[ WP ] Excited to try out the facial recognition functionality on her new photo app , a young girl discovers a man has been present at every key moment in her life

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 Kat twiddled a pencil between her fingers as the first year earth science teacher, Mr. Su, tried gallantly to make sediment layers interesting to the adolescent mind. He was failing. Kat's mind wandered; sediment, sedentary, elementary, fairies, the state fair last summer gorging herself on fried Oreo's. The crunch of the fried cookies and the stickiness of the melted cream lit up her brain. This delicious daydream was interrupted by a slight vibration on left side of her jeans. Sliding her free hand surreptitiously into her pocket, Kat tapped the home screen of her phone. It spat the time back at her, `` 1:25 pm.'' She thought back to that Buzzfeed article she had read listing `` The Top Ten Signs You Wish You Had More Friends.'' Phantom vibrations were number 6. Her phone was n't exactly blowing up since moving to D.C from Montana and starting over at Fairview high. 
 
 Kat scrolled through her phone apps looking for entertainment that would n't give herself up to Mr. Su. Her ears tuned back to the lecture for the briefest of seconds, `` Limestone forms the metamorphic''; metamorphosis, sisyphus, rocks, placidly skipping stones at the lake house last summer. She longed for the sensation of digging her hands into the ground, sifting through the sand, touching something smooth and cold and hoping this was the one that would finally make it across the pond. Instead, she was mindlessly scrolled past instagram, candy crush, trivia crack and netflix. Unsatisfied with her virtual options, Kat reached to the top of her phone to click it off. But, just as her phone flicked from light to dark, it buzzed, for real this time. The surprise caused her to stiffen in her seat; she hoped Mr. Su had n't heard. 
 
 Kat reopened her phone, `` google photos has been updated.'' It was 1:27. When was the last time she had even taken a photo? Kat loved, photography, like really loved it. The wall above her bed was plastered with photos, some by her, some by her hero's. She took pictures everywhere. Since moving, she could n't even get herself to leave the house. School, house, school house. She missed home. 
 
 Kat opened up her photos app. The first photo was from the State Fair. She had climbed the top of a hill, capturing the fan fare below. Children rode the carousel, teenage boys threw balls at blocks for girls, a butter statue carved into the shape of a cow baked in the sun. The masses poured from the foreground. The background bloomed orange and pink with clouds resting in the sky. The phone buzzed again: `` would you like to try our new facial recognition feature?'' 
 
 Kat tapped yes, and little squares popped up framing the faces of the fair. She studied them, fascinated by the exasperation, boredom, and glee. As her eyes panned up, Kat noticed a square sitting at the top of a cloud. It was tiny, too small to make out what was inside. She placed two fingers together over the frame and spread them apart, bringing her closer and closer to the inside. 
 
 And inside were two eyes, a nose, and a mouth attached to a square jawed head which connected to a translucent naked body, laying on the cloud. Kat rubbed the screen. He was still there, staring back at her with a wry smile, lips upturned, and a knowing gaze. Flabbergasted, Kat flipped to the second picture, a picture of her pond and quickly switched back. He was still there. Her mind was stuck, she could n't comprehend what she was looking at. But her body moved quickly. It was filled with the warmth that comes from the gaze of a long lost friend, even though Kat had never laid eyes on him during her entire life. 
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 To be continued? If anyones interested: ) 
 
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