Theseconde□counterloomedahead,shroudedinaveilofmyst□ryandunce□t□inty.□nti□ipationfil□□dtheair,min□□i□gwi□hahinto□nervousn□ss.□hememori□softhefirstmeet□ngpla□ed□ikeafilmst□ipi□mym□n□,eachframed□□secteda□danalyze□inanatt□mpttopredict□heoutc□meof□hisim□endingrendez□ous.Woulditbeam□rerepli□ationo□□he□□itia□□n□er□ct□o□□orwoul□it□□keo□alif□of□□□own,forg□nga□ewpathf□lle□w□thu□expectedtw□s□san□turns? Thes□condencounte□loomedah□ad□sh□oudedinavei□ofmyste□y□nduncertainty.Antic□pationfill□d□heair□mingl□ngwithahintofnervous□□ss□T□emem□rieso□th□firstmeet□ngpl□yedl□keafilm□□rip□□my□ind,□ac□fr□medissectedand□□alyz□dinanattempttopredic□theoutco□eo□thisimpendi□grend□zvous.W□uld□tb□amere□epl□□at□onoftheini□iali□te□act□on,□rwouldi□takeonalifeofit□own,f□rgi□ganewpathfill□dw□thu□exp□ctedtw□stsandturn□? Thes□conden□oun□erloomedahead,shroudedinavei□ofmy□teryan□unc□rt□in□y.Anticip□tionfilledtheair□minglingw□t□ahinto□nervousnes□.Th□□em□rieso□th□firstmeet□□gpl□□edl□keafilmstripinmymind,ea□hframediss□ctedandanalyzedina□a□□emp□topredictth□out□ome□fthi□impen□ingr□ndezvous.W□uldit□eamerereplication□fth□i□itial□nteracti□n,□rwoul□ittakeon□lif□ofitsown,for□inganewp□□hfill□dwithunexp□ctedtwi□ts□ndturns? Thes□condencoun□er□oomedahea□,shro□dedin□ve□lofm□steryand□ncertainty.□nticipation□□lledtheair,mingling□ithah□n□o□nervousne□s.Thememoriesofthefi□stmeetingpla□□□likeafilmstripinmy□ind,□achframedissecte□□ndanalyzed□□□nattempttop□edictthe□ut□omeofth□s□mpendingre□dezvous.Wouldit□eamerereplicationoftheinitialint□ractio□,orwouldi□takeonal□□e□f□t□own,fo□ginga□ewpathfi□□edwit□u□expectedtwistsan□□urn□?