Plannes

Elias was a man who lived by his "plannes." He didn't just have a calendar; he had a manuscript. By 7:00 AM, the coffee was brewed. By 7:15 AM, he was on page four of the morning news. His life was a series of perfectly timed gears, a masterwork of preparation that left no room for the chaos of the world.

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Elias looked at his dry pen, then at the sketch, and finally at the woman. "Actually," he said, surprised by his own voice, "I think I was exactly where I was supposed to be." His life was a series of perfectly timed

He closed his planner, leaving the checkmark unmade, and spent the rest of his lunch hour talking to a stranger about the beauty of a breeze he hadn't scheduled.

The woman, breathless, approached him. "I'm so sorry! It wasn't planned to fly away like that."