12.4 Seed Story

Seeds: 7.1, 4.4, 8.3, 10.3

Story:

-Laureen and Sid, a new couple (not married), run together every afternoon at 6 p.m. They met each other in a city marathon and became sweet friends ever since. Laureen is a triathlete while Sid is a long-distance runner. One afternoon, they went out for a run on the streets. Neither of them knew a thing about writing or poetry, but they had those short, choppy conversations about poets just because they felt like talking.

-Just then, the skies grew dark. 1.5 miles into their run, the rain began to pour. Because neither of them brought an umbrella, they were soaked immediately, but they still continued to run.

-After a while, the skies cleared. Someone threw a neatly-wrapped parcel in front of them,  but when they tried looking around, they saw no one. The parcel was addressed to Laureen. She picked it up and opened it. It was a box of post cards, which she liked a lot. They both got back to running.

-In the middle of their run, another parcel was thrown at them. Laureen began to wonder where all those parcels were coming from and who was throwing them. She picked the second one up; it was a pack of Japanese paper and red cut-out hearts.

-At 2.8 kilometers, they both sat down on a sidewalk to rest and cool off. Another parcel was thrown to them. This time, Laureen caught a glimpse of a peculiar-looking man with dark shades. He ran past them and then sped away. She opened the third parcel; it was an invitation to a social dance.