Present Day
Looking out this window, I realize how much has changed and how different everything is. I look out this window every morning and every time I do, I see something different. I notice a tree or a bush or something that I never knew was there to begin with. It's funny because I'm looking at the same view and yet, it always looks completely different to me. The window is located at the 20th floor of the building that I work in and the view I see is of the garden balcony directly below.
I know it might seem pointless telling you this but the window with the view reminds me of my life. I look back at my life all the time and think about everything that's happened. Sometimes a memory becomes clearer to me or sometimes, I can remember details that I missed out on or completely forgot. But either way, I'm still looking at the same past. It's still my past, my distant memories.
Well what's the point anyway of trying to live in the past when you've got a whole future ahead of you? If I spend too much time thinking about my past, I'll never really live in the present or experience the future. But, that's not to say that I don't think about him on occasion. I still do, in fact, I always do. I wonder where he is, what he's doing, how he looks. I also wonder how he'd react if he ever saw me again and would he be proud?
Then, after thinking about that, I begin to smile. Like I'm back in high school.
"Dr. Gilmore?" A nurse behind me asks
"Yes, Kayla?"
"Your next patient is here."
"Thank you. I'll be out in a minute. But, please tell them to head to my office already."
"Yes, Dr. Gilmore."