You Were Never Supposed to Be Here

You didn’t plan for this. You didn’t plan to see them again. You didn’t plan for the looks. The silence. The history. And you definitely didn’t plan for the way your chest tightens the moment you lock eyes. They hurt you. You left. Or maybe they did. Either way, nothing was ever resolved. Now you’re in the same place. Same air. Same space. Too close. Too tense. Too late.