Th□seconde□counterloomedahe□d,shroudedi□ave□lofm□□□e□y□□dun□e□ta□□ty□Anticipationfilledtheair,m□ngli□g□ithahintofnervousne□s.Thememorieso□□h□firstm□etin□playedlik□a□ilmstrip□nmy□i□d,eachf□amed□s□ectedandanaly□ed□□an□ttem□ttopr□dicttheoutcom□ofthisi□□en□□ng□endezvous.□oulditb□□mererepli□a□ionofthe□nitialinteract□□n,orwouldittak□onal□fe□fi□□o□□,forginganewp□thfill□dwith□□expecte□twi□tsandturns? Theseconden□ounterl□omedahead,s□ro□dedinaveil□fmys□eryan□uncertainty.Antic□p□tionfille□theair,min□lingwit□ahintofnervous□ess.Thememoriesofth□firstmeeti□g□l□ye□□i□□afil□stripinmymin□,eachframedisse□tedandanalyzedinana□tempttopred□ctt□eoutcomeofth□sim□endingren□e□vous.Woulditbeamerereplication□□□he□nitialinteraction,orwouldit□akeo□alif□ofitsow□,f□rginganewpathfille□w□□hu□e□pect□d□w□s□s□ndturns? Thes□co□dencoun□□□lo□m□dahe□d□sh□o□dedi□aveilofmy□ter□andu□cert□int□.Anticipatio□filledth□ai□,mi□□l□ngwithahin□□fner□ou□ness.Theme□ori□softhe□irstmeeting□layedlikeaf□lmstr□pinm□mind,□ac□□ram□dissec□edan□ana□yzedinanattemp□topredictthe□u□□o□eoft□□simpendi□grendezvous.Woulditbe□mererep□ica□ionoftheini□ialinteract□on,orwoulditta□eo□alife□□it□ow□□□or□inga□ewpathfilledwithu□expe□te□twistsan□turns?□/□□ Theseco□denc□unterlo□m□dahe□□,s□rou□ed□nave□lofmysteryan□uncertain□□.Anticip□tionf□lledtheair,minglingwithahint□f□ervousn□s□.The□emoriesof□h□fir□t□□eting□□ayedlikeafi□mstripinm□m□nd,eachframedissect□□andanalyzedinanatt□□ptto□redicttheo□□co□eoft□isimpendi□□rendez□ous□Woulditbe□me□erepl□cationo□th□i□i□ialinteraction,orwouldittakeonalifeofitso□n,forg□ng□newpath□□lledwi□□une□pected□wi□□□andt□rns?