Yes

If you've ever seen the movie "Yes man", then you'd know that the concept of the story was to say yes to anything. I've been trying to do the same. Maybe not as extreme as it was portrayed in the movie, but I'm trying my best. A few nights ago, it was all made clear that it was well worth it. A friend asked me to photograph an event he was helping organize, and that was where I met her. It was like a movie. I held the camera to my face to snap photos when she walked into focus. I lowered the camera slowly, staring blankly straight ahead of me to a sight so...breath taking. Beautiful. We had two mutual friends at that party, and thanks to them I was soon introduced to her. We were left alone to talk with one another. Struggling to hear each other from the loud music playing in the background, we were forced to keep distance to a minimum. She told me her dad is in the UN, she lived in Africa for 4 years, came to BC just to study at UBC, and that she was feeling low about a test she didn't do too well on. We talked our personal lives, and moved onto music(my specialty). It wasn't awkward at all. Words flowed from both ends and I immediately felt how interested I was in this girl. Sadly, she was waiting for a date(whom I thought was her boyfriend at first), and when he arrived, I learned something. I didn't care. He was just an obstacle I'd need to overcome. And so at the end of the night, she was standing with the guy when I approached her. I said to her, "Hey, I gotta go now, do you mind if i could get your facebook? It was really nice meeting you." Instead, she asked for my number. She was just full of surprises. Taking my digits in front of her date, I knew there was something more to this. The night ended and all I could think to myself was: If I hadn't said yes to helping photograph the dance, would I have ever met her?

I don't believe in coincidences.
It's gotta be fate.