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else, but he'd always had a problem with needing to personally make sure things were done right. It was something his business partner Liam was always harping on about. Yes, working 16-hour days, 7 days a week was neither healthy nor sustainable, but he was a bit of a workaholic

workaholic, Brian was also a perfectionist, and he couldn't allow himself to start screwing up these reports. He rapped his knuckles against the desk and stood, leaving his neat stacks of papers where they sat and grabbed his coat on his way out. He walked through the dark office, which was a familiar sight for him. Brian very rarely left work when the sun was still up, and even more rarely arrived after it had risen. He knew that he was getting too bogged down in the everyday running of the company. He'd started the business because he was passionate about technology and innovations in computer science. He missed working with the engineers and coding for new products. These days he felt more like a glorified accountant with a big fancy office. The elev

is own half-hearted handjobs. At this point, it was about the equivalent of throwing a bucket of water on a forest fire. Not v

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"What is it?" Is everything okay? Are you fine? I couldn't help try shiver in my voice "It's the landlord" she breathes out. "He's packed our things out, You need to come home." Stunned into silence, I struggle to respond. I should've known when it was her number that showed up it woul

ay Ray." Visions of my 12 year old younger sister flitter through my mind, nausea and heartache consuming me at the memory of it all. Malnourished and skittish, silent and tense. girl that our fra

istory section. When I asked Ricky if he'd share them, he'd laughed in my face. He couldn't understand why I'd willingly want to study when I wasn't gaining anything from it when I refused his help Apparently, pointing out that I was gaining knowledge wasn't something he could wrap his tiny brain around. All credit to him though. He shrugged and gave me his login, telling

o university might be out of my reach, but that didn't mean I couldn't still study the material. It wouldn't lead to a degree or anything...but what else was I going to do with my time? I had no friends,just 1 family I need to prov