Snapshots of People You Pass By

Throw two people into an alien, lonely situation with nobody else to turn to, they'll form a bond. They'll share a little something intimate yet unspoken. Once back to normalcy, they'll be mere acquaintances again, but that shared intimacy remains, to make the person and the moment memorable to each other always.

Then, there was this guy in my class. I wouldn’t recognise him if I passed him on the street. But one starlit night, on a hill, while on a study tour, he took a flashlight and spent an hour outlining the constellations for us. I'll never forget him.