Lost & Found

He is back! I saw him!!

It is just still unbelievable and a bit weird to pronounce, as if I say it aloud it can disappear... But this Friday, and it is documented with a photo so I don't have to be afraid, I found my missing friend.

Dreaming Buddha.

I know that this makes no sense to you if you didn't read those posts where I mentioned the little statue, the little Dreaming and sometimes Sleeping Buddha who somehow became my friend. He has lived on the top of one bookshelf in the hotel where I play on Sunday mornings for two years.

In early November, he disappeared.

Three small stories were written in this post with options of what could have happened to him. As option A he disappeared together with a lady who needed to reset her life. The second option was not so optimistic, as it was supposed that he broke into little pieces. Oops. That hurts, so we skip that one. Option C showed a scene of a group of tourists and the little Dreaming Buddha being taken away by them, to help.

The readers could pick their favourite option or write their own one, about the destiny of that little statue. I am now thinking, did any of you secretly write he would travel, and end up in a place called Sandos Monaco? As it is what apparently happened.

Of course, how he couldn't travel by himself...? A shiny four-legged creature was spotted by the two musicians detectives who came to investigate this case. They were not interested in the previous stories and with whom he escaped from the other hotel. Right now, the important thing was to find out how he appeared again, though in a different hotel, and who helped him to land after that mysterious flight. This reindeer was the prime suspect.

The other statue was excluded from the interrogation, he seemed busy playing one musical instrument, so I didn't want to interrupt a lot. I didn't have a lot of time either, just 15 minutes of break between the first and second part of my piano playing.

I also found a bench close to my friend but it was... hmm... let me think about the right word for it...

Damaged?

No. It just had an artistic design. However, I am not sure how I will sit here comfortably and listen to his story. As there are things to explain.

For example, why do I see just his head now? And why he has changed his place of living?

What is a good sign is that he is still sleeping and dreaming. And he has grown bigger since November - there is a visible metamorphosis that happened to him. Like kids, when we don't see them for a month or two and later we notice a big difference as they grow.

Next Friday when I am back there to play my piano, I hope to see him again, continue this conversation and find out more details about his journey and possible adventures.

Do you maybe have your own version and theory of how he could appear here, in a different hotel, with a bit different look after his disappearance in November? 🤷‍♀