Different Worlds (wlw) Editing

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Didn't really intend to republish until all the chapters were edited but since I don't really get much time to edit them I've decided to just leave the story up until I can make the changes.

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By the time my shift at the hospital ended, I was completely down. The bright burst of energy and elation I felt earlier evaporated thanks to me spending hours overthinking. I didn't know what to feel about Raye anymore but before I thought I knew. The conversation with Chris made me realize how much of a huge mistake I'd make allowing myself to be chased by that girl. I would be gambling with my life If I chose to give her the time of day and I didn't know if I could anymore; it was fun for a minute, thinking we could've been friends or more but rationality reminded not to be silly.

In the past, I made a few mistakes when it came to dating people without giving it a second thought and regret was my reward. Every minute, hour, day, week and month of it all I regretted my decision to fall blindly for people and doing something like that all over again didn't appeal to me anymore. I promised myself that I would never be so infatuated with anyone ever again to the point where I ignored my safety, self-worth, and health just to be apart of their world.

Once I made it home the disappointment of the day and the exhaustion from work all infused itself into me and I was left feeling nothing short of decrepit, I felt like a battered, worn-out version of myself. So dressed in my full scrub I practically dragged until I met my couch where I threw myself into it, burying my face there in the cushions. I felt like the weight of the entire world rested on my mind and I grew tired of it all, ready and willing to throw in the towel.

Before I knew a stillness crept over me, dragging me down, down into the void of sleep and in seconds of my head hitting the cushions of the couch. One hand thrown across my face, I dreamt of peaceful things, blissfully unaware of everything.

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The harsh sound of something banging jolted me from my sleep. I groaned within seconds as my eyes fluttered open. Pain I thought, realizing what an awkward position I fell asleep in and I cursed myself. My neck was sore, throbbing and I honestly felt worse than before I went to sleep.

I sat there for some seconds rubbing the soreness within my neck, I tried making sense of what was happening around me. I knew I fell asleep on my couch, but what caused me to wake up so suddenly wasn't so clear anymore— did I hear something, perhaps my phone?

Quietly I sat there until my mind started to pick up on a few things, like how long I laid there. It was a few minutes after 9 o'clock and I couldn't believe I allowed myself to nap for so long knowing fully well I'd be like a zombie for the rest of the night. Groggily I stood from the couch, rubbing my eyes I started to make my way to the bathroom when I heard a knock and this time it was pretty clear.

The sound that woke me from my rest was coming from my front door and not from my neighbours as I had suspected. It startled me. I stood dead in my tracks, my hand pushing a few curls of my hair from my face, I frowned heavily, creeping over to the door. Usually, I never received much visitors and if I did it was never this late so the person I saw on the other end after unlocking the door was an absolute surprise, low-key a pleasant one if I was being truthful.

Standing outside with her hands sitting in her pockets, cool eyes looking directly at me was a poised and immaculately dressed Raye. "What-what are you doing here?" I stuttered, still taken aback by the unexpected visit.

"Hi Brienna, is that how you were taught to greet your guests?" She asked and I heard playful hint in her tone and it made me aware that she wasn't trying to be rude. A tiny smile played itself across her lips and it distracted me long enough for me to get lost in her delectable face. Raye was a very beautiful girl, and anyone looking at her could never deny it but her beauty called out to me far more and I swear I didn't know how I was going to resist her charms— I devised a plan to stay clear of this girl only for it to wither at the sight of her.