The Time My Soul Found Its Other Half

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What I’m about to tell you probably only happens once in a lifetime — those few seconds that you will, without a doubt, remember for your entire existence because of the surreal intensity with which your soul was embraced when two gazes recognized each other from a distance.

It was the beginning of July. I was living in the Roma neighborhood of Mexico City. I was the master of my own life until that very moment, before I met the woman who would change my life with just a single look and a smile. I was walking to the gym like I did every day, but that summer day I was a little late and left the house later than usual.

It was then, just after midday, as I was walking down a quiet sidewalk with no other pedestrians, that a woman’s silhouette appeared in front of me about ten meters away. She was wearing a dark green blouse, black dress pants, and high heels. When my eyes first landed on hers, she immediately looked down.

The instant I saw her, I recognized her. I felt as if my soul had left my body and embraced hers. I felt a peace, a tranquility, a love being born inside me. As we got closer and she passed right by me, she looked up and we smiled at each other while she adjusted her long black hair, which looked like a waterfall.

I couldn’t turn back to look at her because she had left a revolution inside me. I started to sweat, to tremble, and I felt a happiness that was born the moment…