Day Dreamer

No one ever thinks to themselves when they wake up that everything will change. Well, maybe someone does but they never know for sure that change will be the outcome. Grayson never did like to think too far ahead finding that she would focus too much of the future and would lose sight of what was actually happening right in front of her. Grayson had grown up seeing maybe people's hope and dreams be crushed by reality around her. So instead, she chose to focus on the task that were laid out in front of her.

Grayson never really expected to get as far as she did. She had a few hiccups in life but somehow she had gotten here. Gray somehow gotten an apartment after working her ass off for four years. She did not have much of a social life and maybe she had gotten in a few fights but she was still here. Grayson had made it out to become a nurse which was unexpected too many. They all thought she would go so much further but Grayson enjoyed the work. She was smart almost scary smart but she only ever became a nurse when she could easily been a doctor. Grayson admired nursing, it was more one-on-one with the patients and you got to really know the people. Instead, Grayson was amazing at her job because she would notice the way that people would react to certain things and take insight from these , school was not something for her. Grayson enjoyed learning but in the structural system just seemed like too much for herself. That was part of the problem with Grayson is that she did not believe in herself that much. She still thought of herself as a problem.

So she went about her normal schedule of waking up in her giant comfy bed with her giant gray cat, Cleo, seemed to stretch herself upon to take up most of the width of her bed. Her day always began with a hot shower to get rid of the aches in her legs from the shifts before. Then onto her usual breakfast of oatmeal and coffee. Coffee was a must with Gray's schedule at the hospital. She was still young and most weeks had found herself on the graveyard shift not that she minded too much. She knew that a lot of the other nurses had families and children to take care, while it was simply only Grayson and Cleo.

Most days, Grayson found herself running errands with friends or simply enjoying reading a book or some newspaper in the café. Today was a café where she would spend most of her day reading the latest journals online.

Grayson left her tendrils of dark hair to dry on their own and started getting ready for the day. She had decided a pair of tight jeans, a grey sweater that hung loose on her frame, and a pair of black boots. Grayson had decided to lightly dust her face with some makeup but letting her natural pink tones shine through. She had made it to Jitters grabbing an large vanilla latte with cinnamon. She sat down at her usual seat at the window and began to do her reading.

Grayson had gone back to her apartment and changed into her scrubs. Then made her way to the hospital offering friendly smiles to her coworkers. She enjoyed her coworkers but she would mostly keep to herself. Grayson made her rounds offering help to those who needed it and friendly smiles to those that could see it. This left her here standing away but near enough that she could hear the news reports about particle accelerator.

Suddenly, there was a sudden silence that seemed to much before chaos happened all around her. She could hear beepers going off and intercoms paging for more help. Grayson suddenly put on her face as she began to scrub up and offer help to others.

"Duchane" she heard the stern voice of her boss calling her.

Grayson instantly ran over grabbing the chart from EMT and began to read over the information that they were told to the doctors. She looked at the man lying unconscious on the table wondering how he was still alive.

"Barry" she heard a voice cry as she came in the door.

Instantly Grayson grabbed the woman, "You can't be in here" she said.

"I'm family" she cried again not realizing who exactly she was talking to leaving Grayson dragging her out.

Grayson dragged her out, "I'm sorry but- I can't" she said to the woman.

The woman looked at her with tears running down her face, "you have to save him" she told her turning away.

Grayson still remember that night from nine months ago. She was the one that had to deliver the news to that woman and her father about their family member was left in coma. Grayson had stood in front of them shaking as she tried to get the words to come out of her mouth. Gray was usually pretty good at this but the look the girl had given to the man. Gray had connected to her because that would be the same reaction that she would have given if that would be one of her siblings. She was usually calm and smooth at her job but that night left a scar on her. It was not everyday that a patient comes in after being struck by lightning. It had been nine months since she had first and last seen the unconscious man that was struck by lightning. While, he was here his "sister" would come in every once in awhile to ask about her "brother". Then, he was taken away by S.T.A.R. labs. Grayson had walked into the room and saw Harrison Wells. Grayson had ready his autobiography and was amazed by the man in front of her. That happened to be the last time that she saw Barry Allen but it was not the last time she saw the West family.

The two had began to develop a relationship where the woman, Iris, would bring her usual coffee. They would catch up on life with each other. Grayson would even stop by Iris's workplace to keep her company. Grayson had found herself going more and more to Jitters to keep her friend company. That where she was particularly today. She had put on a big sweater and jeans with a pair of heeled boots for her day off. She left her hair down in its curly mess with some light makeup. She had ordered her usual vanilla latte with cinnamon on top. She heard the bell of the door and the sharp intake of air from Iris.

She looked up and felt her eyes widen seeing the lightning boy embracing Iris West in front of her. She could not believe that lightning boy was actually here. He was everything that Iris West describe to her down to the green eyes that seemed to be staring at her. Grayson knew to keep her distance away from the two of them. She could hear the two chatting to each other but before she knew it, Iris grabbed Grayson pulling her up to introduce the two. Grayson came face to face with Barry Allen. She gave him a small smile.

"Barry Allen this is Grayson Duchane" Iris said, "she actually helped save you that night"

"I was uhm just doing my job" she said looking up at tall green-eyed man in front of her feeling her pink cheeks turn a deeper shade of pink.

"Thanks" he offered with an easy smile, "really" he added.

Barry Allen was definitely cute with his green eyes and was looking a lot better than when Grayson had last seen him.

"I should leave you two to catch up-" Grayson said and saw Iris open her mouth but Grayson quickly added, "I have some grocery shopping to do" she said.

Iris look at her, "Well we will all definitely have to catch up more...all of us" she said with a giant smile on her face

Grayson once again felt her cheeks heat up but hid it by slipping on her peacoat, "Sounds like a plan" she said offering a small smile.

Iris pulled her friend into a hug and whispered into her ear, "You cannot slip away that fast all the time, Duchane" she said jokingly. Both girls shared a laugh. Barry offered Grayson a smile and a wave goodbye.