Have you ever wondered what it would be like to run into someone you’ve been trying to escape—only to find them in a completely different place? In a city you’ve never lived in, in a country you traveled to in search of new experiences. You did everything to erase their presence: covered your tracks, left the past behind. And then, one day, as you wander through unfamiliar streets, you suddenly catch a familiar gaze.
What is it? Fate playing a game of cat and mouse with you? Or just a mere coincidence—nothing more than a statistical possibility? Perhaps this person is here for the same reasons as you: seeking a new path, trying to outrun something of their own.
But what should you do? Freeze in place? Hide behind the nearest corner? Pretend not to notice? Or, on the contrary, walk up to them—because maybe, just maybe, that fleeting glance is a chance to finally put an end to unfinished business, to close the door you never quite managed to shut.
I had never thought about it… until recently.