the world is populated by over 6 billion people. think about that staggering number just for a little while. it's hard to comprehend such a number as doubtfully anyone have seen anything to be of 6 billion and even close.

and think of your own position. you make up 0.0000000001 of the world's population. just a grain of sand on a dirty sphere.

within my small geographical region there is something like 6-7 million but the place i am mostly limited to a good 1 million people trot among me. i see them everyday driving, shopping, walking their dogs, and so forth. some of them are odd looking and some of them are strikingly gorgeous. it doesn't matter because most of the faces i come in contact everyday i'll never see ever again. the possibility of running into a stranger more than once seems to be stacked against my odds.

wednesday afternoon after class i headed to a nearby plaza to pick up a few items from the local grocer. upon the purchase i headed to a coffee shop that makes killer good coffee.

when walking there i made eye contact with a girl roughly aged 19. what stood out was her piercingly gorgeous black eyes which i was entranced by for a good 3-4 seconds before having to look away. as extended eye contact with anyone makes me overtly nervous and that feeling is multiplied by strangers. she had the stereotypical british face and noting the union jack flag on her zebra stripped bag i figured she just might be a brit. the past 5 months have been rather successful with girls of british descent for moi. well actually, only one but that's beside the point. as we walked our seperate ways the first thought was that i'll never see her again.

fast forward to this morning in the same plaza around 9am. before heading to school i stopped off to pick up some of that killer good coffee again. going through the mall is the first time i think of her since the incident two days prior. i make nothing of it.

after making my purchase i am heading through the mall back back to the car when in the distance i spot her again. the same girl from wednesday afternoon and from her facial expression i sense she too is remind of our encounter. i slow down and pretend to read the real estate bulletin board allowing her to come closer. obviously my all of sudden desire to look at condo ads seems out of place but whatever. as she passing, i resume walking and she throws me a soft gentle smile and being the social retard that i am my response comes in the form of a wink. nothing else and we proceed to walk past each other. i turn around to catch her turning around. but this subtle exchange meant that absolute strangerhood is no more.

i'm not exactly sure what she was doing in the mall but judging the direction she was walking and none of the shops being open she was going to the bus terminal. seeing as she was in the mall walking to the buses figures she may live within the proximity of the plaza and therefore within 3km radius of your truly. the idea crossed my mind to check what bus she gets on to get a sense of where she goes. possibly what school or something. anything about this stranger but degree of this relationship is not enough to initiate stalking-like behaviour. heaven forbid she would turn out and see me walking behind her.

if there is a third time i figure i must get a name. something anything and get her to tell me what she's thought of these two experiences in the past 48 hours. since i am a frequent patron to this mall and she appears to be one as well. there just may be another encounter. if anything wednesdays around 2pm and friday at 9am is when she gets on the bus if she is some sort of schedule.