I can't believe I got selected for my job! I had so much trouble finding a job and I can't let it slide so easily. I've been working hard for 5 years and for the first time I found a proper job... I'm sure it will be worth it.

"Elina, are u ready?!" my mother has been calling me for about 30 min downstairs.

"yes, mom! I'm coming" I responded.

Dressup done! Hair done! makeup done! ok, let's say for me makeup is applying lipstick and blush only. NOW IM READY!

It always happens to me. It's been 24 years living here, and like always, I fell again! Soon, I'll break a world record for falling downstairs. Congratulate me for having a wound on my forehead at this critical moment.

" Are u okay? Want my help?" my brother showing his generosity sitting on the couch and leisurely sipping his favorite mocha without a care in the world. 

"no thanks!" I responded and got up immediately.

I grab my purse and head off to work. I cannot afford to mess up this job... I absolutely must do great. I got selected at one of Russia's premier private hospitals - St. Joseph Federal Domain Hospital.

I start my car and drive towards my destination. Since childhood, my dream has been to become a nurse. Convincing my parents, especially my father, of this was challenging. Unlike some of my friends, I don't have a close bond with my parents

"𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦?"

" 𝘐 𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘵! 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮" 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘐 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘔𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺... 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘏𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘦, 𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦, 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘦.

𝘏𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘸 𝘢 𝘩𝘰𝘵 𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘦𝘨, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳. "𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦," 𝘐 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥. 𝘐 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥, "𝘑𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨... 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘯𝘰𝘸, 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦."

"𝘎𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵!" 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘶𝘱, 𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘦𝘨. 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘐 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵...

but as long as I'm healthy and doing something i like, I am fine with everything.

I get out of my car and run towards the lift because thanks to my jinx of falling downstairs I got late. As I enter the lift I see a man standing and staring at the wall...He doesn't appear to be a staff member here, perhaps he is a patient. I remain silent. I'm unsure if he is shivering or if it's just me... his breaths are rapid as if he is struggling to breathe. 𝘐𝘧 𝘶 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶. Why am I recalling these kinds of thoughts at this moment...

I set aside all thoughts and try to take a peek at that man properly...there was some kind of unusual scent coming from this man...like blood. He wore a black hoodie with the sleeves rolled up. and his head was lowered enough to hide his face. i noticed a skull tattoo on his forearm, just looking at it gave me goosebumps....but it was ok until I saw blood trickling from his hand. my guts were telling me to stay quiet and leave as soon as possible...but of course, my curiosity took over.

"Excuse me? Do u need some kind of help?" he didn't respond so I asked him again but still he was quiet. I touched his shoulder and tried to see his face but suddenly he just held my neck and started to choke me. Fear takes over...I was scared...hella scared - I'm terrified beyond belief. "I...I...plea...I can't...breathe," I manage to plead as I struggle to free myself, but his grip is too strong. His fingers are long and icy cold, akin to that of a corpse. 

I'm covered in sweat and tears, I can't breathe. I'm reliving all my memories, thinking this is how I will end up...but i don't wanna die not like this i still wanna read those unfinished books in my playlist oh gawd please save me!!

And then...

I BLACK OUT...

My head is burning...it feels worse than a hangover. I slowly opened my eyes and I realized I was in the hospital...but why...what happened...why am I here?

suddenly all memories rushed and I gasped. I can't believe I encountered something like this...and wait...MY FIRST DAY AT THE JOB!! gawd heaven is against me I'm sure!!!

"Are you feeling better, miss?" A nurse entered, holding a tray with tablets and a glass of water.

"Yes, I'm fine. May I ask what happened to me?"

"The doctor brought you here; you were found unconscious in the elevator. Do you remember anything about what happened?" the nurse asked as she passed me the tablets and water.

I'm not sure whether I should speak up. How did I end up unconscious? If that man intended to kill me, why didn't he? Was it all just a dream? Did I faint? but I can still sense the throbbing sensation around my neck as if someone tried to choke me. "I felt dizzy, perhaps due to skipping breakfast today, haha." I made an effort to respond convincingly, though even I could tell my laugh was fake.

"by the way can I meet the doctor who found me unconscious and brought me here?"

The nurse told me which floor and where I could find that doctor. "𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢...𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘮?" 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨. I chose to use stairs this time so it won't repeat. That doctor's name is quite nice though I assume he looks nice too as he helped me. I have many questions swirling in my mind, and not a single answer in sight. Suddenly, my phone rings, and holy moly! I completely forgot that today was my first day at work!

"Hello, Elina is here""Miss Elina, I'm sure we had negotiations about you working here and you said you were excited about this job and would not let me regret the decision to hire you. And there you missed your first day?"Im doomed... I need to change my habit of boasting "I'm sorry Ms. Fred! I got into an accident but please don't be upset I'll make sure to make up for this mistake" "It's your first and final mistake, Miss Elina. I trust you won't make it again.""I won't, Ms. Fred... yes... have a nice day!" Ugh, I wished he had just killed me on the spot. Anyways, it's alright there's no use now, I won't let this happen again.It was silence and my thoughts occupied me as usual. I wasn't sure whom I would have called if the hospital asked me who my guardian would be.If there were someone else, they would have called their parents first. Unlike me, I will call anyone but not my parents as a guardian. I always think that I have accepted how they are and that they will never love me like other parents do to their children. 

But I have to admit, I still crave that bond that never existed. My brother doesn't face the same misery as me, for which I'm thankful and yes, a bit jealous. I try to understand why they don't want me and why I am a disappointment to them. Why don't they treat me the same as Jeremy? All I get is silence. All my friends are settled; either they're married in nice households or successful in their own league. I don't get jealous of them; it's a proud moment when I walk with them and realize how close we are. But at the same time, I feel some kind of embarrassment that I'm 27 years old and still struggling as a nurse. I never regretted my decision of becoming a nurse, no matter when I had to do part-time jobs to pay my fees, study late at night, and hear those taunts that stabbed my chest. But I'm proud of myself that I never gave up.

I push my thoughts away because I'm on the urge to let my tears out and I can't vibe on Lana Del Rey right now... especially not in the hospital. Should I just jump from this hospital Terrace, it won't hurt so much right?

I should focus on how I will greet and ask questions to the Doctor.

 What was his name again  𝘋𝘰𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘙𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦  "yes! Doctor Rin...his name is quite short though...is he pure Russian? Doctor Rin hello it's nice to meet you. Doctor Rin! I'm very thankful u helped me....gosh Doctor Rin Doctor Rin!!"

"did u call me?" A deep husky voice came from behind And I understood why the nurse was worried...

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𝐑𝐢𝐧 𝐕𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐫 ☯

𝐇𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 - 𝟔'𝟑𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐡

𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 - 𝟏𝟕𝟔𝐥𝐛𝐬

𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐮𝐭 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞

𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫 - 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐲

𝐙𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐜 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 - 𝐓𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐮𝐬

"𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞...𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧" 

𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐘𝐚𝐧𝐠 ♥

𝐇𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 - 𝟓'𝟖𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐡

𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 - 𝟏𝟐𝟕𝐥𝐛𝐬

𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐦 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞

𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫 - 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧

𝐙𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐜 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 - 𝐆𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢

"𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫... 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬"

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