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It was late in the afternoon when Anna awoke. She laid sprawled on top of a queen size bed with

a migraine threatening to split her head in two. It took Anna a moment to realize that this was her old

room from before her parents split up.

'This is just great. Of all thefreakin places I could of end up in, it had to be here.'

Sitting up slowly Anna looked around. Practically everything was the same as how she had left it.

Even the bed sheets were the same. As Anna rose out of bed she instantly regretted it as nausea swept

throughout her whole body. She ignored it however as she made her way to the wall littered with

pictures of the past.

Looking at the pictures she saw herself at her fourth birthday blowing out candles, dressed up as

a little black furry monster for Halloween, sitting with her mom and dad on the porch….Happy times as

she remembered them.

"I see your finally up, sleeping beauty."

Anna recognized the deep, booming voice and turned to face the man that was her father. Both of

them just stared at each other for a minute before he rushed over to give her a bear hug. "I've missed you

kiddo."

He held her at shoulders length and examined her. " Though I guess your not quite a kid

anymore huh?" He smiled showing his brilliantly white teeth. " So you want to tell me what caused you to

run away from your mother's place drunk and arriving here at two in the morning?"

"no."

"Are you sure?" He looked at her sternly and Anna felt herself almost give in and tell him all

about how the stupid DJ called her a snobby brat and Hao doing it with that girl last night, but she stood

her ground and said "yes."

"Oh…" He sounded disappointed but Anna didn't understand why. "So what are you doing here

then?"

" I just needed to get away from there for a while, that's all. I'll be out of here in no time actually…"

"What's the rush?" he asked her. " You don't have to leave right away do you?"

" Why?" Anna looked at her father curiously. She couldn't help raise an eyebrow at him.

"Well this girl at work just transferred to a higher position for a different radio station and I

thought that maybe you'd like to take her spot, just until we find someone new." he quickly added. " Plus

it'd give us a chance to I don't know, hang out?"

Anna was speechless at the moment. Her father wanted to "hang out" with her? Apparently the

sudden silence meant no to her father and he quickly stuttered, " Of course you don't have to, I was just

making a suggesti--"

"No!" Anna shouted. " I mean, no. I would like that it's just, what type of job is it?"

"Well it'd be at the radio station," he laughed, "good pay, an office and medical benefits. You'd

be doing all sorts of paper work and to be honest it'll be a bit of a bore at times but the people you'll work

with will be the best. In fact if you get ready we could still make it there in order for you to meet them…"

" Whoa dad, I haven't even said yes besides I don't feel so good."

" Well do you want the job?"

"Yeah, Hey!" He pulled her a long with him to the hall way, almost dragging her. " Okay, okay! Just give me a minute to get ready."

"You've got two and then I'm dragging you out." Smiling from ear to ear he shouted " I'll meet you outside!"

Anna watched him practically skip out of her line of view before heading into to the bathroom,

all the while thinking about what had she gotten herself into. With a crazy ass as her boss she could only

wonder what other kind of people would be working there.