Yesterday’s Echo

By: theoathkeeper The wind softly blew the white curtains, revealing the smiling faces of my life’s best comrades. Unlike the cold breeze of the night, which sent shivers down my spine, the air with them was warm, enveloping me like a comforting blanket. Their laughter reverberated on all the corners of the room, painting a smile on my lips. As Ben & Ben’s song “Ride Home” echoed in the background, we sang it as if it were an oath. Signifying that no matter what happens, home will always be in each other’s arms. Then, like the rays of the blistering morning sun, it dawned on me that my friends and I are all growing up. We all carry diff erent burdens, priorities, and dreams. And for that, I fear the unknown for the bond we have established. What will happen to us in a few years? Will we still laugh and cry with each other as if there’s no tomorrow? Will we still like the songs we used to listen to on our way back home? Thoughts about our future seems like a never-ending spiral.

ho As much as I don’t want us to be apart, change is the only constant. In the deepest depths of my heart, I wish for all of us to achieve our wildest dreams, even if it means living thousands of miles apart or outgrowing each other. Everything that makes them happy and comfortable will make me at ease. In the midst of the uncertain and the inevitable, I sincerely hope that we will all recollect the candid moments we shared that no jewel in the world could ever replace. As my imagination drowned in what ifs, the song shifted to Taylor Swift’s “Long Live.” And the line, “Long live the walls we crashed through, I had the time of my life with you,” will live with me eternally. I hope that they will be heard enough the way that they have heard the loudest silence in my life. These moments will always be remembered until time immemorial. And as we strive to be the best version of ourselves, the echoes of our past will always resonate with us.