Alyssa ran elatedly, not stopping until she caught sight of the garden. It’s been two weeks now and her relationship with Liam was blossoming into something real and passionate.

They met every evening at their usual spot, and after sharing thoughts about each other’s day, they would end it with staring at the stars and sometimes, dozing off in the process…

This was happiness for Alyssa. She was glad that the earth had good things in place for her. Back at her home, she had always thought that she was cursed by the earth never to be happy.

Just as she ran, she paid no attention to a stone that...