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6th

June

2020

I'm

at

home

and

decide

to

go

on

a

walk

to

my

secondary

school

out

of

boredom.

It's

the

last

day

of

school

and

there

are

people

everywhere,

I

wander

past

the

science

block

and

remeber

the

classes

I

had

there

once.

I

go

to

my

old

maths

classroom

in

the

elliot

huts

by

the

field,

where

I

meet

Owen

and

other

people

who

I've

not

seen

for

a

long

time.

It's

now

the

end

of

the

day

and

I

start

walking

back

home

along

the

backlane.

The

path

is

wider

than

usual

and

there's

a

concealed

junction

where

car's

are

driving

out

of

and

down

the

path.

I

see

a

gate

down

the

lane

with

a

car

parked

behind.

I

take

no

notice

at

first

and

more

cars

pull

out

from

the

junction

as

they

were

before,

then

suddenly

a

larger

car

like

a

jeep

accelerates

into

the

parked

car

at

the

gate

and

smashes

it

into

the

wall.

I

rush

over

to

see

if

the

drivers

are

hurt,

but

before

I

can

check

a

man

gets

out

from

the

jeep,

gun

drawn

on

me

and

orders

me

to

put

my

hands

against

the

car.

"I

really

just

want

to

get

past

cmon

man

I'm

just

going

home."

I

say,

but

the

gun

is

jabbed

at

the

air

in

a

motion

to

imply

that

he's

not

fucking

around

so

I

comply.

Next

I

think

I'm

either

injected

with

/

I

have

to

eat

a

small

marble

like

sphere

before

I'm

allowed

to

continue

home.

There

is

another

person

with

me

who

has

to

do

the

same,

they

were

not

far

behind

me

when

the

car

was

rammed.

(Strangely

I

had

a

dream

before

this

where

a

metal

marble

was

under

the

skin

in

my

left

forearm

that

I

had

to

squeeze

out.)

I

walk

down

the

path

further,

until

I

get

to

the

car

crash

and

I

see

a

woman

in

the

car

that

was

hit.

I

talk

to

her

whilst

walking

past,

not

looking

at

her

as

to

not

make

it

obvious

that

I'm

making

conversation,

so

as

to

not

catch

the

attention

of

the

gunman.

She

explains

that

the

sphere

is

like

mind

control

and

once

you

injest

it

you

slowly

become

like

the

gunman

who

attacked

her,

and

how

she

was

trying

to

run

from

those

'infected'

by

the

spheres.

She

gets

out

and

walks

with

me

once

we're

out

of

site

of

the

crash.

I

ask

her

if

it's

possible

to

vomit

the

sphere

up,

she

replies:

"Maybe.

It's

definitely

worth

trying."

I

stick

my

fingers

down

my

throat

and

start

vomiting

but

have

to

stop

as

another

man

comes

kayaking

down

the

path.

(Partially

submerged

in

the

concrete.)

Considering

he

could

be

a

spy

for

the

spheres,

I

stop

as

to

not

draw

his

attention.

29th

May

2020

Me

and

a

friend

are

being

trained

by

a

secret

organisation,

we're

instructed

to

make

our

way

up

to

the

top

floor

of

a

high

rise

to

retrieve

a

girl.

Once

we

reach

the

top

floor

we

see

it

is

dark

and

run

down,

smashed

furniture

lies

around

and

mould

covers

the

walls.

The

corridor

makes

a

T

junction.

We

approach

the

end

of

the

T

slowly,

the

girl

stands

in

the

center

of

the

junction

and

we

call

out

to

her,

she

is

staring

directly

downwards

and

makes

no

response

to

our

calls.

As

we

approach

she

slowly

walks

around

the

right

of

the

junction

out

of

sight.

Again

we

call

out

to

her

to

stop

her

but

she

does

not

listen.

I

stick

my

head

around

the

junction,

looking

at

the

girl

I

can

just

make

out

her

silhouette

in

the

dark.

My

friend

exclaims

"what

the

fuck

is

that"

and

I

turn

to

see

another

silhouette

at

the

end

of

the

left

arm

of

the

junction.

This

one

is

staring

directly

towards

us.

There

is

a

pause

before

it

jitters

towards

us

at

an

inhuman

speed

and

we

run

back

to

the

staircase

we'd

come

from.

Once

we'd

returned

to

the

stairwell,

we

discuss

our

options

and

decide

to

return

but

bring

a

flashlight

to

see

what's

going

on.

On

returning,

using

the

flashlight

we

see

a

dessicated

figure

lying

on

the

ground

and

the

moving

silhouette

stands

again

at

the

end

of

the

corridor.

I

run

at

it

yelling

and

waving

the

flashlight,

it

runs

away

and

hides

behind

a

modern

looking

bin,

which

I

then

kick

multiple

times

to

crush

the

jittery

silhouette

against

the

wall.

Having

dealt

with

the

jittery

silhouette,

I

found

an

old

door

which

was

nearly

rusted

shut.

After

some

force

I

pry

it

open

and

light

pours

into

the

dusty

corridor,

illuminating

the

ruined

walls

and

the

dust

which

spun

in

the

air

from

the

recent

disturbance.

Outside

is

what

looks

like

an

abandoned

children's

play

area,

it's

heavily

overgrown

and

the

paint

is

all

faded

to

pastel

colours.

There

is

a

balcony

that

looks

out

from

the

top

of

the

high

rise.

I

look

back

into

the

corridor,

and

see

my

friend

talking

to

the

girl

who

was

previously

in

a

trance.

The

girl

and

I

make

eye

contact

and

she

waves

and

we

exchange

smiles.

27th

May

2020

I'm

walking

across

a

desert

in

a

post-apocalyptic

setting.

A

dust

storm

approaches

me

and

a

raider,

who

is

making

ground

on

me,

but

is

still

some

distance

away.

I

think

I

can

get

to

the

storm

before

he

can

catch

up

to

me,

where

his

robot

strength

won't

work

but

neither

would

my

laser

rifle.

The

storm

soon

ungulfs

us,

I

feel

light

headed

and

pass

out.

I

have

a

dream

whilst

unconscious

which

was

initially

not

obviously

a

dream:

A

girl

and

I

are

walking

around

a

large

shopping

complex.

She

shows

me

a

tiny

elevator

meant

for

the

elderly

to

move

between

the

floors

of

the

store.

We

decide

it'd

be

fun

to

get

in.

It

is

very

fast

and

I

say:

"Wow

imagine

getting

in

that

if

your

70"

as

the

extreme

acceleration

pulls

on

my

body.

Later

I'm

at

home

and

a

masked

man

(Who's

backstory

was

explained

in

a

parallel

dream.)

comes

in

and

smashes

a

lightbulb

filled

with

coronavirus

in

my

house.

A

green

cloud

fills

the

air

and

I

look

at

my

parents

worriedly,

concerned

for

their

health.

I

have

a

vision

of

a

strange

cartoonish

view

of

me

and

my

sister

caring

for

my

parents

in

sick

beds.

I

wake

from

the

dream,

still

ungulfed

by

the

storm.

The

raider

stands

over

me,

his

height

much

greater

than

my

own.

I

aim

my

laser

in

case

it

still

has

charge

but

the

storm

has

disabled

it.

We

exchange

blows,

I

with

the

but

of

my

rifle

at

his

helmeted

head

(a

black

old

knight

helmet)

and

he

with

fists

which

never

land

on

me

as

I

was

able

to

dodge

them.

I

eventually

knock

him

and

start

landing

successive

blows

against

his

head

as

he

stumbles,

he

falls

and

I

continue

hitting.

His

helmet

comes

off

and

beneath

it

is

Micheal

Jackson,

the

fight

stops

and

we

remember

we're

actually

filming

a

movie.

We

look

at

each

other

and

crease

up

because

the

whole

situation

is

so

bizarre.

20th

May

2020

I'm

in

a

car

park

and

invite

an

aquaintance

over

to

meet.

It

late

in

the

evening

and

quite

dark.

I

pull

large

bookshelves

out

of

the

ground

to

create

a

fake

library.

I

then

pull

a

book

from

one

of

the

shelves

and

hand

it

to

her,

she

asks

what

it

is

and

I

tell

her

it's

a

cursed

book

of

some

description.

I

then

pretend

to

be

vampire,

and

she

gets

scared

and

runs

away.

In

my

house

and

I

walk

into

my

parents

room

and

see

there

is

a

dressing

room.

I

walk

into

it

and

look

around.

There

are

old

chairs

tucked

into

corners

and

some

of

my

Dad's

shirts

are

hung

up,

I

feel

like

I

recognise

many

of

the

items

lying

around

from

childhood.

There

are

also

old

computers

covered

in

cloth.

I

keep

walking

through

the

dressing

room,

which

has

many

dividers

and

is

almost

maze

like.

I

reach

a

room

that

has

a

mirror

and

a

sink,

and

I

assume

this

must

be

where

my

dad

gets

ready

for

work,

as

I've

never

seen

him

prepare

to

leave

for

work

before.

I

stand

in

the

mirror

and

pretend

to

brush

my

teeth.

I

walk

down

a

corridor

with

many

rooms

with

different

scenes.

One

is

a

chemistry

class

room

where

the

teacher

is

talking

to

the

class,

another

is

a

bedroom

with

a

young

couple

having

sex

and

another

is

a

storage

cupboard

with

two

men

smoking

-

all

interspersed

between

many

bathrooms.

I

walk

down

to

the

end

of

the

corridor

and

eventually

reach

the

end

and

begin

the

walk

back.

Other

things

remembered:

Flat

white

spots

on

face

which

were

easily

popped.

11th

May

2020

I'm

walking

in

the

woods

with

my

family

and

an

acquaintance

sends

me

a

nude,

I

reply

saying

that

I

can't

respond

right

now.

Next

we're

driving

back

from

the

woods

and

I

ask

to

pull

over

in

a

layby

with

a

path

up

a

hill

next

to

the

road,

where

there's

a

lamppost

that's

been

cut

in

half.

I

get

out

and

walk

up

to

it,

reach

into

it

and

splash

the

colourful

water

inside

of

it

onto

my

hands

because

they

felt

clammy.

I

look

down

from

the

path

at

the

road

and

see

my

family

hurriedly

driving

over

to

a

road

sign.

They

stop

the

car

and

my

Mum

gets

out

and

looks

at

boxes

on

the

ground,

she

lifts

one

up

and

a

dog

gets

out

from

underneath.

She

looks

surprised

and

lifts

another

to

reveal

a

tortoise.

My

sister

is

walking

down

the

road

to

catch

up

with

the

car,

I

shout

down

to

her

and

tell

her

she

should

be

walking

on

the

path

I'm

on

to

get

to

the

car,

she

insists

it

is

fine

to

walk

on

the

road.

8th

May

2020

This

dream

is

set

in

a

simulation

and

I'm

a

girl.

-

I'm

on

a

train

with

freinds

and

someone

makes

a

comment

on

how

packed

the

train

is.

We

arrive

at

a

plane

and

board.

During

the

flight,

the

engine

fails,

the

plane

crashes

and

we're

all

killed.

I

awake

and

we're

back

in

the

plane

and

I

know

that

I'm

the

only

one

who

can

fix

the

engine

this

time

so

I

descend

into

the

lower

levels

of

the

plane

making

an

attempt

to

repair

it,

there

are

many

stories

and

everything

is

coated

in

a

dark

brown

rust.

A

tall

translucent

man

is

following

me.

I

realise

in

order

to

repair

the

plane

I

have

to

descend

further.

I

reach

a

level

with

clean

well

lit

office

corridors.

The

man

is

still

following

me.

Fealing

uneasy,

I

run

from

the

man

but

he

catches

me

and

picks

me

up

by

the

hair

and

punches

through

my

skull,

collapsing

my

maxilla

into

my

parietal

bone.

I

watch

from

his

POV.

I

awake

again

at

the

start

of

a

long

corridor,

there

is

a

slope

not

far

from

the

beggining,

where

an

old

nurse

holding

a

clipboard,

the

translucent

man

wearing

a

trenchcoat

and

I

are

stood.

The

nurse

tells

me

I

have

to

go

down

the

corridor

to

get

help,

I

comply

and

she

follows

not

far

behind

me.

I

realise

I'm

wearing

a

white

gown

and

the

corridor

has

a

sterile

white

feeling

as

if

it

was

a

psychiatric

institute.

I

turn

a

corner

and

the

corridors

split

into

many

as

the

office

corridors

did

but

with

this

new

sterile

look.

Im

panicking

because

I

know

the

translucent

man

is

coming

for

me

but

there

is

nowhere

to

hide

in

the

austere

environment,

I

run

but

the

translucent

man

once

again

catches

me

and

I

once

again

watch

the

POV

of

him

punching

through

my

head.

I

awaken

again

at

the

start

of

the

long

corridor

with

the

nurse

and

the

transcluent

man,

except

now

the

corridor

seems

slightly

dirtier

than

before

and

my

feet

and

the

tiled

floor

are

slippery

with

my

blood

and

with

dirty

water.

I'm

terrified

as

we

start

to

walk

down

the

corridor

again,

i

grab

the

nurse

screaming

into

her

face

demanding

she

let

me

out.

I

punch

her

in

the

face

and

we

slip

down

the

slope

I'd

since

forgotten,

our

heads

hit

the

ground.

I'm

dazed

and

the

nurse

is

covered

in

blood,

I

start

limping

down

the

corridor

away

from

the

transculent

man.

He

follows

at

a

walking

pace

just

faster

than

mine

to

make

ground.

He

has

no

face,

but

I

can

see

his

rage

as

he

closes

in

on

me.

6th

May

2020

Going

out

into

Falmouth

for

first

time

in

a

while

with

a

group

of

friends,

we

park

in

a

carpark

infront

of

a

large

apartment

block.

I

realise

I

am

missing

something

and

have

to

head

back

to

grab

it.

I

head

inside

the

large

building

and

seal

what

I

needed

inside

a

cardboard

box

using

staples.

A

dim,

pale,

yellowish

light

fills

the

corridors.

There

are

cleaning

staff

walking

around

the

building

and

they

all

have

very

somber

expressions.

I

text

Morgan

to

see

what

he's

up

to.

I

recieve

a

text

written

by

someone

else

from

his

phone

saying

he's

busy

and

asking

if

they

can

pass

a

message

to

him.

I

assume

the

person

from

their

writing

style.

Mum

and

Dad

talking

stood

next

to

a

train

track,

they

are

trying

to

repair

part

of

the

bridge.

Mum

is

trying

to

ask

Dad

to

help

fix

the

bridge

but

Dad

does

not

want

to

help

with

the

repairs.

A

car

is

parked

on

the

tracks

in

the

distance.

A

second

car

is

visible,

also

parked

on

the

tracks.

Note

there

is

no

apparent

danger

of

trains

coming

to

hit

the

cars.

5th

May

2020

Waiting

at

platform

at

train

station

with

someone.

We're

having

a

conversation

to

pass

time.

A

train

arrives

and

a

crowd

amasses

ready

to

board.

The

person

I'm

with

gets

on

the

train

and

asks

the

driver

if

the

train

is

the

correct

one

for

the

tickets

that

we

have

which

where

for

somewhere

in

London.

I

text

my

Mum

letting

her

know

that

the

train

has

arrived

and

I'm

boarding,

but

as

I

look

up

I

see

the

doors

closing

and

I

worry

that

the

train

might

leave

without

me.

20th

April

2020

Me,

Morgan

and

another

girl

are

crawling

up

the

hill

to

my

house

on

all

fours,

but

with

legs

and

arms

splayed

outwards

like

a

spiders.

It's

night

time

and

there

are

no

other

people

around.

The

girl

is

lagging

behind

me

and

Morgan

on

the

hill.

We

decide

we

want

to

enter

someones

house,

so

we

go

up

to

a

gate

with

a

lock

and

I

pick

it

with

a

paperclip

and

pull

it

open.

Before

we

enter,

we

decide

to

continue

up

the

hill

rather

than

enter

the

home.

On

our

way

up

we

pass

a

family

and

a

small

girl

in

the

group

sees

us

and

makes

a

remark

that

expresses

her

disgust/fear,

I

find

the

peculiarity

of

the

scenario

hilarious.

I'm

outside

an

enormous

library/supermarket

and

I'm

singing

a

song

from

a

deck

chair

to

a

family

very

tunefully.

They

are

impressed,

but

then

I

sing

a

very

untuneful

song

on

purpose

and

one

of

them

is

very

upset

by

it

and

gets

angry.

She

tells

me

to

square-up

with

one

of

the

larger

members.

He

looks

at

me

and

at

the

woman

unenthusiastically

as

if

he

doesn't

really

want

to

fight.

I

pretend

to

stab

him

in

the

abdomen

with

my

pen

knife

and

the

group

looks

shocked.

There

is

screaming

and

one

of

them

cries

out

the

man's

name.

I

head

inside

the

store

and

begin

shopping,

there

are

no

lights

on

so

I

use

a

torch

I

brought

to

scan

the

shelves

for

items.

I

have

to

leave

my

headphones

and

my

college

notes

at

the

door

because

they

aren't

allowed

in.

As

I

walk

into

the

store

I

keep

my

torch

trained

on

my

belongings

at

the

door

to

make

sure

the

family

doesn't

trash

my

things

in

retaliation.

I'm

running

around

the

store

to

try

and

grab

my

things

quickly,

the

floor

is

smooth

and

I'm

wearing

socks,

I

slide

into

my

turns

in

order

to

make

my

way

around

the

store

at

speed

more

efficiently.

I

find

my

self

in

the

textbook

section

of

the

store,

I

scan

the

shelves

and

see

the

labels

of

the

school

years

and

their

respective

textbooks.

Other

things

remembered:

Heroin

16th

April

2020

Unconscious

and

driven

to

Truro

from

somewhere

without

any

clothes,

I

woke

up

confused

as

there

was

no-one

in

the

car

and

the

streets

where

deserted

except

for

one

man.

I

went

up

to

him

and

ask

him

if

he

has

any

clothes

to

hand,

he

gives

me

a

towel,

I

say

thank

you

and

we

part.

I

walk

through

town

with

the

towel

wrapped

around

my

waist

and

thinking

that

I

quite

liked

my

arms

and

I

should

stop

wearing

long

sleeves

so

much.

I

head

towards

a

friend's

house.

I

arrive

at

the

house

late

in

the

evening

and

there

are

many

people

I

know

there.

I

sleep

on

the

couch.

In

the

morning

I

wake

and

everyone

is

going

about

their

day

in

the

room.

I

get

up

and

once

again

ask

for

some

clothes.

Someone

tells

me

that

there

are

some

upstairs

I

can

wear.

I

choose

a

pair

of

khaki

green

track

suit

bottoms

and

a

shirt.

Buying

aerosols

from

the

store

with

a

girl

so

that

we

can

set

them

on

fire.

We

head

around

to

the

back

of

the

store

and

make

out

until

we

fall

onto

the

floor,

I

look

at

her

face

and

think

to

myself

how

beautiful

she

is.

15th

April

2020

My

Chinese

degree

was

approved

and

I

drop

all

other

course

choices

to

persue

it.

I'm

in

class

and

I'm

chatting

with

a

girl

I'd

slept

with

about

nothing

in

particular.

(I

don't

recognise

her

from

my

waking

life.)

Tom

addey

is

there,

he

tells

me

Ross

was

supposed

to

be

born

in

1978

but

wasn't

because

his

mother

died

and

his

grandma

had

to

have

him

instead.

11th

April

2020

A

girl

I

know

is

over

at

my

house

and

we're

lying

down

clothesless

in

bed,

having

a

conversation

about

the

sky.

I

ask

her

if

she

is

asexual

or

had

considered

she

might

be,

she

compares

sex

to

something

specific.

(I'm

unsure

of

the

specifics

but

I

recall

it

gave

me

the

impression

that

she

was

asexual,

but

she

was

uncertain

herself.)

I

hold

her

arms

and

pull

her

closer

to

me,

we

go

to

kiss

but

she

moves

at

the

last

moment

and

kisses

my

cheek.

Later

on,

we

decide

to

rearrange

my

room,

my

desk

looks

like

Lola's.

During

the

rearrangement

we

open

my

window

and

wind

fills

the

room.

Leaves

dance

around

in

a

swirling

column

of

air

that

brushes

the

walls.

The

air

is

not

cold

and

the

scene

is

beautiful

as

the

orange-brown

leaves

tentatively

trace

the

edges

of

the

breeze.

The

next

day,

me

and

Lucy

are

being

asked

to

go

on

a

walk

by

our

Mum.

We

head

into

the

estate

behind

my

house

and

eventually

reach

a

field

where

there

is

the

option

to

turn

right

into

a

woods

or

left

across

a

hilly

moor.

Lucy

insists

the

way

is

across

the

moor.

I

am

certain

however,

having

done

the

walk

before,

the

way

is

through

the

forest.

6th

April

2020

I

spend

time

making

a

windchime

from

metal

tubes

and

decide

to

put

it

up

on

the

arch

in

my

front

porch.

Morgan

and

George

arrive

and

they

keep

knocking

their

heads

on

the

wind

chime

because

they

are

so

tall.

At

someone

I

know's

house

and

I'm

in

her

bed

whilst

she

is

downstairs.

Her

mother

walks

in

unnanounced

and

I

announce

my

presence

by

saying

goodmorning

as

confidently

as

I

can

to

avoid

the

situation

becoming

awkward.

4th

April

2020

I'm

scuba

diving

through

an

underwater

cave,

rising

up

slowly

through

a

large

vertical

column

of

rock.

The

water

is

crystal

clear.

I

get

to

the

surface

of

the

pool

that

makes

the

mouth

of

the

cave

and

the

hot

sun

hits

my

face

as

I

remove

my

diving

gear.

I

swim

over

to

the

corner

of

the

pool

where

there

is

a

slightly

submerged

outcrop

of

rock

covered

in

a

soft,

thick

green

moss.

I

remember

this

is

where

Lola

and

I

spent

our

time

when

we

first

met.

The

water

is

warm

and

still.

I

recall

the

memory

and

smile.

Before

long,

waves

begin

to

flow

over

the

pool

and

disturb

the

water.

Swimmers

are

entering

the

pool

to

take

advantage

of

the

new

surf.

I

decide

to

leave

the

pool

and

head

off

into

the

sea

to

find

Lucy.

She

is

jumping

about

in

the

water

wearing

a

snorkeling

mask

and

I

go

over

to

spend

time

with

her.

We

get

a

single

bodyboard

and

decide

to

catch

a

wave

on

it.

We

squeeze

onto

the

board

as

an

enourmous

wave

takes

it.

I

jump

on,

and

she

jumps

onto

my

back

and

we're

carried

into

shore.

2nd

April

2020

In

a

classroom,

teacher

seems

nice

but

somewhat

stupid,

the

people

from

Kea

school

are

there.

The

teacher

sends

me

out

to

get

energy

drinks

for

him.

On

my

way

out

the

room

I

see

there

is

a

giant

stand

of

energy

drinks

near

the

exit

of

the

classroom.

I

get

sidetracked

going

to

get

them

and

another

member

of

the

class

comes

and

gets

me

to

tell

me

that

the

teacher

wants

me

to

return

to

class.

I

do,

but

to

not

want

to

appear

that

I've

been

wasting

time,

so

I

grab

a

pack

of

energy

drinks

from

the

pile

at

the

door

on

my

way

back

in.

I

give

them

to

the

teacher

and

sit

down

at

the

front

of

the

class.

At

some

point

the

teacher

decides

to

do

a

demonstration

where

he

intentionally

pours

energy

drinks

on

the

floor,

he

pours

them

over

my

bag

and

I

say

nothing

and

move

my

bag

away,

silently

furious

that

my

bag

is

covered

in

sticky

energy

drink.

He

is

getting

increasingly

animated

and

I

feel

afraid.

I

am

drinking

a

can

of

energy

drink

and

feeling

the

effects

intensely.

The

class

has

become

incredibly

agitated,

people

are

throwing

themselves

around

the

room

with

much

more

momentum

than

my

own

body

could

ever

have,

I

feel

small

compared

to

everyone

else.

The

teacher

takes

part

as

well

as

he

gets

increasingly

agitated

and

vocal.

He

keeps

yelling

"At

least

I'm

not

X!"

(X

being

random

derogatory

terms.)

as

a

friend

and

I

try

and

film

what

is

happening

on

our

phones

so

that

we

can

report

what

is

happening

to

another

teacher.

The

teacher

sees

me

doing

this

and

everything

stops

and

all

is

silent.

The

man

comes

up

to

me

slowly

and

keeps

repeating

"You

can't

do

that.

You

can't

do

that."

in

a

flat

and

whispering

tone.

By

this

point

the

man's

appearance

is

increasingly

disgusting,

he

is

sweaty

and

thick

black

hairs

sparsely

cover

his

body.

I

try

and

slip

past

him

but

he

jumps

up

and

squats

in

my

face:

"I'm

not

a

sweaty

pedophile!"

He

yells

amongst

other

phrases.

I

grab

his

head

and

try

to

slam

his

temples

against

the

corner

of

a

desk.

It

is

incredibly

difficult

and

there

is

huge

resistance

from

the

enormous

man.

I

eventually

tap

the

sides

of

his

head

against

the

corner

with

little

speed,

but

this

seems

adequate

to

kill

the

man.

I

leave.

On

my

way

out

I

have

a

conversation

with

two

other

kids

and

we

start

talking

about

quality

of

vision,

one

says

his

vision

is

poor

and

he

wears

glasses.

I

am

shocked

and

ask

why.

He

says

it's

because

"his

head

got

stuck

on

the

way

out"

(When

being

born.)

I

look

at

him

and

his

friend

and

see

their

brow

ridges

are

a

strange

shape.

18th

March

2020

Walking

around

in

crowded

place

when

suddenly

a

humming

fills

the

air.

Everyone

looks

up

to

see

the

sun

emenating

a

much

reduced

light

than

it

would

normally.

The

sun

starts

shrinking,

slowly

at

first

but

with

a

rapdidly

increasing

rate.

It

disappears,

having

flown

of

into

space.

Everyone

is

confused

and

surrounded

by

complete

darkness.

Phone

flashlights

appear,

lighting

up

individuals

and

their

paths

towards

shelter.

This

continues

for

some

time

until

the

phones

one

by

one

start

dying

and

the

population

is

once

again

plunged

into

total

and

impenetrable

darkness.