Networking. It’s simple. A group of people bound together through years spent with one another. After enough years, they would remain together in spirit regardless of the geographical constraints. Technology made it easy for us to communicate but our own mind prevents us from really opening up. We would often stick to the unimportant things like what we just did or ate and never really talking. Things like our feelings of loss of this friendship, guilt at making new ones, and sadness that we’re unable to thoroughly share with the other.

 Human relationships are always changing. There is rarely a forever. Sometimes, the people stay in your life long enough to just transform into another kind of relationship. Lover become friends or enemies, friends becomes family, co-workers becomes lovers… The list goes on. It all depends on where we are spiritually, whether we want the same things with one another. Finally it is all about the will. Our will to stay in each other’s lives. The will would be enough sometimes to sustain that relationship into forever but never the same.

“Hey… It’s me again.”

“Hey, me again!” The playfulness in her voice helped the caller to loosen up. The tension in her shoulders were alleviated by a tiny bit as she lost herself in the soft breathing. The conversation fell silent for a couple of precious moments and both sides could only listen to the other’s even breathing.

“Umm… Coffee?”

“Milkshake. I need my sweet and you need nourishment for the little one.” She smiled at her thoughtfulness. They had been phone tagging ever since their last incidental encounter at the park. It was fast becoming her favourite part of her day- going to the park. She would go there with an unconscious will to meet her again. She finally decided to just call one day after trying unsuccessfully to bump into the brunette that was in her mind daily. Even when she was with Tina, Bette would be reminded of the brunette by minute details that she catches. Just a few moments a day, she would think of her… And it would’ve been enough to get by.

“Yeah… Ok. Time?”

“Actually I get off of work by 1 today… So, I’m all yours after.” She chuckled into the small device connecting them at the moment. That sounded like music to her ears.