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Rendezvous with Destiny
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Published 5/21/2023Trapped in a hostile alien landscape, the brave and fiery Emerick embarks on a treacherous quest to rescue his beloved Lele from mysterious dark forces - an endeavor that could cost him more than imagined.
The day I won the bet, I wished I had lost. The day I lost the bet, I wished I had won. The day Lele was found, I wished she hadn't been. The day we made love, I wished it hadn't happened. And the night she left me, I wished she had never gone.
I wish you were here with me now. But then again, you never were.
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We met at a party at the university where we both taught. You were on your way out and stopped to talk to me. "You're Edmund, right?" You asked, standing in front of me with your hand extended and a winning smile on your face. "I'm Lele."
"I know who you are," I replied shyly, taking your hand and shaking it firmly. "Have we met before?"
"No," you laughed. "But you are legendary around these parts - the man who discovered how to tame black holes."
"Oh that," I muttered bashfully, feeling my cheeks redden with pride as people around us stopped their conversations and stared at us with curiosity and awe. "It wasn't much of a discovery - just a happy accident."
"Well," you smiled warmly at me, "it's pretty impressive anyway! Congratulations!" You turned to leave but then turned back suddenly and said, "Maybe we could get together for lunch sometime? If you're not too busy discovering new things about space?"
I thought about it for a moment before replying, "Sure." Before long we were dating, then living together and one year later we got married. We were happy together until the fateful night two years ago...
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