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Have you ever encountered moments where you notice a random person in a completely irrelevant place and feel as though you have a special connection with said person? Allow me to elaborate.

A proper example: you're sitting in the back of a crowded bus. The bus stops, and a new influx of passengers enters with the departure of a few. But there's this one person that catches your eye for no apparent reason. There's just something about him or her that evokes a sense of familiarity. And so your eyes trail the person.

There's nothing special about her (let's keep it at that to save time and effort), she looks just as ordinary as anyone — okay, maybe she's slightly attractive. Nonetheless, there's nothing physically out-of-this-world about her, yet her presence is anything but ordinary.

She catches sight of you, then quickly doubles back to avoid the impending awkwardness. Perhaps she too feels that strange connection.

You cast the thought aside in favor of worrying about some petty affair in your life that really isn't worth worrying about. Nonetheless, that girl stays glued to the back of your head. You keep returning to the thought of her and that peculiar connection. 

The bus stops again, and she leaves casting not a glance at you.

You can't forget that person and how for a brief moment you felt that odd mutual understanding. You think about her for days, then she just slips past your memory.