Darkness. That's all I could feel; all I could see. Then suddenly, it was light. I had always had these random black-outs as a child. The doctors always told me and my mother not to worry about it. When I finally came all the way back into the now, I was at home on my oh-so-familiar street. I looked at my wrist to see what time it was. 9:02 am. I had to be at work in less than an hour. I started to walk down the street, seeing all of my neighbors bustling around. Some were leaving for work, taking their kids to school or daycare, or cleaning in some sort of way. I focused on putting one foot in front of the other, because I tend to be clumsy and trip on my own feet. It seemed quieter than usual. Normally, my neighbors would be in a cheery mood,
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She didn't acknowledge my greeting or my wave. Strange. Mary-Jay and I usually talk before I leave to work. We've been friends since our Sophomore year, so why wouldn't she speak to me? I tried to call out to her again. "Mary-Jay? Hey! How are you this morning?" She turned around towards her house and began to walk away. I decided to jog up to her and walk with her. "Mary-Jay? Are you mad at me or something?" She stopped to bend over and grab a toy hammer. When she stood back upright, I walked in front of her and grabbed her shoulders with both of my hands. She shivered slightly, and stared right through me. She looked to her left, and then her right as if she were looking for someone. "Mary-Jay! Can you hear me?!" She sighed and started to walk back to her front door. I turned around dumbfounded and started to walk again. I looked at my watch again. It was only 9:22, and for some reason I was already dressed for work. I decided to walk home anyway, I was hungry after …show more content…
As I made it up to the front doorstep, the car sped out of the garage. I fumbled around for my keys, but they weren't in my pocket anymore. I reached into the potted plant where I usually kept my spare key. I pulled out the key and swiftly put it in the lock, twisting to the left. I snatched the key out of the door and flung the door open as fast as I could. I stepped over the threshold only to find that everything was different. My couches were gone, my lazy chair was gone also. I ran through the sitting area to the kitchen only to find that the paint, cabinets, and counters were all different. I ran back through the sitting area and started up the stairs. I started to walk instead of
She didn't acknowledge my greeting or my wave. Strange. Mary-Jay and I usually talk before I leave to work. We've been friends since our Sophomore year, so why wouldn't she speak to me? I tried to call out to her again. "Mary-Jay? Hey! How are you this morning?" She turned around towards her house and began to walk away. I decided to jog up to her and walk with her. "Mary-Jay? Are you mad at me or something?" She stopped to bend over and grab a toy hammer. When she stood back upright, I walked in front of her and grabbed her shoulders with both of my hands. She shivered slightly, and stared right through me. She looked to her left, and then her right as if she were looking for someone. "Mary-Jay! Can you hear me?!" She sighed and started to walk back to her front door. I turned around dumbfounded and started to walk again. I looked at my watch again. It was only 9:22, and for some reason I was already dressed for work. I decided to walk home anyway, I was hungry after …show more content…
As I made it up to the front doorstep, the car sped out of the garage. I fumbled around for my keys, but they weren't in my pocket anymore. I reached into the potted plant where I usually kept my spare key. I pulled out the key and swiftly put it in the lock, twisting to the left. I snatched the key out of the door and flung the door open as fast as I could. I stepped over the threshold only to find that everything was different. My couches were gone, my lazy chair was gone also. I ran through the sitting area to the kitchen only to find that the paint, cabinets, and counters were all different. I ran back through the sitting area and started up the stairs. I started to walk instead of