I saw a man working at in the school yard after hours.
He looked familiar, but I thought nothing of the spark in memory. He was fatter, a little slower in mannerism and had a look that either conveyed defeat or listlessness.

But then he shut off his the lawn mower and called out to me.

"Do you graduate this year?"
"Yes."
"Hey, do you remember me? I was on Science Olympiad with you 2 years ago."
"Oh yeah, I do remember."
"We were partners on Health Science, are you doing Science Olympiad right now? How did you guys do?"
"I did do it yes... we got 4th I think."
"Oh..."
"Your name is Chris right?"
"Yeah."
"Well... it was nice talking to you..."

This was very odd for me. Unnerving. Chris was smart, not a paragon by anymeans, but he was intelligent. He had hopes to be a doctor. He didn't study well, but he retained information.

How was this the same guy?
How did he manage to gradauate and turn into this in 2 years?
Was college too much for him?
Did he have the money?
Did he even go to college?
If not, why not? Never applied himself? Did he get lazy and fat in his want of other things?
What happened to his mind?
What happened to Chris?