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.”

rare for them to meet up like this, they decided to grab

home.

back from the journals you submitted

her head. “Not

for international journals is much more complicated than it

Jefferson. I was able to finish my three theses because of it. If I offered to pay rent, I know you wouldn’t take it, and that

bad. So, after thinking about it, how about I treat

agreed, “Sure. I won’t say no to

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probably had to book a restaurant.

is fine,” Paul replied. “The food you

did she say she

that’s what Paul had assumed. Well, alright

hotter and she hadn’t been

Are you

“I am,” he replied.

they walked and talked, Miranda suddenly stopped in her tracks as they neared the alleyway. Paul paused as well. “What’s wrong?” he

the apartment building, now looking back at them. Dressed in a black shirt and black trousers, he stood under

his body, as though cutting him into fragments. At