Stories tagged “awake”
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I see you're awake...
As I opened my eyes and began to look around, the sudden realisation of where I was began to sink in. But why was I here? Last I remember I was walking down the street with Lauren to get some coffee. Where’s Lauren? I quickly turn my head to look...
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Percolate and Waffle, A Cacophony
Percolate. That must be what I’m doing. I’m letting my ideas warm up, bubble to the surface, and drop before I can fully grasp them. My head is hazy, like the wisps of dreams are hanging on, veiling my reality. The morning sun is just a lit...
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Dreams of Two Men
The two men were after me. I was running thru a small diner screaming for help and everyone just kept eating. As I got to the door I froze for one of the men was now waiting outside. Then I woke up. The dream left me sweating in my sheets and wide awak...
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Awake
An explosion. In my hands, a gun. People are running….Why am I only walking? …I’m shooting them, they fall, one for every shot, though some shots aren’t mine. They come from the others…. Others? I recognize them? …Th...
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morning salutations
With a swift gesture, the lid was ripped ferociously away from the coffee canister. Grinds were measured with a bent spoon, poured and spilled thoughtlessly in all the wrong places until they finally were aimed into the filter. Zooey pushed the brew bu...
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the morning after
More banging and groaning persisted. The figure reemerged and made its way towards the armchair’s fellow, the bedsheets dragging slowly behind, picking up unswept patches of dust in its trail. “Morning Fritz, dear,” Zooey sang out che...
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The Wanderer Follows...
They didn’t know what woke him up. Whatever it had been, must have been powerful. It all felt so unreal, yet the time, his appearance, it was all true. He had been in a coma for 3 months. He made it through his physical without a hitch. No linger...