When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

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Miranda glanced at Paul’s door and noticed it was still locked, just as it had been for the past few days. It suddenly struck her that she hadn’t seen him in quite some time.

They used to leave at the same time and often ran into each other, but lately, she hadn’t seen him at all. She figured he was probably swamped with work and stayed at the lab, so she didn’t think much of it.

Later that evening, Miranda went to the library and returned at 8:00 pm. As she entered the apartment building, a figure darted past her. It was Paul heading out for a night run.

“Dr. Jefferson…” she called out to him, but he didn’t seem to hear her and kept running.

Miranda stood there, puzzled. She wondered if her voice had been too soft or if Paul was wearing headphones.

After returning to her apartment, she changed into workout clothes and decided to go for a run. She wanted to catch up with him and ask if he knew where she could get a CPRT measurement device.

Paul was the first person to come to mind for something like that. Christine was her other option, but with her frequent hospital visits lately, Miranda didn’t want to trouble her.

If word got out that Miranda was spending her own money on equipment, the fact that Sophie’s research team was hogging the lab would be brought to light.

would likely rush out of the hospital to

anything from the confrontation, especially since the college showed apparent favoritism toward Sophie. It would only add to her stress and negatively

he was too busy to check his phone. Now that

Sam for dinner tomorrow, but deep down, she still

also wondered why she felt that way. Perhaps it was because Sam’s erratic behavior and

support without worrying about repaying any favors. In contrast, Sam’s intentions were too obvious, and his directness pushed her to keep him at a

the usual trail that she and Paul frequently jogged. After two laps of searching for him without any luck, she decided to

up a sweat, she felt she had done enough for the night, so she returned to her

to a slow cooker with water and a sprinkle of cinnamon. She

up, she kept listening for sounds from the hallway. It felt like ages before she was done

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noise from next door–not even

she stepped out and knocked on Paul’s door. “Dr. Jefferson,

But there was no

no answer.