An 80-year-old man reunited with his high school sweetheart—and after 60 years apart, he finally asked her to marry him.

I heard you’d married and built a family.”

I opened my mouth to protest, but she continued.

“You sounded happy.”

A tear slid down her cheek.

“I didn’t want to reopen old wounds or disrupt your life.”

My heart broke for her.

“You should have called.”

“Maybe,” she admitted.

“Maybe.”

For the next hour, we sat together sharing stories about Peter.

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