Collision - Two Worlds

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the 45th floor. Savannah stepp

allway or maybe a room wit

was chaos-p

e space, talking in hushed tones, flipping through folders, fixing their hair in pocket mirrors, or typing nervously on their ph

eet f

ple? For on

with every second she stood there. Sh

earching for an empty seat. The tiredness from the morning

d it like it was her saving grace. She sank into it with a s

his even

loose near the collar, her shoes were scuffed, and she wasn't wearing any makeup. Just mint g

w deeper, a sharp tap

azer, paired with sleek black pants and red heels. Her dark hair was curled and shiny, her lipstick f

. Pure a

aid with a fake smile and a curled

nah b

just... gave up. Not today. She simply nodded, st

She just sat down like ro

just as she was about to sit, two other girls tossed their designer handbags onto the seat in pe

ted slightly

is high sc

e's eyes sinking into her. It felt like ev

. Just endure. Yo

to her chest. Her feet were killing her. Her back ached. But she didn't comp

passed l

ike an eternity, a voice c

Her name had nev

alled out, alread

er to a grand double-door room. As s

was bre

table sat at the center, surrounded by plush chairs. It looked like something out o

s dropped... and

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corner chairs like a

omach

lease, no

said-an older man wit

f into the chair opposite him and doing

sional, and clearly experienced-asked abou

't shake. She talked about her passion for design and how she wanted t

rting to relax, a famil

up your face again, Brad,

at him, uncomfo

ze. Her thro

smirk widening. "Maybe she went hom

face flushe

e clenched her fists in her lap,

rward, like he wa

who shouted at me at tha

hot up. Her mouth

h

low laugh. "Tell me, did you brush your teeth befor

apologetically, clearly

t back to you,"

y. She didn't trust herself to speak. She

e, she didn'

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the sun

ding and stood on the sidew

her like a scream waiting to escape. But she didn't cr

e. No cash. Not enough fo

cou

listered anyway-and began walking. One painful step at a time.

ars zoomed by. But S

t in her heart... som

just

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