Hi. I am 16 years old and thinking about losing weight, so I am planning to go to the local gym, but I have a problem. Many of my old friends, whom I haven’t seen in years, go there daily, and for some reason, I am super afraid to run into them because I don’t know what to do if I see them. Should I greet them and have a chat, or should I act like I didn’t see them and wait for them to approach me? I feel awkward talking to people I haven’t seen in a long time because I am very bad at small talk and I don’t what to ask them. Can you please give me some advice?