Michael Sims

The Chance Encounter

And then there she was, older, still elegant, and more beautiful than ever. The wild lightness of his youth returned accompanied with an unfamiliar confidence. Excitedly and without hesitation he approached. Guided by an overpowering impulse he had said 'hello' before he knew what he was doing. If he had thought about it he probably would have fearfully admonished himself for being so eager, but there was no time for that and to his surprise he was handling the situation incredibly well, comfortably engaged and in control, simultaneously feeling more like himself than he had ever known and like someone else completely.