I guess I knew it would happen sooner or later. Last night, around 10, I was walking home through the city, my mind deep in thought. It was a beautiful night, warm but not not, with a light breeze under a clear sky. I turned a corner, and saw a guy coming toward me, yawning. Our eyes met, and I registered a glimmer of recognition in his.
It wasn't until we'd passed each other that I realized who he reminded me of... Gaspar... the pirate that I blogged about in Love Slips Away... Again and Letter to an Alcoholic. But I couldn't be sure it was him. We'd passed each other so fast. But, of course, it had to be him. We'd crossed paths only a block away from his flat (I live very close to him now). And that look of recognition couldn't be denied.
Needless to say, I hadn't heard a word from him since I sent him that email in November. I wondered if I would hear from him now. Not that I would want to get involved with him, but I was wondering how he was doing. I was actually kind of surprised that he was still in Prague. I thought maybe he'd take off for parts unknown... oh yeah, that's me who solves her problems that way... lol.
By the time I got home, I'd talked myself into sending him a friendly SMS, just to see if it was, indeed, him, and because I was curious to see if he'd respond. If he didn't, I could assume that the email I'd sent had just angered him and he'd disregarded it. If he answered, I guessed I could assume that he'd at least considered the things I'd said to him.
So, I kept it short: "Hi Gaspar, Was that you I saw a few minutes ago? How are you? Kruu" I'd considered not signing it, just to test if he still had my name in his phone's directory, but that seemed too gamey, so I signed it. And, of course, there was no answer. So, I went to bed.
A couple of hours later, I heard a couple of text messages coming in, and assumed they were from Ms. L who needs to pick up some things here. Since I hadn't fallen asleep yet, I got up to check. Lo and behold, they were from Gaspar:
"Hi Kruu, I saw u too - we all have eyes, but wasn't sure. I'm ok of course. Thinking about visiting one more place before I allow myself to be happy here or elsewhere, but still long way to go. I have to earn evth. first. wish u all t. best."
I had no idea what he meant by all that, so I just sent him a smiley face :) and left it at that.
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destinydiva said on Jun 05, 2008....
kru, hiya, I just wanted to say hi :-)
I havn't been very good at keeping up lateley but I promise I will catch up eventually,
you know...having a few of your unread posts on the back burner for a nice peaceful hour is like knowing I have a good book waiting to be read :-) xx
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dailyachesandpains said on Jun 05, 2008....
hey kruu!
That happened to me and an ex-boyfriend of mine, but we crossed paths in another state and it was like "HUH!?" and that's how we ended up getting back together and being together for 5 years! He's now happily married to one of my friends...yeah, nice, I know!
Daily
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kruuyai said on Jun 05, 2008....
destiny: Hi! Haven't seen you around for a while. How've ya been? It's nice to know you enjoy reading my stories.
daily: Wow! What a story. Sounds like a great topic for a post. That's so bizarre when you cross paths with someone in a place where you'd never expect to see them. It wasn't so weird with Gaspar, because I was just around the corner from his house, and I pass by there often. I figured I'd run into him sooner or later. Still, it really took me by surprise. I always thought I'd spot him from a long way off, but it was just like.. bam!
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pickersplock said on Jun 05, 2008....
I think he's full of applesauce!"I have to earn everything"...........phu, horse pucky! -
kruuyai said on Jun 05, 2008....
pickers: What do you suppose he meant by that? -
pickersplock said on Jun 05, 2008....
He meant "I'm a great big doofus, and I'm purposely being cryptic because I don't have my sh!$ together. I am a loser but, I think I'm, all that and a bag of chips! Run for the hills or I'll take you down with me!"How's that for analysis? -
skald said on Jun 05, 2008....
Well does he not mean just that? A smiley is always good. Sorry, I don't have the whole story either. -
Expendable said on Jun 05, 2008....
Ask if you guys could talk someplace. -
gingersoul said on Jun 05, 2008....
Kruu........come on.....its pretty clear ......the guy likes play mysterious and hard to catch...
Well, guess what? Don't catch him...let him fall and boil in his own broth.......if he really will like to get in touch with you that email address is more than enough.....otherwise...bu-bye..
A smile sometimes is all you can get of positive from certain men.....
IMHO
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gingersoul said on Jun 05, 2008....
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anonymous said on Jun 05, 2008....
good stuff.
http://www.yourcheaptravels.com -
crybabylu said on Jun 05, 2008....
how neat! that was so cool! -
kruuyai said on Jun 05, 2008....
pickers: I love it! You should hang up your shingle. :)
skald: I'm just not sure what "just that" means. It doesn't make a whole lot of sense in English... maybe you could translate for me? :)
Expendable: There is seriously nothing to talk about.
ginger: I'm not planning to catch him. I seriously was just curious to see if he would respond, and that would tell me how he'd received my email. I let go as soon as I got the answer... just thought it would be fun to share here.
anon: you cheap, slutty, traveling whore, you.
cry: It always surprises me to run into people I know in a big city. Happened only a handful of times in eleven years in Denver. Outside of the US, it happens all the time.
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skald said on Jun 06, 2008....
I don't know why is is going to visit one more place. I understand that he saw you but then he was not sure either that it was you. The thing that I find strange is that he has to earn something to be happy and i don't understand what he means by those letters.
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pickersplock said on Jun 06, 2008....
Kru, that comment to Anon was truly brilliant! -
kruuyai said on Jun 06, 2008....
skald: The abbreviations in his message: evth. is "everything" and wish u all t. best is "wish you all the best." His great depression and spiral into alcoholism was supposedly triggered by losing all his money by neglecting his day trading, and he lost even what little he had left after that, so he had to cancel his plans to go to Australia and earn his money back. I'm not sure, though, if he's talking about going to some geographical place (in which case he needs to earn enough money to go) or if he's talking about going to some emotional place, but I think probably geographic. I just didn't want to get involved in asking him a lot of questions. He's not someone that I really need in my life.
pickers: I've learned from the masters. :)
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skald said on Jun 07, 2008....
I am sorry that he lost everything and I do think you are right not getting involved. Better to leave things like that. -
kruuyai said on Jun 08, 2008....
skald: So right, my dear. :) -
dailyachesandpains said on Jun 12, 2008....
Kruu: LOL! Like I said, ended up getting married to my FRIEND!!! A post? That would be A NOVEL! I just talked to his sister over email a few days ago, only after YEARS of not seeing or talking to any of his family. It's not that his sister and I didn't get along, it was that my "friend" didn't appreciate it and they (his siblings) felt awkward...I can totally understand where they were coming from. Their Dad recently passed away, a few months ago, and his sister wanted to let me know that their mom has Alzheimer's. I couldn't stop thinking about this post since I was communicating with his sister...again, after YEARS of no contact. She and my Mom are in the same business and that's how she got my email address...they ran into each other!I'm afraid to find out what's going to happen around the next corner! "He" better not contact me, that's all I wish for!Daily -
kruuyai said on Jun 13, 2008....
daily: Oh yeah.. that would upgrade it from novel to soap opera. :)
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