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NICHOLAS BOOTHMAN
As he stood at the bus stop, shivering in the cold,
he couldn't help but feel like the universe was
conspiring against him. He had just missed the bus,
and now he was stuck waiting for the next one.
But then, out of nowhere, he saw her.
A woman, with piercing green eyes and long, curly
brown hair sitting on a bench, typing away on her
laptop, fingers flying like she was in a race, and she
looked busy, real busy, but also, she looked familiar,
like he’d seen her somewhere before, and it was
driving him crazy, because his brain, usually so good
at remembering things, was drawing a blank.
He felt drawn to her, and as he sat down beside her
on the bench, she looked up and smiled. He smiled
back, and they struck up a conversation that flowed
easily, like they had known each other for years. They
talked about jobs, hiking, and life in general, but he
couldn't shake the feeling that there was something
more to this chance encounter.
As they chatted, he discovered that she was a
career coach, specializing in helping people navigate
the changing job market. It was a coincidence that
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