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Business As Usual (1)
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Waking up in a soft and warm bed was one of the most pleasant feelings in the world. I would have given anything for this feeling to last a little longer. Unfortunately, there was no time to be lazing around with so much to do. Slipping into the routine that I've become so used to, everything felt perfect until I scrolled through the morning news notifications.
On the very first page was the headlines screaming in bold fonts – Raoul Harper, new promising researcher joins Centurion!
Unable to feel anything more than disappointment, I sighed. Somehow watching that obnoxious poot get ahead of me again lit the fuse of dissatisfaction at how unfair everything was. A new and different kind of fire burned inside of me. Mia's murderers, Raoul Harper, Luna's divided society, the income gap… my determination to finish the business proposal and launch Luna into chaos multiplied.
Those were some really tough words
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Soft. The ground was too soft and it was warm too!As the sleepy haze cleared and my senses sharpened, I became more aware of my surroundings. There was movement in the room and the lights were too bright. Stabbing pain reminded me why I should have pretended to be asleep. Surely that groan has alerted the guards on duty.“Titus, are you awake?” the gentle yet familiar whisper shocked me into opening my eyes again.I cursed once at the pain but never stopped trying to verify if it was really him.My voice was hoarse from both emotions. Those forest green eyes were too real to be a mere dream. The same smell of snow and steel greeted me and I knew it hadn’t been a dream.“Nash!”
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