MIRA’S SUITE

Mira sprang up when she heard the door alarm.

She rushed to open up, and Eight’s face came into view.

He’s holding a bottle of alcohol for the two of them, and her face lit up with a bright smile as he came in.

She shut the door.

“Thought you wouldn’t be coming anymore,” she said as he set the bottle on the table.

“I had to finish my shift with the compound guards” he replied.

They sat facing each other, and he emptied the alcohol into two cups which they clinked before drinking.

The heat in the room became unbearable for him cos of the candles, so...