Her shiny gold balloon jumped to greet a patient blue sky.
She let the green nylon ribbon slide through her hand.
If you find this balloon, please write to:
Laura Buxton at 18 Fourth Ave, Stoke-on-Trent, UK ST2 8NF
“Papa, are you sure someone will find it?”
“If we’re lucky, kiddo. Sometimes special things happen.”
Her brown pigtails bounced back to the orange stuccoed farmhouse.
10 days later…
A white card tumbled through the tired bronze mail slot.
Red crayon writing says…
To: Laura Buxton at 18 Fourth Ave, Stoke-on-Trent…
Blue crayon writing says…
From: Laura Buxton at 63 Havering Ln, Pewsey…
Dear Laura Buxton,
My name is Laura Buxton too. I found your balloon.
I live in Pewsey. I am 10 years old.
My mum says if you are real you can ring our house.
+44 1672 596148
LB
Laura’s balloon flew more than 140 miles,
and found another girl with the same name.
Laura Buxton phones Laura Buxton.
“Do you like animals?”
“I have a dog, a rabbit, and a guinea pig.” Laura said.
“I have a dog, a rabbit, and a guinea pig too!” Laura said.
Then things get weird.
Both Lauras have blue eyes.
They are both 4′ 7″ tall.
They both wear their brown hair in pig tails.
They are both in Year 5 of primary school.
They both have a grey rabbit.
They both have a three-year-old black Labrador.
They both have a white guinea pig with orange spots.
Their parents decide to all meet in person.
They meet at Caffè Nero in Birmingham, UK.
Both Lauras walk in wearing a pink sweater and blue jeans.
Some folks use the cold hand of Coincidence to grasp mysteries.
Laura Buxton2 uses the hand of Synchronicity…
“…there must be some reason…”
What is the difference between Coincidence and Synchronicity?
How do you grasp Life’s mysteries?
P.S. watch this clip from Pi if you want to nerd out about synchronicity…