Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

Richard did not realize that his gaze lingered on her face for several seconds longer.

“Okay,” he responded simply.

“I’ll head to bed now. Good night.” Angela waved at him before leaving with her clothes. She did not notice that she dropped an article of clothing as she exited the bathroom.

When Richard set his book down and prepared to shower before bed, his eyes were drawn to something pink on the floor. He instinctively reached down to pick it up.

All at once, his eyes quivered.

It was a woman’s underwear.

He tossed it into the laundry basket. His heart was beating a little quicker than usual as he thought to himself, What a clumsy and forgetful woman!

Meanwhile, she returned to her room and proceeded to lay in bed. From her position, she could look out the window and spot the full moon outside. It’s so beautiful, she thought to herself in surprise.

she never got to see, whether back in her home or while overseas, but here, she could enjoy all the beautiful things

outside all of a sudden. She shot up in bed at once. It

like a military base. When she opened the door and looked out the entrance, the thick fog blocked everyone from sight, but she knew there were people gathered

the sound of people running,

She blinked and basked in the atmosphere around her. The mountains were alive even at dawn while birds filled the air with their chatter, and it made her one

before turning back. The person asked, “Miss Meyers, would you like to go

asked. He woke up late and missed out on joining the rest of the troops, so he decided to

awake by now, and Trevor’s words piqued her interest. Thinking about all the running she did abroad, she figured she should be able to handle a morning run, so she nodded.

thrilled. The run would be a lot more enjoyable

canopy of trees. It was an ordinary

was

by the run. Taking deep breaths of the fresh mountain air made her feel

know how far she had run, but sure enough, she reached a point where she could no longer keep up. Between her panting, she asked, “Trevor, how much farther

even a third of

expression fell. She stared out into the fog in front of them, but she could not see more than a dozen feet in front of

let’s head back now! I’ll lead the way for you.” Trevor was afraid she could not take it anymore if

making their way back.

to try. They tasted both sweet and sour and were very