Life is full of surprises and I’m a person who is loved to be surprised by someone or something. Today I would like to share my experience uh being surprised or amaz to see my one of my old school friends. Her name is Navishri and we both stud together in same high school. After our senior secondary school she has left India to pursue her ah. Foreign degree from Australia and um after she left to Australia we have lost touch and we don’t contact each other. Last week I went for shopping to purchase a pair of shoes for me and I went to premium brand shop Nike to select one suitable shoes. Suddenly I heard a voice and it was so familiar to me. I turned around and I saw my school friend there and I was so surprised I babed at her and she also recognized me and we were so amazed and we gave a tight hug each other and we decided to spend time together for some and we went to a coffeter area and we ordered one coffee. Order a coffee with snacks over the cup of coffee. We started uh, having memories of our school days especially the mstchievous activities we have done and other things we have done with our other friends and um, also the games we played and so on. And after spending for an hour and she also mentioned that uh she came to India for attending her cousin’s wedding. That’s why she came for shopping also right now and after we spend an hour together it’s time to say goodbye for each of us. But before uh leaving we have taken uh photographs in order to keep memory for some time. And also uh, we uh share our contact to remain in touch in future. And it was so nice and I felt so lucky to meet my old friend um and she was one of my good friend and I was so surprised on that particular day and I was so excited and happy. Nine.
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Life is full of surprises, and I'm someone who loves to be surprised by people or things. Today, I'd like to share an experience where I was surprised to see an old school friend. Her name is Navishri, and we went to the same high school. After we graduated, she left India to pursue a degree in Australia. We lost touch after she left, and we didn't contact each other. Last week, I went shopping for a pair of shoes and went to a premium brand store, Nike, to find a suitable pair. Suddenly, I heard a voice that sounded familiar. I turned around and saw my school friend there. I was so surprised! I called out to her, and she recognized me too. We were both amazed and gave each other a big hug. We decided to spend some time together, so we went to a coffee shop and ordered coffee and snacks. We started reminiscing about our school days, especially the mischievous things we did, the other things we did with our friends, the games we played, and so on. After spending an hour together, it was time to say goodbye. But before leaving, we took some photos to keep the memory of this moment. We also exchanged contact information to stay in touch in the future. It was so nice to meet my old friend. She was one of my good friends, and I was so surprised and excited to see her that day. It was a truly happy experience.
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