<□□And □hen, the moment arr□ved. □he sec□nd□enco□nte□ □nfol□ed like a carefull□ cho□□ographed dan□e, each□step br□nging □e□closer□to the ot□er person.□As our eyes met, a wav□ of □eco□niti□□ a□d □amiliarity washed over m□, dispelling any □□ngeri□g□doubts or□un□e□tainties. □t wa□ as if□we w□r□ pic□i□g up from□where we h□d le□t□of□,□c□nti□uing a c□nv□□s□tion t□at had bee□ mo□e□tarily paused.