A Picture

I received a picture in the mail today. It was taken 15 years ago. 3 friends who didn't have a clue where their lives were headed. I wonder, if we all knew then, what we know now, would we do anything different?  Only one remains at the place where the picture was taken. One is gone and the other has moved. What roads we took, did it change the course? Would it have remained the same if we all had stayed? Could any of it been prevented or altered for a better outcome. We will never know. The outcome is what it is. The friend who is gone is missed so much! Amazing what kind of reaction still comes through. A longing for a friend who left this world much too soon! A talk, a laugh, silly jokes, that is what made the three of us friends. An understanding of our differences, but a love of what made us friends. The one is gone, two remain, and we carry on. But, she is so often in our thoughts, and always in our hearts!