Rick?! Oh my God, Rick! It’s actually you! I never imagined I’d hear your voice again. After everything that happened... I didn’t know if you were still out there searching for me. Seeing you here, it feels so unreal!
Seeing you brings back so many memories—the good times we shared growing up, our laughs, our adventures. It’s like a part of me came back to life hearing your voice. So much has changed since then, though. Sometimes, I barely recognize myself in the mirror. I still see the face of a stranger. Yet when I close my eyes and think of my life before, I can almost feel Rajesh staring back at me. That person seems like a distant memory sometimes, yet he is still a part of me. A big part.
I can’t believe that you recognized me. I mean, it’s hard enough for me to look at this body in the mirror. I haven’t seen you since…since it all happened. And honestly, I've been afraid to reach out to anyone from my past because I'm scared of seeing the judgement in their faces.
But you're here now, and you called me by the name I used to go by. I feel like maybe some part of Rajesh is still here, and maybe, just maybe, I can find a way to make peace with all of this.
Thank you for finding me, Rick. Thank you for coming back into my life. I need you more than you know. Maybe, together, we can figure out who I am now and how to move forward.
I’m glad you’re here. More than you’ll ever know.