She got so old looking

She entered the room all by herself.  There was a large crowd already there and the band was playing some of the 70's greatest hits. She looked around the room to see if she could recognize some familiar faces. Judy had called her yesterday to say she would be there early and that she could find her near the bar. Sure enough, there she was laughing it up with some grey haired man who looked somewhat familiar.   She started to walk towards the bar, when someone tapped her on the shoulder.  Turning around, she found herself looking into the eyes of  Donald, her old high school crush. His eyes still had the same effect on her. A smile crossed her face and he reached out to give her a friendly hug.  It didn't take long for Jackie, his wife to walk over and separate the two of them. After a few minutes of polite conversation with her, she made an excuse to go find Judy. As she turned around to walk away, she heard Jackie say to her husband," She certainly got old looking and put on a bit of weight too."

People never change, she thought.  Jackie had always been jealous of her and this was just a way to make her look bad in front of her husband. It was a defence mechanism and her husband was probably used to it. It didn't bother her and she actually felt sorry for Jackie because she must always have to be in a defensive mode.   Yes she put on weight and she had aged as she struggled to get through her two year battle with ovarian cancer.

Judy grabbed her arm and hauled her on the dance floor as Ball Room Blitz started. They had danced to that so many times in their younger days.  She laughed  and felt like a kid again. She was so grateful to be alive