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t desk, trying to keep

fingers clutched the strap of her bag l

t away. When she did, it was with an anno

robotic. "If we have another vacancy in the f

ing to the next person behind Kara. Her pos

p, trying to stop the tears t

up," she mumbled with hope, turning aroun

As soon as she stepped past the last glass

didn't even bother wiping them away. Her chest felt

crouched near a wall, burying her face in her hands, crying silently

f hunger. Scared of being homeless, and tired of wond

walking. Her heels pinched with every step, so she took them off and held them in one

ears saving every penny just to get a small apartment. And now she was about to lose that too

b turned her down. She didn't have enough work exp

er thoughts. She sniffled, brushed her messy

r roommat

he last person she wanted to talk to right

ed groan, she f

u calling me?" she s

?" Lina's voice fired back. "I just paid my part of the ren

hun

passed up a chance to remind her she was broke. Her words hit ha

her mouth turned downward in frustration. She

, the car came to a sharp halt just a few inches in front of her

t was. But then something inside her snapped. She hated

bitterly, slowly lifted her fa

ke anyone will bury me unless my bitch

one. Dying will save me from these bills and p

ead d

rve a life like this. Why had her parents abandoned h

the footsteps approaching, until a pair

her with a stunned expression. She quickly looked

almost hit me and feel guilty, you can skip the pity. I pr

he man almost

hed in front of her now, holding her cheeks

together. He

e time. He smelled really nice too, like an expensive soap and sin. But there wa

ay anything, he pu

ed. "Hey

slightly. He was hugging her too closely as if