Honestly I’m too much of a coward to reach back out after I left without saying much back in 2023. I admire your optimism, your tenacity, your smile – your eagerness to help/please others. I wish we had met under different circumstances (earlier maybe? before we both had ties to others and, in your case, kids). Then again, I am well aware that’s probably not possible due to observances/tradition. I probably read it wrong and perhaps you didn’t feel the same. Heck, I didn’t even know my feelings until I was gone and when I finally worked up the nerve to read the last email I got from you. I shoved it all aside/was too busy to see you that way while I was there. I will never forget the day you pulled out a pen & paper and exclaimed “you’ll be so proud of me!” as you explained that you’d take notes on what I had to tell you this time so you don’t forget. I think your kindness and heart really shone through to me, on a profound and personal level after that, and after all was said and done. Sometimes I want to reach out and tell you how I feel, and to ask if there was any reciprocity or shared feelings on your end, but that’s not fair to you. I worried about your safety, near daily, during late 23 – 24. I don’t think you were caught up in it thankfully, but I’m not certain if your friends/family/colleagues were. I hope no one close to you or otherwise was, as I only wish the best for you and yours as well as your continued happiness & success. Take good care of yourself as I know you will, and know that you will always be missed and adored.