THE ADVENTURE BEGINS “You’re late.” Sierra glanced at her watch just as a huge yawn escaped her, causing her eyes to go blurry.  “By two minutes, I’d say that’s a miracle, given the fact that I’m still asleep.” Sierra pointed out, making Roman smile, even straight out of bed she was at the top of her game.  “Your wittiness never ceases to amuse me. Now, would you prefer a scenic run or would you like to just hit the gym?” Sierra glanced outside, seeing that the sun hadn’t risen yet.  “What would you suggest?” Roman contemplated for a moment before pointing to t

DOCTOR, DOCTOR The Tuesday after their late-night was a tough one for Sierra, she was exhausted from their late-night endeavors, yet Roman still insisted that an early morning workout was mandatory.  His justification that she created a routine of working out was more important in the early days than ever and to add salt to the wound he pointed out that she wasn’t nearly old enough to be tired after a late night.  “How old are you?” Sierra asked as she dabbed sweat off her forehead, she was done for the morning, but Roman still had a set to complete. He glanced at her taking a seat on a bench across from him as he did his la

HAPPINESS Sierra groaned when the comforter slipped off her face and the light pierced through her eyelids. She loved the expansive windows every other day of the week, except Saturdays, it was the one day a week she got to sleep in, so being assaulted by the sun wasn’t her idea of a good morning.  Just as she resolved to throw herself under the covers again and attempt to fall asleep again the phone buzzed on the nightstand, the ringtone alerted her that it was an international call. Sighing out loud she sat up in bed and picked up the phone, she couldn’t avoid them forever.  “Hello?” She croaked and cleared her throat, cringing at the sound of her own voice.  

INTERMISSION Sierra stared down a microscope willing her eyes to focus on the specimen in the petri dish below the lens. She was studying the cells of the plant to see if it held any similarities to plants she’d studied in the past simply to understand more of the make-up thereof. The field research part of her trip was concluded, along with a team of botanists who studied the area in which the plant was indigenously found, them to learn what is needed to survive elsewhere in the world and her to understand how it could be preserved in a manner that would allow it to retain its properties.  Rare plants like this were sensitive and due to their supposed properties, it was necessary to develop an understanding of it to allow for long-term research. While her trip to Singapore was in hopes of providing a way forward in terms of more advan

RAINCHECK   “You realize this was something we were supposed to do a month ago?” The amusement in Sierra’s voice was hard to miss as they walked hand in hand through the night market.    “Neither of us was truly invested that night anyway, snuggled up on the couch was a way better idea.” Roman shrugged, not caring that they hadn’t come out that night, he loved every moment he spent with her that day.    “True, I would probably have frowned at you if you even suggested it.” She giggled, remembering how they fell asleep on the couch till his alarm rang for work the next morning. Regardless of the fact that they both spent the night curled up on the couch, they unwrapped their limbs from one another and made their way down to the