Coincidence

Category: Residence

When I got off the phone with Brian, I literally turned around and saw two teachers from my school--one of whom I knew very well, Enrico, who was a fellow English teacher, and another teacher who was in the Social Studies department. Up to that point, I only knew her as Ms. Franco, I didn't even know her first name.

Enrico came running up to me, giving me a hug, asked me what I was doing there.

I told him that I was just walking down Mulberry Street as an Italian-American. Also being Italian, he found this funny. They were going to Serap's (her first name) home, which was right across the street. They encouraged me to come with them, and to find a safe place to chill for awhile. So, I did.