Bryce left Boston today. He was travelling on a train to San Francisco – not everyone’s cup of tea. We rose early and I drove Bryce back to South Station in downtown Boston. It’s a quick ride mainly on freeway. We stopped at the drop off point and wished each other well till next time. Bryce strode into the sunset, well actually just the concrete station building in mid-morning. It was a great trip and totally unplanned. On the domestic front, Bryce was a hit. Gail and Maddie liked him a lot.
Fast forward to about noon when I was in Newtonville going to the post office and pharmacy … As I was walked over the bridge spanning the train line and Massachusetts turnpike, I suddenly realized that Bryce’s train would be passing by at any moment. It was scheduled to leave Boston at 11:50. Should I wait for the train? As it may have already passed through, I decided not to wait and went to the pharmacy. About 5 minutes later on my return, I heard a train coming. Sure enough it was Bryce’s Amtrak inter-continental express. The train was very short with only three or four carriages, one of which was a double-decker. The dining car was at the rear. Although the train was moving very fast, if Bryce had been looking out the left side window, he probably would have seen me standing on the bridge. That was a nice little coincidence (no pun intended). I think the correct word is Synchronicity.
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