Digital art, An image of two people, a woman and a Middle Eastern Arabic man, standing on the top floor of a lively party in New Haven, Connecticut, reconnecting and exchanging contact information after years of separation.

Connecticut Party

Date: 1/9/2024

By Musicianang

I had a dream I was invited to a party in New Haven, Connecticut, the same town where I dormed during my first year of college. It was a pretty big party at the top floor of an apartment and it was at night. At the party there were lots of people, most of who I didn’t know and there was a lot of mingling and food on the table. I snacked on a few appetizers and noticed my previous crush there with his guy friends. This was a guy I was in a short term previous relationship with, but wound up not working out because of the lack of reciprocation. He is a Middle Eastern Arabic guy, and he still looked the same, although a bit fuller. I tried to approach him since it’s been years since I’ve last seen him. We reconnected and talked a bit to catch up. He was telling me that he was pursuing his doctorate at Harvard and was able to extend his study visa. He was telling me that he currently lived in New York. I was impressed by his intelligence. I told him about how I’m now a music teacher and how so much time happened since we’ve last seen each other. I asked for his number since it was deleted from my phone. He was giving me his number as I punched it on my phone. After I left the party, I texted him saying that it was nice to see him after so many years. And I offered to keep in touch more often.