I Found a 1991 Letter from My First Love That I’d Never Seen Before in the Attic – After Reading It, I Typed Her Name into a Search Bar

The man beside her — well, he didn’t look like a husband. He wasn’t holding her hand.

There was nothing romantic in the way they stood, but it was hard to tell.

They could have been anything, but it didn’t matter. She was real, alive, and just a click away.

I stared at the screen for a long time, trying to figure out what to do. I typed a message for her.

Deleted it. Typed another. Deleted that too.

Everything sounded too forced, too late, too much.

Then, without overthinking, I clicked “Add Friend.”

I figured she might not even see it. Or if she did, maybe she’d ignore it. Or perhaps she wouldn’t even recognize my name after all these years.

But less than five minutes later, the friend request was accepted!

My heart lurched!

Then came the message.

“Hi!

Long time no see! What made you suddenly decide to add me after all these years?”

I sat there stunned.

I tried to type, but gave up. My hands were shaking.

Then I remembered I could send a voice message instead. So I did.

“Hi, Sue. It’s… really me.

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