The opportunity

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Lusts POV
As I walked through the fierce blizzard I felt snowflake after snowflake hitting my face, I felt the wind repeatedly blow down my hood exposing my head, but I couldn't do anything about it, both of my hands were trying to use my jacket to cover the exposed half of my ribs.

"I really shouldn't have worn that crop top" I said to myself.

Maybe I should just go back to-NO! Lust, you can't go back there, you promised everyone that you wouldn't. I still heard the screams in my head, the gunshot, and the sirens. I was so deep in my thoughts I didn't notice the fence I was about to walk into, I felt my face whack the metal cage-like fence.

"Fuck! Ow!...What the?"

I grab onto my face in pain, letting the strong wind go into my ribs and making me shiver even more, however I could see something in the distance behind the fence, it looked like a building, I tried to squint but I still couldn't get a good view, it was covered by a white mist and my eye sockets kept on getting filled with snowflakes, but I had a small burst of optimism when I saw a light in a window.

"I've gotta get in there" I said out loud, and I begin climbing. I put my fingers in the openings of the metal fence and I start climbing, thankfully the heels of my boots fit comfortably into the mesh, soon when I looked down, I couldn't see the ground anymore.

After hurling myself over the top of the fence I felt my fingers slip and I fell right onto the tarmac, but I was on the other side, so I was happy. As I moved closer my view of the building got clearer, it was actually pretty massive, and to be honest it was kinda intimidating, I saw a small sign on the door.

Help wanted
Daily cleaner needed
Monday to Friday
9am to 5pm
£6 an hour

I debated with myself, I have no experience cleaning, especially not in my last job but I'm desperate, I need some money. I grabbed the heavy door and pushed it open, my entire body relaxed as I felt the warm air on my face when I walked in, judging by what was in the room I assumed it was a reception area. There was a giant desk across from me, to my right there was some comfy chairs against the wall, and a door that said 'staff only' on the front, there was another door opposite the chairs, I looked at the window next to it, there were loads of red doors going down the corridor, I might look around for anyone, but I jumped as someone walked out of the 'staff only' room.

Third person POV

He was a human, tall, bulky, slightly old looking, probably in his thirties, he stared at the freezing skeleton, he looked confused and slightly alarmed by this skeleton staring back at him, he spoke in a rough and deep voice.

"Can I help you? You look like shit."

Lust snapped out of his daze.

"Huh-oh I'm sorry, um yeah I saw the help wanted sign, outside"

The worker looked sort of surprised.

"Oh, I'm surprised you could see anything with that blizzard. C'mon"

He motions lust to sit in the chair in front of the desk, while he sat behind it. He put his arms on the table, analysing lust.

"Name?"

"Oh I'm lu-..."

Lust tried to think of random name, as he didn't want to reveal his identity.

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