Sleep On The Floor
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Ongoing1h 59m
Last published Mon, Sep 23, 2019
Alice Kate is an unmarried, young teacher who loves her job and everything about it. That is, until her coworker and best friend, Ricky Chi, shares a secret that he hadn't intended to.
In a split second, Alice must choose between helping her friend or leaving him to deal with his problems himself. But, after she makes her decision, she realizes there's a lot more work to the path of healing than she had expected.
(trigger warning: mentions of abuse)
(loosely based off the song "sleep on the floor" by the lumineers)
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