aurora eriksen

It’s all messy: the hair, the bed, the words, the heart. life.

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addisonbritton‌:

“So did I,” Addison scoffed, almost aggressively picking up her glass of wine when the bartender served it to her. “Oh I didn’t end up watching her, I had my assistant get in contact with the father, I was not going to take care of someone else’s kid when I have things to do.”

“At least the child was is safe.” Was Rory’s immediate response, not wanting to think about how reckless the mother had been. Were all mothers like that? “Sounds like you had a tough day. On the bright side, you get to relax now and not think about all that.” 

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racven‌:

“ I should be at work, yet I’m here picking out costumes early.” Raven said looking at a variety of hats. “ Don’t get me wrong, I usually don’t start this early, but I’m volunteering for my grandparents haunted hay ride and they need a scary clown.” She said looking to the person close to her for an opinion. “ How about thi–” Raven went on to only go silent as soon as the hat covered her entire head. “ …Well, at least we know worlds smallest head award goes to me.”

“I hate clowns..” Rory spoke softly, not daring to turn around and look at the shelf full of clown masks. “Does it really have to be a clown though? What about a huge spide--” Before she could finish her sentence, the blonde giggled. “Nice, it fits you perfectly.” She joked, “I love the colors, you should get that one and fill it with candy for the kids.”

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gracxhxm‌:

     “Oh,” Grace nodded, her interest awoken. “That sounds really cool. So, do you have plans to become an architect yourself in the future or?” 

“No, not really. I know a thing or two since my dad is an architect but I’m studying astronomy. That’s what I’m really passionate about.” 

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lukeriverss‌:

“Yeah we all have our problems but some people take things way too far or take it out on others and it’s not fair.” He shook his head. “And here I am wondering how you put up with her and why you’re still there if she’s like that.”

“I mean, all bosses are awful if you think about it. That’s what people claim and it’s my first job - how am I supposed to get any experience if I give up right away? I don’t know, I guess I’m too patient when it comes to people.” 

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addisonbritton‌:

“Glass of chardonnay stat!” Addison tapped on the counter as she made herself comfortable in her seat. “A client left me taking her of her child… her child! And all because she had a dick appointment, I don’t care how many dick appointments you have, I’m not your babysitter.”

"Oh. And I thought my mom forgetting to pick me up from school every time was bad enough.” The young girl murmured and took a sip of her sprite. “I’m sorry you had to watch the child though. On the bright side, she or he ended up having a good time; their mother doesn’t sound like an ideal parent.” 

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lukeriverss‌:

“Sounds like she has some serious problems of her own. Maybe she should see a therapist – or wait let me guess, she’s already seeing one?” Now he was curious to know how this boss was and what else she was capable of. “Eventually you will, might be the day you snap at your boss.”

"Don’t we all?” Biting down on her bottom lip she soon gave in and smiled. “Of course she does. It’s more of a status thing so she can tell her friends how her therapist thinks her actions were prompted by someone else’s words.” She shrugged, “Maybe, maybe one day.” 

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vndcrscns‌:

“That blows,” he sighed, tapping on the bar with his credit card. “What kind of boss needs their assistant out at a bar? If you wanna close a deal, you go to a fancy restaurant where they have mints in the bathroom.”

"The kind who doesn’t know how to find her way home after she gets drunk out of her mind.” The words slipped her and Aurora’s face blushed, mentally kicking herself for saying that. “I think this more of a personal thing.. I don’t know, I don’t exactly get long explanations. Coming here did get me an extra break our though. That’s something I suppose.” 

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marcushowards‌:

“Well as you probably know by now, the job of an assistant is to assist the person they’re working for. So the fact your boss isn’t entirely satisfied probably means you’re doing something wrong there.” He should know, he had a useless assistant himself. “Maybe she likes her salad fresh, don’t know many who enjoy a limp shit lettuce salad.” 

"Yeah.. because it’s my job to assist her personal life as well, right? I didn’t sign up for that.” She murmured not loud enough for people to hear. “Why am I to blame? I’m not working in the store, I am not the one to provide the ingredients to her salad. I just followed her instructions and brought her gluten free, dairy free lunch from the shop she adores. Why am I to blame for everything including the salad?” 

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oliverxpowell‌:

      “I mean sure, she might be stressed but that doesn’t give her any right to treat you like this.” He told her as they entered the coffee shop that was practically empty with an exception of couple of students, with their noses in their studies, so it didn’t take long before they had their drinks ready. “I really don’t have much to share, except being absolutely bored out of my mind. I mean what do people even do when they’re not working?”

"I know but that’s not how it works in her world.” And what selfish world that was. A hot tea would do wonders with this cold and Aurora felt glad they didn’t have to wait for long to get their drinks. “Well, most people do what they love. If you don’t have a hobby or a chore to finish you can definitely rest. There’s plenty of options if you think about it. Volunteering, going for a jog, don’t make me start.” 

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naomidicz‌:

“Yeah, yeah. I’m not very easily intimidated. Especially not by stuck up bosses that think they can talk to people like that.”

"That’s good then because everyone on our floor don’t really dare to look at her in the eyes.” 

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gracxhxm‌:

          “Yeah, I get that and please, don’t - don’t apologize. It’s better to complain and to all of it to just come out than to hold all of it inside. Unfortunately, all I can say is that it will definitely get better, just have a little faith.. what do you even do?”

"Thank you, seriously. I needed to get it off my chest, bottling things up has been proven to be a little chaotic for me. I’m working for an architectural firm, I’m an assistant.” 

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aliciarivers‌:

“ Yeah, thanks. ” Alicia let out a huff as she threw her head back just slightly, hands running through her hair while she let out a sigh. Honestly, Alicia doubted the other had been where Alicia was right now, but she figured the other was only trying to make her feel slightly better about the situation. “ I’ll get to all those things when I’m done. I’m almost there – it’s just so fucking much. ”

"Sometimes everything is too much.” That was something Aurora could relate with, the exhaustion and the feelings bottling along with the pressure and stress. It wasn’t nice but life was that way. “Take a deep breath, alright? Do you need any help? I can help you. I know it’s all words but I’ve been there. Quite often actually. So yeah, if you need any help or a pillow to punch, then I can go get you one.” 

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littlemissberne‌:

Holly’s mouth turned down into a thoughtful frown, her gaze shifting down to focus on her hands. “Did you need with anything?” she questioned, because honestly, didn’t she spend most of her days sitting around? She could definitely spare a couple of hours to help someone out. “Oh God, I don’t know,” she admitted. “I never know when it comes to Halloween. Maybe a pirate… which is so unoriginal, I know.”

"I really don’t want to drag you into my mess. There are files I need to organize by the end of the week and make sure to fix whatever the previous assistant did with the dates. It makes me tired to even think about it.” She laughed lightly, not allowing the stress to settle in just yet. “Pirates are cool. Really cool actually, it’s not original but it’s a nice option. I have a feeling more and more people end up going to places as zombies. Now that is something I don’t like.” 

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jamiecvr‌:

“Well I think there’s a store over that way,” Jamie said, pointing across the street. He moved forward, leading the way, hands stuffed into his coat pockets. “You’re saying you would eat any flavor of ice cream?” He looked back at her, face skeptical, but laughed a bit. “Um, my mom always bought dairy-free ice cream when I was a kid, so I don’t eat the real stuff often.” He spoke a little awkwardly, feeling weird opening up about his home life. 

"Yeah, any flavor! Even the strange ones, when it comes to ice cream I’m daring enough to try anything. It’s a thing we did with my dad every time he had a day off, he would take us to this ice cream store in Boston and he would have us try a new flavor each time.” Rory exclaimed, the fond memory bringing a smile on her face. “Dairy-free ice cream? Do you have a severe allergy or intolerance? I’ve tried it it’s not that bad as people think.” 

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jamiecvr‌:

“Well it is the morning,” he said, raising his eyebrows at his surroundings. The sun wasn’t up yet, but getting there. “No, we’ll get some ice cream.” Though he didn’t know of any ice cream shops open now, not that he frequented them. “You might have to settle for a Drumstick at the 24-hour mini-mart.” 

“Details!” Pulling an all-nighter had become another habit of Rory’s. Even though she barely stayed out till this hour, she was used to staying up late to study or finish work related things. The fact she was going to go home and help her brother get ready for kindergarten so she could fill in those hours of sleep later was why she didn’t mind keep going like this. “Drumsticks are my favorite. Every ice cream is, how anyone can be picky? It’s ice cream.”