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“Yes I was soto tell?” Ria bit her lip She didn’t knohat she would do if she lost this job

Chris’s face softened “Don’t worry; I’ll take care of it”

Ria reached out, giving hi “Thanks, Chris”

Chris stood in the dooratching the waitresses get into their cars, before going back inside

After locking her doors, Ria sat in her car for a few ather herself She needed that money so badly She had come from a life of luxury to this She hated herself for it, but she had also proet herself and hershe did

Chapter 2

“What are the cause and symptoms of a febrile seizure? Ria!”

Ria jumped and saw the exasperated expression on her friend Lacey’s face

“Wake up! You’ve got to be ready for the exaer prodded her shoulder

“Sorry, Lacey, I had a late night,” Ria explained

Ria didn’t ht, worried about the repercussions fro herself that tip It hadn’tin the end

Lacey folded her ar, that’s no excuse!”

Ria rolled her eyes Lacey knew da

“Couldn’t sleep last night; work sucked,” Ria replied

“If you don’t pass the exaer,” Lacey snapped

Ria sighed Lacey was right Ria was studying for the paranitive exam She had been an EMT before and had done so well she was often given the lead role when sent out for e disrespectful She wasn’t able to get another EMT position because it was a small world, and no one wanted to hire someone with an attitude It hadn’t even been her fault If not for that Rocky-i job, not showing the depth of her cleavage

Lacey was the perfect study partner She was currently inone of the top students in her class She didn’t take kindly to slackers, considering how hard she worked to obtain her own success, and didn’t want to hear Ria’s excuses For Lacey, there were no good excuses for not accooal Ria respected her dedication; she just wished Lacey was a littleof the responsibilities Ria held

They had h school Lacey’s fahly educated and expected the same from her Ria wasn’t as studious, and her family couldn’t care less about her education Unfortunately, Ria wasn’t one to sit in a classroom, but she was still a hard worker

Beco in the classroo Ria interested Now, it was time to uilty knowing that Lacey was taking tiht, she picked up her ive herself a caffeine boost

“Okay, febrile seizure… young child, rapid elevation in body temperature, loss of consciousness, typical seizure actions Eer than tenproblems”

Lacey nodded “That should be enough info for the exam” Her stern expression softened into a sweet smile

Ria knew there was a lot ood job ofsure Ria didn’t waste her ti she would pick up the details later It was more important to study for ould likely be on the exam

They studied for the next three hours before calling it a day Then they talked about what to do for dinner that night

“How about Chinese?” Ria asked She had a coupon for buy one get one free, so it wouldn’t cost too much

Lacey stared at her “This is how you payyou study?”

Ria smiledtoday”

“Let’s go somewhere else, and I’ll pay,” Lacey offered