Lost & Found

Have you ever had a weird moment. A moment where you experienced something odd that you could not fully understand. I had such a moment on Friday.

My family and I had just enjoyed a showing of the Toy Story 3D Double Feature Event at the Long Beach Towne Center. My son and I were entering the restroom when I noticed that my cell phone was not attached to my pants. I furiously checked my pockets to no avail. I alerted my son of the situation and we quickly headed back to Theater 14. On the way, I remembered leaving the theater to take a call. However, I was sure I had secured it back into it’s holder upon completion of the call.

Just as the theater came into view, I was stopped by a tall burly man. He asked me if I had found a jacket. I assumed he mistook the Pillar sweatshirt I was holding as the jacket he was looking for. I informed him that I did not find a coat and showed him what I was carrying. As I started to head towards Theater 14 to renew my quest, the sight of a cell phone and holder that looked a lot like mine was in this guy’s hand. Not knowing what to say, I just blurted out “I did lose my phone…”, as my eyes were focused on the phone in his hand. He held it up and asked, “Is this your phone?” I began to reach for it but before I could take possession he said, “Monkees, right?”. I then knew that this stranger has either opened my phone and saw the Monkees wallpaper or took a call and heard my Monkees ringtone. I uttered an affirmation and grabbed my phone. He said that he was on his way to turn it in. I thanked the man and he walked away.

From the moment he stopped me and I saw my phone I thought it was peculiar. I was coming in the opposite direction of the theater that he found the phone in. Why did he pick me out to ask about his jacket. It seems like such an odd coincidence that he would stop the person that had lost the phone he found. Both of my kids thought it all made perfect sense. Chris thinks he was angel. I don’t know what to think.

What do you think?