(Sorry again for sporadicity)
When I was very young, one of my first friends was a girl called Emily (we were about 4/5). She lives near me. We played together all the time at school and at our houses. And then, when I was around 6, she didn't want to be my friend anymore. Her mother had told a teacher that she and I were together too often and that I wasn't giving her personal space often enough, and so I was forbidden from playing with her. The last time I saw her in person was in December 2005 (I was 6) before I moved schools after the Christmas break. Because we live in the same village, I did sometimes see Emily when I was out, but we've never stopped and talked. My mum really hates Emily's mum for what she did (she never talked to my mum about it, just went straight to the teacher). Now, there's a café in the village that I go to everyday, and one Saturday last December (I think it was Christmas Eve), my mum and I went there, and as we went in, we came face to face with Emily and her family, who were just leaving, for a split second. We didn't talk, we just walked straight past each other. And just now, I saw a photo of Emily on Facebook with her supposed boyfriend. It nearly brings tears to my eyes, knowing that that might have been me there.
I've been thinking about her quite a bit lately. I do miss her. I have been thinking about sending her a friend request on FB but I'm scared she'll decline it, and I don't know if she even remembers me. I would love to talk to her again. I would definitely be a better friend to her than I was, giving her personal space when she needs it, as I am a person who definitely needs personal space. Still, I think her mother might still not want me around her. But it would be nice to see her again.