"Like a church bell, a coffin, and a vat of melted chocolate, a closet is rarely a comfortable place to hide." -Lemony Snicket, The Blank Book
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The darkness of my lids and the blinking of my alarm didn't help jog my memory. I threw something and everything went dark. I clench my hands and squeeze my eyes shut. Remember dammit, remem-
It was an early morning in August when They informed me an error had occurred in their system and it put me in the wrong type of Anatomy class. It wasn't a big deal, accidents happen, right?
I politely smiled and asked if I could switch to the correct class, it seemed to be the most logical thing to do. Instead of saying something like, "Oh sorry, the course is already filled up and you'll have to wait till next …show more content…
You have to save me. I-I'm going to die." Juliet, my roommate and best friend passionately cries into the receiver, I barely respond to her outburst and eye the thick line instead, pursing my lips together. Now how am I going to fix this blasted line?
I clear my throat, focusing. "Jewels, calm down." I finally reply, momentarily forgetting about her 'issue'.
Her voice seemed to only get more maudlin with each breath she took. "I can't just calm down at a time like this! It's so c-cold, I-I'm so cold, I don't think I can feel m-my legs, is this what dying feels li-" I cut her rambling quickly, "Did you lock your keys in your car, again?"
Her silence is the only answer I need for my suspicions to be confirmed. I silently put down my sketch pad and grab my car keys as I start slipping on a pair of loose Converse. She has a long history of forgetting her keys in her own car. I'm pretty sure there's a constant beeping noise built into most cars, so when the keys are left in the ignition and the door is open it goes off. Instead of answering, she just hangs up knowing I'm on my way.
What a nice friend I