In reality, things always happen out of expectation.

The news may be unexpected; nevertheless, it is true.

It was unexpected but I could help out if the price was right, I thought.

America came to mind so unexpectedly; it was as if Allah himself had put the idea there, as if he were pointing her to the place where she would be most likely to succeed at a brand-new life.

"Do you ever wonder if I'm real?" she asks me, surprised.