I made a surprise call a few days ago to a friend of many years standing and one of whom I was(and still am) quite fond. Our friendship began when she joined my team as a finance officer many years ago
A special working bond developed and we both spun off each other with a great deal of success Time spent together caused much consternation with other staff along with the usual rumors no doubt fueled by the fact that the lady was extremely attractive
We had talked about issues of common interest several times and I thought I knew her well
Time moved on and so did we both each pursuing a career but still keeping in touch
She had just returned from a European trip and I could feel the excitement in her voice especially when she spoke about places I had visited my self recently However knowing her as I did I waited to hear her views on Paris It was exactly what I had expected but it was what she said next that caught me off guard.
”Anyhow what else did you do” I said
“Well I had to go to Giverny - that was essential” she replied
“What ?’ I exclaimed ‘I had no idea you were a Monet fan”
‘Yes “ she said .’I don’t believe you didn’t know after our long and deep discussions over all these years”
“No I did not know ‘ I replied “but I am happy about that because its another thing we have in common and it comes as a pleasant surprise after twenty eight years I must say”
You never ever really know about your friends -do you?
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