The first day at work had been somewhat normal. Ralph had been nice enough and Britney made sure to continue prattling her nonsense, so she wasn’t utterly bored. Billy, the man who handled the cash counter earlier to her, strangely did not give her any hard time. Perhaps Ralph did have a talk with him, or perhaps Ralph was right, Billy was understandable enough not to cause her any trouble for the switch of jobs. For which, of course, Riley was more than just grateful. She was grateful that perhaps for the first time—and after a very long time—there were people in her life, around whom she finally felt not only comfortable but safe as well. To be honest, on the first day itself, she got so emotional over the same established fact, that she couldn’t stop herself from rushing to the washr

