1.Near the school,
2.At a cheap Thai restaurant,
3.I spotted you,
4.Looking mature in a slightly chic dress.5.
6.To avoid the sweet pain in my heart,
7.I kept my distance.
8.I chose a non-alcoholic drink
9.So I could stay calm
10.And keep smiling.11.
12.It’s our first reunion in five years,
13.The familiar faces are nostalgic.
14.It’s embarrassing to match up
15.Who was in love with whom in our memories.16.
17.I pretended not to remember you,
18.But I really haven’t forgotten.
19.Because admitting I liked you now,
20.Wouldn’t that be uncool?21.
22.I pretended not to remember you, averting my gaze,
23.Trying to endure the sadness.
24.I think I heard a rumor
25.That you have a boyfriend now.
26.Well, we were in different classes.27.
28.With the passage of time,
29.Everyone has changed,
30.But our youth is frozen in time.
31.You haven’t changed at all,
32.Just like when we passed each other in the hallway.33.
34.Since graduation,
35.Everyone is reporting on their lives.
36.The school building we attended
37.Is apparently going to be demolished next year.38.
39.I remember, very clearly,
40.The love I kept hidden in my heart.
41.I always watched you from afar.
42.You probably never knew.43.
44.I still remember, even now,
45.Your smile.
46.How many times have I opened
47.The next page
48.Of the yearbook?49.
50.In the end, even though you’re so close,
51.We don’t exchange words.
52.While pretending not to remember,
53.I realize I still love you.54.
55.I remember.56.
57.I pretended not to remember,
58.But I really haven’t forgotten.
59.Because admitting I liked you now,
60.Wouldn’t that be uncool?61.
62.I pretended not to remember you, averting my gaze,
63.Trying to endure the sadness.
64.I think I heard a rumor
65.That you have a boyfriend now.
66.Well, we were in different classes.
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