For those that have had a loss, do you see that person's face in strangers?
A year after my brother died, I kept seeing my brother's face in customers when I used to work at a grocery store. It was chilling and I followed a particular customer around the store, just to make sure it wasn't my brother. It sounds crazy I know.
The last few months, I'd see little boys and they would have similar facial structures, similar smile, similar eyes as my brother did when he was younger. It's a surreal moment.
I was at a dinner with my partner, his boss and his boss' wife. Our waiter looked exactly like my brother, and he avoided eye contact with everyone at the table. Environmental noises all muted and I tried to see if I can see the waiter's face more clearly. My partner noticed and knew what was happening. The boss' wife then asked how many siblings I had. I have two, but responded that I only had one. I didn't want to explain my brother died at this dinner.
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