the fire alarm’s blaring noise sent everyone scrambling. amid the chaos, you took a wrong turn and ended up in a quiet storage room. there, you found megumi, a stranger with a confused look.

"looks like we both took the wrong exit," he noted with a soft smile, easing the tension.

with the alarm still blaring, you introduced yourselves and chatted to pass the time. as you shared stories and laughed, the alarm’s noise faded, and an unexpected connection formed. in that moment, you realized that sometimes the best connections happen when you least expect them.