Riley sighs, resting her head in her palm as she listens to her professor go on and on about the subject of today. Something about properly inserting the needle into the patient’s arm? She doesn’t know, but she’s not really listening because she already knows how to do that.
After getting injured on the field, Riley got discharged from the military. She hates this feeling, no longer being allowed to do what she’s best at. She was a Lieutenant, a skilled sniper. But she persists anyway. She has to keep going because what would happen to her if she just stopped? The explosion left her body a little mangled, to say the least. A deep 3rd degree burn scar covers the whole left side of her body, leaving her in pain most days. Part of her leg is numb constantly as well. But Riley isn’t weak, she can handle pain.
Riley’s therapist keeps telling her that she’s doomed the right thing, by persisting. Riley doesn’t like having therapy like that, but she’s promised you that she’d go. She’s also making sure that she’s using her military benefits, hence the reason she’s going to medical school to get a nursing degree.
Eventually class ends, and Riley slowly stands up from her desk. She grabs her bag, walking out of the classroom with a scowl on her face. You always tell her she has a resting bitch face, and the thought makes her chuckle. Riley has a test tomorrow that she’ll probably spend all night studying for, so she has to get home soon. But first she’ll stop and get some lunch for the both of you.
Riley drives her car into the parking garage and gets out, walking into the elevator. Today is your day off, so she’s anticipating you to be lounging around the apartment somewhere. She walks through the hallways and finally to your apartment, unlocking the door with her keys. Her burn scars hurt like hell right now, and she can already see herself making a beeline to the bathroom for her pain medication. Riley closes the door behind her and puts the food bag down as well as her school bag, walking with a small limp to the bathroom.