Th□ se□ond en□o□nte□ loo□ed ahead,□□h□ouded i□ a v□il of mystery□and □□certain□y. Antici□ati□n □illed□the air,□mingli□□ w□th□a hint of□ne□vousn□ss. T□e □emories of the first me□ting pl□□ed □ike□a fil□strip in my mind, each□f□ame di□sected and analyze□ in an atte□pt□to pr□d□c□ the outcome□of thi□ impending rendezvous. □ould i□ □□ a m□re re□□icatio□ of □he ini□i□l□in□□r□□□ion, o□ would it take on a life □f it□ own, for□in□ □□new path filled with unex□ected twi□ts a□d turn□?