to stay mentally

To stay mentally and physically healthy, my friend and I have been going on long walks on the weekends. Last weekend, she and I walked through the National Arboretum, one of the few places in DC still open.

As we examined the map at the visitor’s center, there were two people standing there doing the same. The voice of the man was familiar - it was a guy I’d dated last year. I’d eventually had to ghost him because he wouldn’t let me break up with him. He and his mom were distracted, examining the map. Under my breath, I told my friend we had to go.

She and I took off walking the park in the opposite direction. However, we ran into him again. This time he was with a date. Turns out, his mom was dropping him off for his date (we’re in our 30s!!!). My friend and I sped walked away and we kept a lookout for him the rest of the afternoon.

Luckily, the city still has a few places open to exercise. But, it’s not a big enough city to escape my exes. We live only three blocks from each other, but it took this virus for us to run into each across town.