Fifteen years after finishing from high school, I went back to my city to see our time capsule taken at. It was meant to be a happy get-together, but it turned into a trip of finding out more about yourself, making amends, and ending things.
While I was in the playground with friends and family, I couldn’t help but think about the night we buried the box. The night was full of laughs, lies, and broken hearts. My boyfriend Brian had been cold and detached, while my best friend Jess had been her usual sharp-tongued self.
As we dug up the capsule, old feelings came back to us. I thought of the locket that Brian had won for me at a fair and how I had put it in the capsule to show how much I loved him. But I also remembered how hurt and angry I was when Brian broke up with me without telling me why.
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We took the box apart and inside I found the worn-out locket along with a letter written by Jess and addressed to me. The letter told me the shocking truth: Jess had ruined my relationship with Brian by making up lies and fake texts to keep us from getting together.
It hurt like someone punched me in the gut. When I talked to Jess about what she did, she broke down and admitted it. It was because she liked me too much and wanted to feel important by taking Brian from me.
Hearing Jess’s statement made me feel a lot of different things: angry, sad, and like the story was over. I understood that my past wasn’t a part of who I was and that I could forgive and move on.
Brian came up to me after watching from the sides and said sorry for his part in the scene. He said he was stupid and young at the time, but that he had always loved me.
Brian asked me if I would like to start over and give him another chance as the sun went down. I agreed, and we gave each other a shy smile.
It taught me that big actions aren’t always the best way to end a relationship. The little, quiet moments are sometimes what bring us peace and make things right. I knew I was ready to move on, leave the past behind, and start a new part of my life when I looked at Brian.
