[AyB. Cris y Mari]
Mari had read the comments on the forum for a very long time before deciding to message Cristián.
She knew who this was, even with the shortening of the name, and even with the doubts that coincidence wrought in the minds of many. She had no doubt. She knew that this was who she sought. Also, the invitation was not offered thoughtlessly; Mari was not impulsive. Mari waited for the universe to show her the path, and this was what the universe had done.
This morning, she woke and dressed in her usual manner. She unlocked the store, which was empty save herself. She had no one coming for hours, and so music flooded the rooms and all the santos within, while Mari simply leaned her elbows on the register's counter in still and calm wait.