Anya was happy to find that Daniel had gone to Stanley’s company twice; in the past two days, he had not met Daniel. She knew he was a busy man, and it was completely odd for him to have free time for anyone. She hoped that her days would continue this way.

It was a sunny day. Anya walked into a bookshop to buy some books for her new home library. She strolled around for a bit before noticing that Autumn’s snow was on display. This book has been out for a year, and it seemed to ...