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Business As Usual (1)
Waking up in a soft and warm bed was one of the most pleasant feelings in the world. I would have given anything for this feeling to last a little longer. Unfortunately, there was no time to be lazing around with so much to do. Slipping into the routine that I've become so used to, everything felt perfect until I scrolled through the morning news notifications.
On the very first page was the headlines screaming in bold fonts – Raoul Harper, new promising researcher joins Centurion!
Unable to feel anything more than disappointment, I sighed. Somehow watching that obnoxious poot get ahead of me again lit the fuse of dissatisfaction at how unfair everything was. A new and different kind of fire burned inside of me. Mia's murderers, Raoul Harper, Luna's divided society, the income gap… my determination to finish the business proposal and launch Luna into chaos multiplied.
Those were some really tough words
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