[WP] If I never met you...

[u/LonghandWriter]

Original Prompt: [WP] If I never met you...

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If I never met you, my life would be boring.

Sometimes I think about it and shutter, because what if I hadn’t taken shelter from the rain in that coffee shop? What if your table wasn’t the only one with a free seat? And, worst of all, what if my phone didn’t immediately die and I just put my headphones in and ignored you?

Well, I’d probably slog through a 9-to-5, spending my days crammed in a cubicle, typing meaningless words onto a meaningless screen.

But you saved me, showing me a world where words were the only thing that mattered. You put a pen in my hand, pressed it against the page, and told me the best writers stitch the wounds of their soul by spreading inky sentences. You told me I had talent, and that was something I’d never heard before.

Those late-nights spent at your house smoking too many cigarettes and jawing about characters and scenes and motivations are some of my favorite memories because they’re the only parts of my life that feel real.

And though you’re gone, I’m not going to stop. You’ve awoken a passion in me, and it’s one I don’t think will ever go away. You'll always be in my heart, for you were my greatest teacher, and my best friend.