Riven

rive
/rʌɪv/

verb
past participle: riven

'split or tear apart violently.'

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23 year old Devi Rania, a British Pakistani-Persian lived in the pits of crawley since the age of 15. She ran away from her abusive parents and since then was moved into a home for teenagers who'd been through similar things. She'd always known that if she wanted to have a better life, she would have to work hard for it and that it could never be just handed to her. So that is exactly what she did, she never stopped studying and got her first job at 16. She's been living in Southall for the last 3 years in small studio flat, and commutes to work by train to Marylebone, a chic area in the city of Westminster. She works as a band 7, charge nurse in Marylebone emergency clinic.

Next door to the clinic is the Beckett property agents, a high rise office building where 25 year old Elijah Beckett works. Tom Beckett, Elijah's father is the CEO of the agency. The family live in Kensington and only recently did they make the decision to promote Elijah to a manager for the company. Elijah had a great upbringing and childhood, with his dad side being British white and mums side being Jamaican. Elijah was mixed race. his grandparents and extended family grew up closely together hence the family run business. He'd always been grateful for that.

The environment of the clinic gets stressful at times, so Devi heads out back to the shared parking lot a few times a day for a cigarette. She'd sworn off all drugs and alcohol because she saw what it could do to people, but nicotine was something that she couldn't stay away from. And that's when their paths cross. It had been a few months where Elijah and Devi would greet each other and make small talk. But nothing ever went further than that.

However Devi's whole entire world was soon going to change when the clinic hired a new front desk person.

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