For sandbxgs

Dear Niki,

I know it's been a very long time since we've talked. I'm really sorry about that. I was recently reminded of you and I thought I should write to you.

I think it is interesting to note that there are 7.753 billion people on the planet and I happened to run into someone who reminded me so much of you. If I believed in fate this would probably be a moment of self-assurance. However, since I don't really believe in fate, this must have been a coincidence.

Every so often, while out on a case, I will find myself wondering if you are okay. I know it's ridiculous and I give you full permission to laugh at me, but I really do hope you are well.

Recently things at the BAU have been exceedingly normal. We have been going on our usual cases and nothing incredibly crazy has stood out. JJ and Emily have been taking me to cafés in every city and town we go to. It's an experiment to see if they make their coffee the same everywhere. So far I have had a few really good coffees and many pretty terrible ones.

I know this is a strange thing to say but, I think that for the people who have the ability to forget, forgetting people must be hard. Clearly, I've never forgotten a person. I've never forgotten a single thing about anyone or anything, especially you. Maybe it's both a blessing and a curse as a lot of things in life are.

"Maybe our mistakes are what makes our fate."

~Carrie Bradshaw

I don't see meeting you as a mistake, maybe the mistake was leaving you behind after college. Either way, as Carrie Bradshaw says, maybe I was supposed to leave so something like this could happen. Maybe, if I believed in fate, I could believe that.

I don't know what's going on in your life, Niki, but I hope you are doing well. I hope you have everything you have ever wanted, I hope you feel happy and proud of yourself, and I hope you know I will always be on your side.

Your Old Friend,

Spencer Reid