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.”

to the manager and the waiters give out the menu to order a meal. The manager opens a

took Hannah's hand and told the group, “Can I snatch her for a moment. I need

of course, I think you have a lot to talk about”. Sam and Jack joined

this Ari,

as mine”, Ley said. “It's been close to 5 years since that dream started, and Hannah mentioned

human, tall and cute though….”, Chie

is this destiny?” Gie said, unknowingly talking loudly, forgetting that Sam and Jack are listening. They looked at each other and thought for a second:

Where have you been from all these years? How

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

am so confused, Ari…why

her, so cold, and preferred to be with my friends. Later I helped my brother manage our vineyards in Gilroy and sometimes I

dreamt of me too! Is this some kind of a joke….reincarnation? Or the gods are

utter a word, the food server came and announced that the

said graciously, “I know you're