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Old Soul Love

Could it be possible?  
 
I honestly thought that part of me was dead.  I have given all my love away and then some.  Nothing left.  An internal emptiness.  No matter who I met, how they looked at me, how charming or funny.  How handsome, or how smoothly they tried to sweep me off my feet.  Nothing had sparked that light in my soul for many years.  
 
But could it be possible?  
 
They do say, you sometimes meet special people in the strangest places.  
 
As all the seniors lined up for lunch at the Home, I stared at every single one.  Memorizing every wrinkle, feeling sorrow at every one of their tears. I thought to myself, how emotional this place can be some days.  
 
Terry stared at the wall while her lunch sat in front of her getting cold.  Every time John took a spoonful of soup, it ended up on his shirt. And Beryl? Well, Beryl was talking to the someone who was sitting in her spot.  She seemed very angry.  All I saw was an empty chair.  
 
Then I noticed him.  He was tall, dark and handsome. Not to sound too cliché. I could tell he was in very good shape.  Not at all like the others here. He had a certain confidence about him which was very striking and appealing. All I know, is that it felt like a bolt of lightning had struck my face. I trembled like a schoolgirl. Then a warm feeling covered my entire body.  
 
Could it be possible?    
 
That emptiness inside me, suddenly felt a little less empty.  
I stopped what I was doing, and for a moment I was in another place.  A wave of calm poured over me and I think I was staring into nowhere.  
I frantically shook my head, as though to awaken myself.    
I worked my way through the busy kitchen to gather everyone's plates, cups and half-eaten meals.  As I adjusted my uniform, I noticed him noticing me. He came over and extended his hand to me.    
 
"Hello, I'm Carl. The new janitor."    
 
Could it be possible, that spark inside me had just now been revived?
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