You know when you talk to someone briefly do you ever find yourself wondering years later if things turned out alright for them ? I used to be a member of a chat forum for teens and I vividly remember speaking to one lass on MSN for a while . She messaged me on me afternoon in a panic saying she’d had a termination the day before and she couldn’t cope . I think I was 16 or so and remember we spoke for a long time that day despite having never actually met . She would be around 30 by now and I often wonder how things turned out for her now .
I also remember meeting a child through a summer school event , at around the same age , think I was 16 and she was younger , she had recently been fostered and was told she’d be moving on again very soon . I remember she spent the whole day with me as she had no friends . I seem to remember she was unable to read . She would be in her mid twenties now - I still have a photo of her somewhere that was taken by the school . Tried to find her on Facebook but as we’d only spoken for two days I highly doubt she will remember me at all . That and I imagine her name has probably been changed . I really hope she found a family that cared for her and that she’s doing well now .
Same with pen pals I had as a child , people you meet on holiday or classmates that left school - I often wonder what happens to people next , if they are happy , if they have children etc .
Just wondering if anyone has similar stories ... funny to think you can meet someone and only know them for a matter of hours or even less and never quite forget them .