Conflicted

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Copyright © 2014 Ari W.

"Sky!" I heard Lia yell. I groaned and rolled out of my bed, running my fingers through my hair. I checked the time and tossed my phone on the bed sleepily. It seems like I just went to sleep, I'm exhausted. I stood up and went to my closet, grabbing my uniform.

"Sky!" She called again.

"I'm up!" I groaned. I can hear her moving around in the kitchen, slamming the cabinets shut.

I slowly took step after step to the bathroom, my body not fully awake. I started the shower and splashed cold water on my face to wake myself up. Getting in the shower I quickly washed my hair and my body, attempting to be go faster because I'm running late.

I heard knocking on the door and I ignored it, sighing. Lia is my best friend but she can be annoying at times. I'm not a morning person and she knows this, yet she rushes me every morning.

As I wrapped my towel around my body, I could hear Lia telling me to hurry. To satisfy my best friend, I dried my body and threw my uniform on, all under five minutes.

I decided to braid my wet hair, knowing if I attempted to do it, she would be pissed. Making sure I had everything I'd need for the day, I ran towards the kitchen where Lia stood, pacing around the room. "I'm here." I told her.

She stopped pacing and handed me a cup of coffee and a blueberry muffin. I slowly took off the wrapper and bit into it, moaning in delight. I felt Lia's eyes on me so I ate my muffin quicker and drank the coffee. It burned my throat as I drank it but it wasn't so bad.

I ran to the bathroom, squirting toothpaste onto my toothbrush and vigorously brushed my teeth.

"Skylar!"

"I'm coming now, please stop calling my name!" I yelled to her. I turned the water off and made my way out of our apartment, heading towards her car. I clicked my seatbelt into the buckle and looked over at her. "You will be the cause of my death." Lia muttered as she started the car.

"Oh calm down, I got ready a lot quicker today." I chuckled, turning on the radio.

She rolled her eyes at me and pulled out of our apartment complex into London traffic.

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"We're here." She squealed. Her sarcasm was so obvious it made me laugh. "How long have we worked here?" I laughed at her.

"Far too long." She grumbled.

We walked through the door designated for employees only and went to our lockers. Lia and I work at the same place but we have different jobs. I'm a waitress and she is a lifeguard. I don't know how she managed to get the best job here.

I must admit, I tried the whole lifeguard thing my first year here but it didn't end so well. I didn't let someone die, if that's what you're thinking. During our training, they had us use dummies in the place of real people. When the dummy was in the water, I dived in and attempted to pull it out of the water but it was ridiculously heavy so if it had been a real person, they would have died.

"Earth to Sky!" Lia said, waving her hand in front of my face.

"Sorry, I was thinking about something."

"You better get to work, you know how Amber is about punctuality." She teased.

Amber is my boss. She's a few years older than me and she's a grade a pain in the ass. Her voice alone is enough to make you hate her.

I hurried into the kitchen, grabbing my pen and notepad. I made my way to the dining area and headed towards the couple seated in my section.

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