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Tick Tock Short Story
Tick tock, tick tock. Tick tock
The sounds of a $5 Dollar General clock that the hospital could barely afford clicks above my head in the empty emergency waiting room at 12:00pm. I'm happy yet angry at the cheap clock at the same time. I'm happy that the clock is the only thing pulling me Into reality by the clicking of it, reminding me that the world goes on even though I'm experiencing pain. But I'm also angry because the clock is the only thing pulling me into reality by the clicking of it reminding me that the world goes on even though I'm experiencing pain.
The hard back of the hospital chair refrains me from closing my eyes and slipping into sweet sleep even though my eyes probably holds more bags than Coach right now.
I was expecting
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The boy's are so discombobulated that they almost don't recongnize my presence sitting near them. Almost. As I stare at the boys, mostly daydreaming and accidently staring, the one whose hair is dyed to an obnoxious shade of orange looks at me but then quickly looks away and goes back to whisper talking to his group. I mean besides, all of them are so attractive that Its quite hard not to stare. But the longer I look at the group, thats when I begin to notice the redness in their eyes and the dried tears on their perfect faces. It's hard to imagine that people like them could have problems when it seems as though life has paved a golden path for them unlike some people like Jungkook. Life is such an unfair game. After a few seconds a receptionist comes out from the back room to see what's causing all the ruckus as I see the one with blonde hair and one of the best pairs of lips I've ever seen talk to her in a soft gentle voice. Since there is no other entertainment other then these 6 boys, i lean forward and try to pick up some words that the boy is saying. I only make out small words like, "Hello. Here. Friend. Jeon. He. today. Like.

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