How'd you know? A Serendipitous Occasion

How did you know? It's funny how life unfolds in unexpected moments. I find myself reminiscing about that particular evening, seated on a bar stool next to you. The atmosphere was filled with casual chatter and the clinking of glasses as we sipped our drinks. I recall the gradual shift in energy and, the subtle closeness that developed between us. And then, out of the blue, you leaned in and posed a question, "Will you take a photo with me?"

Ordinarily, such a request might have struck me as peculiar. Who takes photos with strangers in a bar? Yet, there was an intangible connection that had woven itself through the hours we spent conversing. You ceased to be a mere stranger; you transformed into someone oddly familiar, almost like an old friend I hadn't seen in years. It was as if we had a shared history, a backlog of conversations waiting to be revisited.

At that moment, the unusual request felt entirely natural. You, the once unfamiliar face, had become a person I wanted to know better, someone I needed to catch up with. As the camera clicked, you smiled, and so did I. A hug followed, and our proximity increased. It was then that it dawned on me — you somehow knew. You sensed that this photo, this chance encounter at the bar, marked the inception of a potentially beautiful friendship. Your intuition guided you to capture that moment, to immortalize the beginning of what would unfold as a significant connection. How did you know? It remains a delightful mystery, a serendipitous chapter in the ongoing narrative of our lives. ~N'cki J.