When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

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“I don’t think this year is possible.” Miranda did the math once summer break ended, September would mark the start of her second year in graduate school. She would soon have a busy schedule.

On the other hand, Paul had classes to teach, a lab to manage, and plenty of academic responsibilities. It sounded like he was going to be busy too.

Madison said, “Since Dr. Jefferson has suspended his classes, you can take off whenever you want–Thanksgiving, Independence Day, and other long weekends. Plus, Echo Bay isn’t that far.”

“Wait… What do you mean he has suspended his classes?” Miranda asked.

Madison sounded surprised. “You didn’t know?”

Miranda blinked and was caught off guard. What was Madison talking about?

There was a brief silence on the other end before Madison spoke again. “I’m going to hang up now. I’ll send you the links later.”

“…Okay.”

Madison sent two links over. One was an announcement on Bedford College’s website, and the other was a trending thread on the campus forum.

the second. Her expression grew

had settled in as the sky was painted with hues

walked down the street with two gift bags and smiled from

Paul, finished work already?” Thaddeus Marlowe asked.

Dr. Marlowe,” Paul greeted

your research project

but it’s

a really great young man.” Thaddeus chuckled. “By the way, Mr. Haddock told me you

nodded and gave

said earnestly, “I get it, Paul. You’re probably more passionate about research than teaching, and you’re better

for a while, I’ve got to tell you–teaching and research go

career needs that institutional backing. Trust me, you don’t want to get on the wrong side of the administration. It

Paul couldn’t ignore good advice. He smiled and thanked him politely but didn’t mention anything about resuming his

convince Paul, but he tried. At least he had left things

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could be

on the conversation. He quickly headed upstairs and checked his watch as he went. Instead of knocking on Miranda’s

he changed into something more polished than his usual casual wear–a button–down shirt and dress pants. He checked himself in the mirror to ensure everything looked sharp, then