I will see you in my Dreams

Everyone is surprised and shocked to see what just happened before their eyes.

“What are you doing here in Tarlac?!”, Hannah asks Ari. “I live here now”, he said.

Ari explained, “I looked for you for years. I searched everywhere, the mall, grocery stores, coffee shops, church, the neighborhood, the banks….I tried to find you.”

All the people nearby are speechless—shocked and just staring.

At last, after some time, Hannah’s friend Minel said, “….no introduction Hannah? We are waiting here.”

Blushing, she stammered, “Yes, of course. Ari…I would like to introduce my travel buddies, Chie, Coney, Susan, Nel, Gie, Icon, Chit, Ley, Estoy, and Ody. I met Ari many years ago from work. “

Then, its Ari's turn to introduce his friends Sam and Jack.

Nel complains, “Can we order food? We are starving. Traffic is so bad that we end up driving for hours to reach our destination, and we realize we did not buy groceries yet.”

menu to order a meal. The manager opens a private dining room so they can all eat in

hand and told the group, “Can I snatch her

have a lot to talk about”. Sam and Jack joined the group, while Ari and

said, “Hey guys…is this Ari, the

been close to 5 years since that dream

this guy is real, human, tall

this destiny?” Gie said, unknowingly talking loudly, forgetting that Sam and Jack

are you Hannah? Where

what just happened, and then answers, “Life is good, I traveled for 2 years completing missionary work in Cambodia, and the Philippines. I love my work,

confused, Ari…why

paused for a minute then continued, “My wife divorced me 5 years ago….I was so distant from her, so cold, and preferred to be with my friends. Later I helped my brother manage our vineyards in Gilroy and sometimes I helped my brother here in Tarlac. My wife couldn’t stand it, she filed for divorce and she married her childhood boyfriend from Ireland. I cannot explain the dream of

speechless, she thought to herself, The dream....he dreamt of me too! Is this some kind of a joke….reincarnation? Or the gods

the group is waiting for them on the other side of the restaurant.

graciously, “I know you're starving; let's join them.”