SERENDIPITOUS MEETING

Right after attending mass this morning, I dropped by at the Robinsons Galleria as was my wont each time I hear mass at the Edsa Shrine. While leisurely and aimlessly strolling along the mall's food court, I noticed a quite familiar face. However, I just could not be certain whether the person was really the one I knew in college. I stared at her intently for a moment but she seemed engrossed in her conversation with her companions. Not wanting to intrude into their privacy, I decided to simply walk on by. My mind, however, was telling me to approach her, introduce myself and check whether she really was one of my closest buddies back in the college days. Instead of directly approaching them, I did the next best thing. It so happened that I had the cellphone number of the friend I had in mind courtesy of the Friendster, where I was able to re-establish contact with her most recently, at least in the virtual world. So, I texted her, inquiring whether she was the one in the food court. Lo and behold, she texted back and told me that, indeed, she was that person. She invited me to join them in the table, which I accepted. She was with her mom and her sister, a nun, who, incidentally, happened to be the religion coordinator of the school I attended during my high school. To cut the long story short, the serendipitous meeting proved interesting as we got the chance to update each other with the major developments in our lives and also with those of our mutual friends. We parted with the hope that one of these days, our college batch would have some sort of a reunion.