1 The Hospital

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Olivia Carter was once again in the hospital. She was 26 and suffered from chronic Anemia, but didn't suffer enough for the government to think she needed to be on disability. She had fainted at the bus stop, and due to some panicked individual, was sent to the hospital.

Great. Now she was definitely going to be fired. She had had such a hard time finding this job. She was working at a dispatch center for a cab company. She had used all her sick days and vacation and was told the next time she didn't show up on time for her shift, she didn't need to show up at all.

The nurse Rachel had already become friends with her, just by how often she was seen. She had gotten Rachel hooked on web novels, because she often passed the time at the hospital reading them. She still remembered when she first showed Rachel where to find the stories.

Rachel was 46 years old and had been a nurse right out of college. She had always been a busy woman, and loved to read in her spare time. So when she first saw Olivia scrolling on her phone like every other young person these days, she automatically assumed it was social media. She sneakily looked at her phone in her hands, because wanted to get her Username so she could add her. But instead of fun pictures she just saw text.

Curious she asked, "What's that?"

"This?" She pointed at her phone. "Just some stories on an app."

"What kind of stories?"

"Everything you can think of," Olivia replied starry eyed. She told her what app to download, and showed her how to look at the genre's and from there they started reading the same books. Sometimes Olivia would show stories to Rachel, and sometimes like today, Rachel would show Olivia stories.

Rachel burst into Olivia's room full of life and she showed her her phone. "O! You have got to read this one!!"

"What is it?" Olivia's interest peaked.

"This is a good one!" Rachel said, deepening her voice just a bit out of excitement, but trying to keep it down. "Plus one of the characters is named after you!"

Olivia raised an eyebrow. She didn't really see her name in a lot of books. "What's it called?"

"Graciella's Dark Days." Rachel said. "It's really good. The MC in this on is almost Cinderella-ish, but she reminds me of you a bit. She is so kind and sweet, like you. She has been sick since childhood too."

"I'll look at it," Olivia said. She didn't like character's being compared to herself.

"Hmm," Rachel continued, "I just wish they would have switched the characters' names. Olivia is the Villainess in the story."

Olivia laughed. "Now I definitely have to read it."

After Rachel had handed Olivia some pills and took her blood pressure, Olivia could finally settle down and start reading her friends recommendation.

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Graciella's Dark Days

The story began with the birth of the heroine, Graciella. She was born the only child to the loving Marquis Praxis family. The birth was difficult, and thus, both Graciella and her mother suffered from chronic illness. This hindered Graciella's growth development. Doctors came and went, for six years. Graciella's mother recovered, but Graciella still suffered from a weak constitution, and remained ill.

When Graciella had turned 7 the Marquis wanted to adopt a child to keep his beloved daughter company, and be a playmate. It was then that he remembered last year there had been a carriage accident from a branch family. He was pretty sure they had a daughter about the same age as Graciella.

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