It's not that I think of you all the time...I hardly ever think of you to be honest. But once in a while, you cross my mind, and I am taken back to that day my life changed...and for an hour, you were there to witness.

I remember seeing you on the plane.....but I was too sad and excited really to notice anything. Have you ever felt that feeling before? My heart felt like it was ready to burst...I felt like I was leaving home, and going home both at the same time. That day will be forever etched into my memory...and by chance, you became a part of it....I don't know why I am writing this.... it seems strange that I think of you...we talked so briefly...but I sometimes wonder how you are, what you are doing. It's not that I'm writing this because I can't stop thinking of you....that's not the case at all...I am very content with the one I love...maybe I just wanted to thank you for listening to me that day. You were so interested in everything I said......you were there just at the right time.....I didn't know that day what I was leaving behind me.....and what I was coming home to embrace.

You were sitting across from me I think. Usually I am one to remember small details like that, but there was so much going on in my mind that morning. We didn't talk until we had landed in the Toronto Airport....did you ask me the time, or did you make some comment on the landing?? I wish I could remember! But I was so excited to be in Toronto...I was almost half way home. I remember getting off the plane and walking into the terminal....If you hadn't have been there, two things would have happened......I probably would have gotten my luggage (like I was suppose to), but I probably would have gotten hopelessly lost....(that airport is huge!) But lost is what I must have looked, because you right away came up to me and asked if you could help me out.....I hope I thanked you for your kindness! I was so glad to have someone show me where to go.....(even though, unbeknownst to me, my bags would stay in Toronto that evening). And so, I followed you to the right counter....only to find out that my flight was full, and since I had a stand-by ticket, I might not get on at the time I had been scheduled to leave....but you reassured me that things would be ok....and then you went to leave, but changed your mind and asked if it was ok if you stayed and talked with me while you waited for your flight. I was very glad to have the company, because I had an hour to wait, and I had so many things going on in my mind, I just needed someone to talk with. And that someone was you.

I sat next to a very tall and quiet business man for the rest of the way home. I was too excited to eat the supper the airlines were serving, and I was too awake to sleep. After four hours which seemed to take forever, we finally landed at the Calgary airport....I hadn't seen my family and my boyfriend for almost 5 months....needless to say, I couldn't wait to get off the plane. I had a ways to walk once I finally got into the airport....but then, there were the doors, opening to the people waiting for us to arrive. I couldn't help it, something inside me wouldn't let me walk, and I saw Dan, and my mom and my brother, and I ran into their arms......I think I cried, but I can't remember now. After all the tears, and the hugs and the kisses, we went to get my luggage.....which had somehow been left in Toronto...I didn't even care.....the man at the desk said that they would have it delivered to my door in 3 days or less....and sure enough, it was done, just like he said.

So we left t the airport to go home. I sat with Dan's arms around me, and we hardly talked at all. I just stared out the window taking everything in.....sites I hadn't seen for months. We arrived at home, it was like a dream. I walked inside...there was my dog...she was so happy to see me....my sister came running up the stairs....her hair had grown so long. I sat on the kitchen floor, hardly able to think of anything to say....I had waited for that day since I had left home...now it was finally here....such a strange feeling overtook me then. I can't even begin to describe it.

For such a long time, I never once thought of you....but tonight, I couldn't sleep....and somehow, my thoughts ended up on you David. Since that day, my life has kind of taken a bit of a downhill turn. But I am hopeful for the future...I always am. I guess I just wanted to tell you how I am....and I wonder how you are too. I wish that I knew your last name, so I could find you and send you this letter for real. Your kindness that day has remained with me. I know it wasn't much....but it doesn't take much to make a difference sometimes. Thank you.

Angela