Somewhere Between Yesterday and Office Forms

It’s surprising how fast we age- not physically, but emotionally.

It feels like yesterday when sukhmeet and I were just neighbors. We used to play at each other’s houses, run around without any reason, fight over stupid games, and laugh at the most cringey things. Our world was small, noisy, and full of nonsense  the good kind.

And then today, she texted me.

Not to talk about anything silly.
Not to gossip.
But to ask if I could fill out a survey form for her office project.

That’s when it hit me.

Somewhere between those endless afternoons and this short, professional message, we grew up.

The same two people who once knew each other’s most embarrassing thoughts now talk in structured sentences. The same bond that survived childhood chaos now exists in polite check-ins and “hope you’re doing well.” The conversations didn’t stop  they just changed their tone.

What’s strange is that there was no dramatic moment.
No announcement.
No clear goodbye to childhood.

Life simply moved on quietly.

One day, you’re running behind each other in the house.
The next, you’re helping each other with corporate tasks.

We might not care like we use to...
but , We still remember.

now, responsibilities sit between us like an unspoken layer.

And maybe that’s what growing up really is not losing people, but watching relationships evolve into something calmer, quieter, and more distant. The fun doesn’t disappear; it just becomes a memory we carry instead of something we live every day.

Aging isn’t loud.
It doesn’t warn you.
It just happens somewhere between yesterday and office forms.