Prompt
I literally saw no other cars on my way to work this morning, no one on the
streets, and no one in the office. Something strange is going on.
Botner
It’s been like this all week. This morning, I had to leave a little bit
early for a doctor’s appointment. I can’t remember the last time I was late
for work. And, since this has been happening all week, I am guessing it has
something to do with my hormone levels being out of whack. Probably due to
the possible infection. And, the whole period thing. I’m trying to stay
positive. I just hope it’s a short term thing. And, that it doesn’t affect
my job, because I really like my job. Yesterday I went for my 28-week check
up. I had asked about my nausea since I noticed that it seemed to be
lessening, as well as my food aversions. I was told I was still pretty
miserable. Then, the doctor told me that I had to stop wearing my belly band
and go on full bed rest. That I had to wear nothing but a pad or a maxi pad
the rest of my pregnancy. That my blood pressure was being regulated and
they had decided I had gestational hypertension, but the baby’s was fine.
(There was an issue with...
Conclusion
...the ultrasound, but it turned out to be some kind of imaging error). None
of that explains why there are no people around anymore. I didn’t notice it
the first few days. Because of the pandemic, so few people are coming into
work now. My mind wanders while I’m driving, and I try to stay away from
people in person anyway. Fortunately, I work in my own little corner with a
special door that pretty much takes me right there. I’m obviously extremely
worried, now that I realize that I’m all alone, and have been for quite some
time. Even if the virus killed everyone, and for some reason, left me alive,
I should still see signs of life. If it was that quick, there should be dead
bodies in at least a few cars on the way. Perhaps it’s all just hormones,
and I’m imagining everything, or it’s some kind of fever dream. I decide to
skip out early today, and go exploring. I just randomly drive around the
city, looking for anything—anything—that suggests there are other people
still alive and around. I saw a movie about this once. A couple was on
vacation when they woke up to find the whole world empty except for them,
and (spoiler alert) one other guy. I keep driving around, but there’s no
one. I call up my doctor, and he answers the phone, so I keep him on the
line while I’m headed his way. He’s confused as to what I’m talking about,
but I’m even more confused when I get to his office, and find it just as
empty as everywhere. He’s still talking to me, and claiming that he’s
sitting in his chair. I’m looking right at it, he’s lying. Then I remember.
The father’s ex-girlfriend claimed to be a witch, and warned me that she
would be sending me to a prison world. I didn’t believe her then, of course,
but I believe her now. I have to find a way out of here, and since I can
obviously still make calls to the real world, that has to be possible. Who
can I call, though? The father? Maybe, but the witch will be monitoring his
communication, surely. Then again, she’s probably just watching me right
now. I hang up, and call my neighbor, who once strongly suggested he too was
a witch.
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