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*** Your apartment block ***
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*** View from your apartment ***
You woke up feeling the sun heating your skin through your curtains. You stretched and turned over to check the time on your phone to find you still had 30 minutes left until your alarm set off. Today was going to be no different to usual ; get up, shower , check on your mum then go to work. You decided to just wake, even though you had though you had the opportunity to sleep some more. Wearing your purple shorts and tank pjs , you made your way to your bathroom and turned the shower to a hot temperate. You stayed there for while, thinking about how much you hated your job , how much you hated life sometimes. But it was all worth it too keep your mum happy. It had been like this for three years since your mum got ill and you were all she had since your dad left. She could barely walk now, and you hated seeing her like this. She tried to stay independent and rarely asked for your help even though she needed it. She needed you more than she would admit because she didn't want you too feel trapped by her, but she's your mum and for all the years she raised and cared for you, it's the least she deserved. You stepped out of the shower, towel drying your hair and brushing its into a ponytail. You grabbed your freshly washed work uniform and put it on. As you stepped into the kitchen you saw your mum struggling to hold herself up to make breakfast.
"Let me make it" you chimed. You smiled at her as you held her arm to help her to the sofa to take a seat.
" You're awake earlier than usual" she said as she took a seat.
" I slept good last night so I didn't see the need to sleep more. You want the usual right?" You asked as you took the eggs and bread from the fridge.
"Please" she smiled. You cracked the eggs into the frying pan and placed the bread in the toaster. After a few minutes the toast was buttered and the eggs were placed on top. You handed her the the plate and headed towards your room.
" Are you not eating too?" Your mum asked.
" I'm not hungry, I might grab something on the way to work though" you answered. You grabbed your bag from the side and went to your front door.
" Ring me if you need anything okay? I always have my phone next to me" you told your mum.
" I won't need help, but thank you" You smiled and closed the door behind you. An unfamiliar woman was just entering the apartment next door but this didn't surprise you because this was normal. Your neighbour was a 45 year old man who could never keep the same girlfriend for more than two months. Then two weeks later he'd have another woman visiting him. It was always like this. Most evenings you would hear them arguing and you knew it wouldn't be long until they'd break up and he'd have someone else. The only thing you noticed was this woman looked older than his usual type, his type being 25 year old girls who were only interesting in his money, which he didn't care about because he was only interested in sex. So for him to have someone older than 25 was odd. Maybe it was his sister or relative you thought to yourself.
