When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

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The next morning, Miranda went out for her morning run. Now that she had more free time, she had picked up the habit again.

Every time she finished a run and went for a shower after being drenched in sweat, she would feel energized for the rest of the day.

“Morning, Dr. Jefferson.”

“Morning.”

Paul had already finished his run and was about to head back when he saw her. He changed direction and said, “Come on, I’ll join you for a bit.”

“Won’t this delay your time at the lab?”

“Silas’s handling the new project, so I’m not too busy lately.”

“That must be bothering Dr. Quinton,” Miranda joked.

“Doesn’t matter if it bothers him; work still needs to be done,” Paul replied seriously.

Silas probably would have lost it if he had been there to hear that.

They ran two laps around the park, but Miranda started to slow down, showing signs of exhaustion.

Noticing this, Paul said, “Adjust your breathing, focus on the rhythm. Follow me… Inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale…”

Miranda followed his advice, and sure enough… “It’s much better!” she exclaimed.

want to keep

“That’s enough for today.”

“Alright.”

for them to meet up like this,

home.

word back from the journals you submitted your thesis to?”

her head. “Not

more complicated than it is for domestic ones. It takes even longer for

said, “Thanks again for letting me use your lab, Dr. Jefferson. I was able to finish my three theses because of

in return, I’ll feel bad. So,

I won’t say no to a

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a restaurant. “What would

“The food you cook is always

blinked in confusion. When did she

what Paul had

gotten hotter and she hadn’t been cooking much lately,

Are you free?”

“I am,” he replied.

stopped in her tracks as they neared the alleyway. Paul paused as well. “What’s

Hansel standing outside the apartment building, now looking back at them. Dressed in a black shirt and black trousers, he stood under a tree, the shadows from its

body, as though cutting him into fragments. At first glance,