Michael watched Pam through the blinds. She was so lucky, everyone always wanted to talk to her, hang out with her, be friends with her. Sometimes he wished he could be her. It would all be so easy if he was Pam.

Pam looked up to see Michael staring at her through the blinds. She smiled to herself before turning back to answering the phones. Sometimes she wondered what it was like to be Michael. It must be strange.

There's a rule of the universe. Never wonder the same thing at the same time as someone else. That's a karmic jinx.

Pam got her nerve a little sooner then "Beach Games" and sends a private gift to Jim in Stamford. Jim has some thoughts on the matter.

Spoilers through Initiation.

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"And if it had been any other day, she would have jumped up when the song came on, turned the dial up to the maximum volume, and opened the hunter green drapes to welcome the warm, sun-kissed spring morning. But today wasn't like any other day."

After Jim transfers to Stamford, life goes on in the Office, however when Michael is offered a promotion a familiar face reappears to fill his shoes.

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