still not back at the gym but that he would pass along my greeting.
I grinned while I swam. I've thought about Matt a lot in the past year and half, wondering if he was ok. So good to know he is.
Then there was Sunday Guy. He swam steady laps for 50 minutes and then did 10 minutes with the float and then walked the last lap. Every Sunday. 8-9 am. It was about 6 months of Sundays before I could get a "Good Morning" out of him. Finally, he got to where he would even smile at me when he said it. And, then before the pandemic, when he would once in a very great while, come on a Saturday, I could tease him about just doing it to confuse my calendar.
He was there last Sunday and we had a 'hi!! so good to see you back' short chat.
Today, Sunday Guy was there in mid swim when I got there and shockingly, he stopped to talk to me. "You remember Matt?" He pointed to his own eyes and added "vision impaired". I told him I absolutely did! "Well, he asked about you this week. We work together. And he wanted you to know he was delighted to find out you were still swimming."
Awwww Made my fucking day and I told him so. He went on to say that Matt was still not back at the gym but that he would pass along my greeting.
I grinned while I swam. I've thought about Matt a lot in the past year and half, wondering if he was ok. So good to know he is.
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