Full Circle-Track of my life

Today I had my sociology exam. It was the usual five short answer questions. It was easy. Too damn easy. I'd like to think that I got an A but it's the kind of easy that seems like trickery in disguise. I'll just wait out the results. Anyway, when I came in Marcus was already in class. Marcus is a friend of one of my oldest friend's boyfriend who happens to be my cousin. We never really talked although we've known each other for like three years. Imagine my surprise when I was rushing to class early this semester and I ran right into him. I hadn't seen him in over a year when he got lost with the herb. We both started back school in the same place. We typically chat a bit about class but then we go our way.

The prof lets us leave early if we finish the exam before class is done. I had gone to Starbucks and got my fiesta salad to eat in the library. I needed to study for my psych test tomorrow. Shit. I need to study for my psych test today... Anyway, I was walking back to the school with these two songs blasting. My soundtrack. Strutting to Ms Independent. Winking back to the cutie in the G35.... I digress. I went to the pc lab first and five mins later Marcus came in the lab. I waved him and he came and sat by me. We started talking about the exam and I told him I think I passed but I dunno. It just seemed too easy. He thought he failed. I need to stop talking first . Anyway, I showed him my notes and offered to lend them to him as a study guide for the next one. We start talking about advertising. He's a graphics design major. Uncanny. So, I told him about Julie and Jazzy being in the industry and how I've been considering doing copy editing/writing in advertising for a year or so. We started talking about that and I started helping him find internships.

Somehow, we got into this whole convo about life,love, forgetting shady people and keeping to ourselves, living our lives and God. Like me he has been cutting the cancer in all aspects. I found out that he is taking baptism classes. Marcus has really been through some things and turned himself around. He reminds me of me in a way. I guess he felt the same way because we ended up talking for the duration of our time in the lab. I got my resume done but I never made it to the library. We walked to get food and talked about the craziness our mutual friends did and the fun times we've had in the past. He walked me to the bus and we ate our food as I waited for the 103 to arrive. It was such an ironic thing since I was going to go home. We talked effortlessly and we both reflected on the past and I can see that he's grown.

Anyway, it was a random night and I liked that for the first time he and I actually had something to talk about. Previously it would just be hey, what's good, peace. Now we cracked jokes and talked for hours. Neither one of us are the crazy kids we were a couple of years ago. We were two adults reflecting and keeping life in perspective. I'm really happy that he got focused again and picked himself up. Like Brando, he's another one who's come back into my life as a focused man. I can appreciate anyone trying to live their life and make things happen. Damn, we're really growing up.