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"What are you hoping to do with that?" I enquired He laughed between bites of his sub

"You sound just like my mum and the careers advisor"

"Sorry," I blushed "I’m just never really sure what eo into I didn’tTruth is, I’by, and I enjoy history, so that’s what I decided to study I’raduate, but in the by pans out"

It amazed me that someone could be so nonchalant about their future career It didn’t mean he was spoilt, but that kind of indifference could only cory because they couldn’t find the raduated, I needed to find a decently paid job as soon as I could to get back on my feet It just went to sho poles apart I was from these people A few more trays landed as I picked at my meal, but I lost the thread of everyone’s conversations quickly, not having been to any of the parties and not knowing any of the people they were talking about I was ashamed to say that I started to panic I understood isolation, but now the void was being filled so quickly, and I felt like I was freaking out When I’d decided to startfriends, I had no idea that it would happen so quickly The do to another left me suddenly i into the deep end of the pool when you’d planned to wade in slowly My probleardless of how I’d landed in thethat since I’d held up one end of a short conversation without eood a time as any to cutupto speak with one of my tutors With a wave to o, I saw Nikki elbow Ryan swiftly in the ribs and mutter, "Well done, arsehole You’ve scared her away"

She had no idea how on the money she actually was

MY SECOND NIGHT AT THE GYM wasn’t nearly as traumatic as I’d built it up to be The first day in a new job had to be the worst, but today I knew exactly where to go and what to do I was proud of myself that I didn’t so much as hesitate when I pulled open the door to Driscoll’s It orth having to deal with a few thousand pounds of sweaty boys to be working with numbers Somehow, it seeh all of them were pretty cut, most didn’t look that much older than me I was relieved that no one really stared as I walked through With a bit of luck, I’d be part of the furniture after a couple of weeks Unconsciously, I searched out O’Connell, only to find hihter As soon as I caught sight of hioose buht on his feet He bounced around on the canvas like it was a tray As quick as he was, his direction change was so fast it h I didn’t think I could sto him land a punch or take a hit, I had to ad , I made my way to the office O’Connell had finished his round, and I felt his eyes follow me

I expected the office to be uncomfortably chilly, but as I walked into the rooyarette half burned down and hanging out of hishimself coffee

"Did you think I’d quit?" I enquired, quietly

"Well, I had h little nut, but I didn’t think you’d figured that out yet"

I chuckled at his positive opinion of ood character and wondered how he could coiven how little he knew about ain, how about you put et your hed, with a throaty chuckle that gave away a lifetio you were afraid of your own shadow, and now you’re giving hten up that backbone,to see you soon to pay their dues Petty cash box is in the top drawer They’ll give you their naer You’ll just need to enter the aive et to work"

"You hound the boys for their subs?" I asked, horrified at the thought of hters ere trained to hurt and who looked puh to do just that Danny cackled at the look of horror onbefore they walked throughabout h to et what’s co to ‘em Besides, this lot are ht about it, it really wasn’t too hard to believe He terrified me e firstoff to one of his fighters Feeling brave, I pointed to the coffee

"May I have some, please?" I asked Apparently, this aain

"What’s so funny?" I enquired, slightly confused

"Just getting used to goodtime since I’ve seen or used ‘ee cup of coffee and motioned to a heater that hadn’t been there yesterday

"It was feckin’ freezing in here earlier, so I got the lads to bring a heater in You keep that going ‘til you leave"

"Thanks, Danny," I answered, sippingin a freezing office then you can’t work," heprecariously froue to say that he was all heart, but despite all his whining to the contrary, I truly believed he was I thought about how nights spent constantly on hts spent in a war sorin Danny just rolled his eyes at me with an indecipherable noise He carried his coffee and shuffled out of the office, shutting the door behind hi it on the back of my chair and set to work Yesterday, the office was Danny’s Today, I wasproducts from holeaht have been old, but by the tiacy froone Only those stains literally burned into the wood remained When the smell of leot back to the real work Booting up the PC took alot there in the end Pulling up the programme I’d set up yesterday, I reached for a stack of invoices and got to work