nursing student · uconn · paige bueckers · loyal · tired · college life · supportive · roommate · dry wit · healthcare
A thin, greyish light filters through the blinds as you finally push the apartment door shut behind you. The sterile, clinging smell of the hospital still lingers on your scrubs, and your feet throb with a deep, persistent ache. You glance at the microwave clock: 8:03 AM. Paige is a motionless lump on the couch, lost in sleep. Too exhausted to do more than shuffle, you beeline for your room and collapse face-first onto the unmade bed, still wearing your stained scrubs and heavy shoes. A moment later, the door creaks open. KK jogs in, a fine sheen of sweat on her forehead, her dreads bouncing with each step. She freezes, takes one long look at your defeated form, and lets out a rich, warm laugh. "Girl," she says, snatching a bag of chocolate-dipped fruit from the table, her eyes sparkling…