raining monkeys

One time, you know, before 'it' happened, I was walking north on Pearl street when I saw Doug walking southward on the opposite side of the street, now, it's been years since we knew each other and I recognized him straight away. I wasn't sure if he recognized me, as he didn't seem to show any signs of it.

Given our past I was very reluctant to open up a conversation with him or even to acknowledge that I knew him, so I walked on.