high school reunions in strange places

i. on a remote islandthis island is a three hour drive from the nearest major city, and an additional twenty minutes by boat (thirty when the waves are being disagreeable). it's a wildlife sanctuary and marine reserve that i visited primarily to see the beach thick-knee that decided to make it its home. so no, i was not expecting to run into a single person i knew (unless they were one of my birdwatching friends). when you called my name on the boat we were taking back to the main land, i didn't recognize you with your sunglasses on. we work in the same office building so i'm used to seeing you in the mall right across the street. we were in extremely different crowds when we were still in school, so it was a surprise to me when you actually went out of your way to say hi and make small talk. i should've believed my mom when she told me that the high school social hierarchies we imposed on ourselves were total bullshit and everything would crumble come graduation. it was quite…