When I was 17 ( I am now 36) there was this guy that worked at my restaurant with me. He was the most beautiful man I had every seen in person (was 4 years older then me). He lived across the street from our work and whenever he walked by or whenever we worked together I could barely breathe...my knees would often go weak. I kept my distance and never let my feelings show. A small friendship eventaully developed between us but as far as I was concerned he was wayyyy out of my league.
I remember visualizing us in different scenarios (didn't know what I was doing at the time..it was just a fun game to play). Anyway, one day he came into work and told us he was leaving for another city. My heart secretly broke....but who was I to him anyway...would probably be better not having him around so I could actually concentrate..lol.
6 years ago I moved to that same city I thought he was still in. I thought about him often and tried to find him, not sure why...but just had this feeling that I needed to. He was a model so looked up local agencies and finally found him on one. I meant to go into the agency to find him..but never did.
2 years ago (15 years since he originally left) I was managing a new restaraunt in this same city. I was standing at my bar and heard this voice behind me. I slowly turned around and this person turned around and our mouths dropped. It was him..but what was more startling was the way he looked at me and then hugged me for so long. Turns out he has lived in Italy for the past 15 years and was only here for 1 day to visit his ill father. He just happened to walk into my restaurant.
After our quick visit he parted but I will never forget the way he held me when saying goodbye. We didn't keep in touch...I wrote him an email but never heard back so figured that was that. He had told me he was engaged and staying in Italy. Who was I to intrude on that lovely affair.
6 months ago, I get an email...from him. In it he bared his soul and spoke of me haunting his thoughts every day. He had left his fiance and was thinking of coming back to Canada and wanted to see me. He proceeded to tell me that he has felt an enormous amount for me ever since we first met. Unfortunately I was recently engaged at that time of the email but things were not going well...and I eventually broke it off.
Due to his job he is still in Europe....but since we are now both single are trying to figure out the best way to see each other without there being too much pressure.
That has been the most drawn out example of the LOA working in my life...I have many many others....my only advice is be careful what you wish for because you will always get it
