Healing Heart

He came to my work yesterday.
I wished him a happy birthday through a text and he responded with a thank you and it meant a lot to him. I was terrified to see him. I didn't know what I would do or say. I thought my heart was going to stop from racing so fast or burst from my body.
We hugged for about 5 minutes. It felt so nice. We caught up on each others lives. We both apologized for the way we treated each other. We still love and care about each other and wish we could be together and be happy but, we know that we aren't healthy for one another.
As painful as it was it was so wonderful. My heart still aches for him but I think now it might be easier to let go. I will always love him, unconditionally. He was my first true love.
We ended on such a bad note that it feels good to hear him tell him he loved and still loves me. It is still going to be hard but, I feel so much better about everything. Through that one year we dated we had the lowest of low times and the highest of highs. I would give anything to go back and change how we treated each other. Maybe we can be together in the next life when we are cats. :)