Just My Friend (COMPLETE)

Intro

20 year old Stacey breathed heavy. She can't remember the last time her heart was racing this fast. "Just a nightmare, it was just a nightmare", she told herself over and over again in her head. But she just couldn't shake it.
She pulled out her phone from under her pillow and looked at the time.

"2:58?" She sighed as she realized just how early it was. She had work at 7am and had to be up in 3 hours.

She put the phone back down and attempted to go back to sleep, hoping that she wouldn't have another nightmare.

~Stacey's POV~
It's 6am and all I hear is the beeping of the stupid alarm. I reached over to hit snooze when I knocked over a glass of water sitting next to the alarm clock on the nightstand.

"Crap!" I said as I threw the covers off me. I ran into the bathroom and grabbed a towel to clean up the mess I just made. I'm really glad it was just water.

By the time I finished it was 6:10 and I figured I needed to take a quick shower. So I grabbed my clothes and ran back into the bathroom and showered. I washed up and got out, drying myself with a towel I noticed that I stupidly forgot to grab myself a bra.

"Ugh, why does everything have to be so difficult today?" I asked myself.

I put on the shirt to cover up and walked back into my bedroom. After I found one I quickly put it on and ran back into the bathroom to do my hair and brush my teeth.

I looked at the clock and wanted to shout something bad when I realized I had only 2 minutes before I had to be out the door.

"Looks like I won't be eating breakfast." I heaved to myself.

I grabbed my keys and headed out locking the door behind me. I got into my car and sighed as I saw I needed to stop and get some gas.

"Blast it all! Stacey, you should've gotten some last night on your way home." I scolded myself.

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When I got to work I was greeted by Erica. Erica was an odd sorta girl. She is 24, married with one kid named Harley. But even though her husband supported them comfortably she wanted to work. But she decided on here of all places.

She was my role model really. Like me, she was Christian. But yet she seemed like she was closer with God then I am.

I envy her relationship really.

Why can't I seem to be that close? Or that happy for that matter.

"You look tired" she laughed slightly.
"Tired? I'm exhausted." I rolled my eyes playfully.

"Well, give you're body a few hours and you won't be tired..... you'll be dead." She started laughing and I couldn't help but join in on the laughing and at her attempted to cheer me up.

I walked over to the registers. Yep I work at a clothing store. I won't complain, it pays good enough and it's better then my last few jobs.

"So how's Bryan?" Erica shouted from the other side of the room.

"Oh, he is okay the last time I checked." I shouted back. But then it's been a good day and a half since I've heard from him. I mentally sighed.

Bryan is my 25 year old brother and really the only family I have left. You see my parents died in a car crash about 3 years ago. And my baby sister had died of cancer around 10 years ago as well. So it was just me and Bryan. Although he had taken care of me till I turned 19 and found a steady job, he had moved out of town a year ago and I continued to live in the old family house by myself.

"Well I'm glad to hear that." Erica smiled as she walked over handing me a bottle of water and telling me to have a drink before the doors opened.

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"I'll lock up." Erica said as I grabbed my bag and my keys.

"You sure?"

"Yes. You look plum worn out. Plus if I get home before my husband I'll have to cook dinner tonight." She laughed and I smiled.

"Okay, thanks. See you Monday I guess." Since I had gotten the weekend off.

"Oh, won't I see you at church Sunday?" She asked

"Uhh... well of course." I said hating myself for not really wanting to go.

"Great! I'll see you then." She smiled.

"Right. So goodnight, and tell Caleb I said hi." (Caleb is her husband)
"And Harley." I added.

"Will do." She said. And I walked out the door. Homeward I go.