<□□The second encoun□er lo□me□ ahe□d,□shro□ded in a veil of my□□e□y□a□□ un□ertainty. Anticipa□ion fi□□ed □he air, min□li□□ with a hint o□ □ervousness. Th□ memories □□ the first□meeti□g played□like a □i□mstrip□in my □ind□ each f□a□e dissect□d and analyzed in an attempt to pred□ct□th□ outcome□of this □□pending□rend□zvous. Wo□□□ □t be a mere rep□icati□n of □h□ initial □nteraction□ or□would □t ta□e on a□l□fe o□ its own, f□rging □ new p□th filled with unexpe□ted tw□st□ and turns□