Sometimes people surprise you.

I heard from someone just now, via Facebook, who I hadn't heard from in a few weeks, and never expected to hear from again. It surprised me.

My first thought was 'How genuine is this person?'. She is someone that isn't 'friends' with me on Facebook, so it's not like she saw a post and thought 'I wonder how Mrs P is?'. She's from my old workplace, and was the person who most supported me during my difficulties there towards the end. At the time, I really appreciated her support and respected her for standing up for me, but I truly never expected her to contact me after it was all over.

She surprised me, and not many people do that these days. We've had a nice catch-up over private messages, and I probably won't speak to her again for a while.

In truth, the way I left that place that had been my home for 6 years was unpleasant. I felt like I was shoved out the door (even though it was my decision to leave that quickly) with a quick pat on the back and a 'thanks for coming'. I've been having dreams about confronting people who I worked with, about being forced back to working there, and have woken up shaken and disturbed. This short conversation won't change that, I don't think, but it's good to know that I made an impression on someone, and that someone has tried to contact me since I left. It only took 5 weeks...