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.”

order a meal. The manager opens a private dining room so they can all

I snatch her for a moment. I

about”. Sam and Jack joined the group, while Ari and Hannah sit at a table near the window, with the full

said, “Hey guys…is this Ari, the

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

“So, finally, this guy is real, human, tall and cute though….”, Chie said.

the creeps. I wonder, 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: destiny

Hannah? Where have you been from all these years? How are the

is still processing what just happened, and then answers, “Life is good, I traveled for 2 years completing missionary work in Cambodia, and

so confused, Ari…why

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

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

and announced that the

graciously, “I know you're starving;