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work.

the bane of your fucking existence.

some days it was relatively easy, and some days your boss really just. . . KNEW how to lay things on thick.

and lately, it seemed like as though the universe just hated yours guts. because your boss had been working you like a dog all week. you were already running on minimal hours of sleep due to the fact that you’d been staying up late most nights to finish a college assignment. and the little rest you did get was every so often interrupted by your roommate and her new ‘friend’.

you’d been forced to practically be in two places, two mindsets, at once. and it was fucking with your head terribly.

and now, as your feet dragged you home after your third closing shift of the week. . . you ready to end it. . . mentally.

all you wanted to do was get some shut-eye. . . work and college be damned, you weren’t risking your own health over some stupid project and a couple extra bucks in your paycheck.

but, you came back to about what you’d expected. more activity buzzing from your roommates side of the apartment.

you weren’t going to be able to sleep like this. . .

feeling angry tears of exhaustion building in your eyes, you exited the living space and made your way out of the apartment building. taking a step outside to collect yourself.

stifling soft sniffles, you hugged yourself as you took a seat on the side of the pavement, staring aimlessly up at the clear sky, the cool breeze nipping at your skin.

with how quiet it was at this hour, you had half a mind to sleep out here on the sidewalk.

and if it weren’t such a stupid idea, maybe you would’ve.

you may have been exhausted, but you weren’t crazy.

. . .

after a moment or two of silence, headlights shone from the corner of your eye, bringing your gaze back to the concrete of the town streets beneath you, finding a large white van rolling down the street to come up beside you.

it wasn’t until the vehicle got closer that you were able to make out the man piloting it from the drivers seat.

Peter. Your Boyfriend.

the two of you had been dating for a while, despite the fact that you two had few ‘dates’ to speak of. he was. . . super sweet, always there to lend an ear when you needed to vent, always acting like such a gentleman, a little on the overprotective side, but, you found that sort of trait charming.

if only you knew truly what extent that man was willing to go for you. . .

you wiped your eyes as he pulled up, hoping to appear fine, not wanting to worry him. but, his expression told you he wasn’t fooled.

he stepped out of the vehicle and raised a brow, his lips pulled down in a soft frown as he placed a hand on your shoulder.

“Darling, what are you doing out here all by yourself?”