Pen Pal Address

When I was 12 years old, I was waiting in the dentist's office for my father. I was finished with my appointment and Dad was to pick me up and drive me home. Since he was almost never on time, I picked up a teen magazine from the office table and started thumbing through it. When I got to the back of it there were several pages of requests fir pen pals. At the time, I was very interested in having pen pals to write to so I eagerly read all of the ads. To my amazement, I came across one with my hometown, Perth Amboy, NJ. I read the ad and realized that it was an older boy with interests that I didn't have. But still, even though his name was unfamiliar I memorized it and his address as well. As it turned out, Dad had a client and couldn't pick me up so the receptionist said I should take the bus home. I got to the bus stop and was patiently waiting when a young main--junior or senior in high school--walked up to the bus stop. He dropped a small black valise next to his feet. It attracted my attention because Dad had one just like that he used to store coins. An address tag was attached and when I read it, it had the same name and address as the pen pal ad I was reading in the dentist's office just a half hour earlier! I was stunned by the coincidence but too intimated to speak to him because he seemed so much older than me.