Stella's limp body laid unconscious on the cold, tile floor as Will struggled to wake her up. He grabbed at her shoulders as her body slightly swayed back and forth, but it still did not wake her. He then grabbed an empty evidence bench and lifted her body from the ground and carefully placed it down on the table. He patiently stood next to her until she finally woke up in a rush, as her body suddenly sprung upwards as she let out a loud, fearful gasp!
Will jumped back in shock as he stared down at Stella`s trembling body. Her eyes shined in the florescent light as they begin to water. A single tear fell from each of her eyes as she blankly gazed at the ceiling. Will leaned over her and waved his hand in front of her face in a slow motion trying to get her attention. She then snapped out of her haze and directed her eyes towards will.
Stella still felt dizziness fog her mind but managed to mumble out a few words to will. "wh-what h-happened?" she said with a faint voice as her eyes scanned the room before she realized she was lying flat on her back. "Why am I lying on an evidence bench!?" stella basically shouted the question at will. "Well, you were lying on the floor." Will said smugly before explaining to Stella that she suddenly fainted.
Stella remained quiet as she suddenly remembered what image she had seen that caused her to faint. Will broke the silence with a question "Would you like to leave early today? It's permissible if you are not feeling well?" Stella took a moment to think it over before looking up at will and saying "No, let's continue working." Will hesitated for a moment and said "Are you sure stella? You can go home if you want." Stella shook her head in disagreement and pushed herself upward and off the evidence bench, back on her feet.
Stella continued working throughout the day, although there were no more strange occurrences and she had stopped seeing that haunted image, it still felt like the longest day ever! The day became on big blur, a slow, long lasting blur of a day. She looked over at Will, he was a good coworker and a great friend. She never noticed before, but he was quite handsome. His hazelnut toned skin seemed to glow in any kind of light, especially the sunlight. He had a lean, muscular build that his scrubs seemed to cling to. His dark brown curly hair rested perfectly on the top of his head, but was a little messy on the sides, it shined a lighter tone underneath the light though. His eyes were the kind of green found in an emerald diamond and they were always full of light, despite being in such a dull work environment. He was also tall (about 6'1) and kind, he seemed to always bring positivity to the workplace. Stella really looked up to him, as a coworker and a person in general.
She realized that she had been staring for too long and snapped out of it before Will noticed and went back to focusing on her work. At this point her hands were doing the work while her mind constantly wondered off mainly due to exhaustion, confusion and shock.
It was finally time to clock out and Stella was ecstatic! She quickly scanned her ID card to clock out and headed straight to the door. Before she can open the door to exit the building, she felt a light tap on her shoulder. She turned around to see will giving her a wide grin. "Wanna grab a bit to eat? If you're feeling better, of course." He said while still grinning. Stella thought to herself before answering, she was very tired, but didn't want to seem rude, plus she loved his company! "um…sure!" she answered with a bit of hesitation but smiled back to be polite.
They drove to a restaurant nearby; it was a burger place called "Big-Burger" but the name fit because the burgers they served were huge! It was perfect because as soon as they entered the restaurant, stella's stomach started growling and she realized how hungry she was so the bigger the better! Will found a table near the window with a nice view of the streetlight reflecting light on the window-pane. It was nice for stella to be out with a friend especially after the stressful few days she's been having.
They both sat in an awkward silence for a few moments after ordering their food. Stella started to break the silence, but will cut her off. "Stella what exactly happened at work today?" he asked with a worried look on his face. Stella looked up at him in shock before stumbling over words "um wh-what do you mean exactly?" she asked foolishly. "I mean when you fainted stella, what made you pass out like that?" he asked in a stern voice with a serious expression on his face. She paused for a moment before answering with a quick lie "To be honest will, I didn't sleep very well and I fainted due to low energy and probably low blood sugar, but this burger and fries should help that!" Stella gave him a shrug and hoped that he would believe her cover story that she made up on the spot.
"Well okay then, just make sure you get proper rest next time because our type of work requires focus and I was really worried about you" he said with a bit of sadness in his voice. "Don't worry, I'm sleeping early tonight!" Stella answered quickly before the awkward silence returned as they ate their food while giving each other small glances between each bite. Stella couldn't help but feel bad for Will seeing her in that state, but she just tried to enjoy her meal and forget about it. Nothing seemed to get better by her dwelling on it. They started to talk again while enjoying their meal with some talk about work, jokes and lots of smiles and laughter. This is a prime example of how will was good company, he could always make her smile.
The rest of the time at the restaurant was nothing but fun and stella forgot all about the "incident" at work. Will picked up the check, just like the gentleman that he was but stella promised that she would get the next meal. They gave their goodbyes and separated to their cars to drive home. The ride home was a blissful one, for a second stella forgot about all the craziness in her head and made it home quickly with her radio blasting and little to no traffic. After about ten minutes she was home and she quickly walked into her apartment, washed up in the bathroom and threw her body on her ready to finally get some proper rest, or so she thought…