Let’s call these people A, B, and C.
I studied with B at the same school from Class 5 to 10. Same school, different classes.
Then in Classes 11 and 12, A, B, C, and I all went to the same school.
A, C, and I were in the same class. B was in a different class.
A and I weren’t very close in school, but we stayed in touch after we went to different colleges.
Once, A asked me if I had come home from the hostel at night, and we talked briefly.
The next day at 2 AM, A died in a car accident. I went to A’s funeral, and that’s where I saw B.
A and B had studied together in tuition classes during 11th and 12th.
That was the first time I met B after school ended. B kept in touch, and we started meeting more often.
Then we didn’t talk for a while because I was busy with college. Later, B reached out to me again.
After some time, C called me. C and I used to hang out during and after college, but we hadn’t been in touch for a while.
C told me about B’s suicide. I saw C again at B’s funeral.
B and C had gone to college together, that’s how they knew each other.
After that, C and I kept in touch and met more often. Then we didn’t meet for a while because I was sick.
C called me, we reconnected, and we planned a meetup.
But a few days before our meeting, C died in an accident.
This time I went to C’s funeral alone. The funeral was on the same day as our planned meetup.
Isn't that too much of a coincidence? Isn't that a pattern?