Chapter 8
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Sunday 4:34 PM
"Thank God, you're finally up - we thought you died in there," I heard a muffled voice from the outside of... something.
I rubbed my eyes and instantly remembered all of the unfortunate life circumstances and my dumbass brain that had thought this might be fun.
" I'm in a whole lab tank cell thing aren't I, "I said while groaning to get up.
I shit you not, Dora was eating popcorn as she analyzed my vitals.
"Hey... what - wow," I said while getting up because the headache was gone. Like, none existent, I didn't even feel light headed.
"What the hell did you guys do to me?!" I was scared okay, I'm a gunnie pig and I honestly can't tell if the scientists want me alive or dead.
I don't know why I didn't just bolt the moment I saw a secret layer underneath a public library.
"All vitals are in perfect harmony, he's good to go."
And the black renewed itself into my vision, all I could hear was Drake saying, "Oh how the Life Foundation shall pay, they will pay the steepest price,"
( And by God - they did)
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Monday - 7:32 AM
Had I not seen a wad of cash on my bedside table, and had I not felt the tranquility in my brain, I would have assumed this was another clear dream.
And by a wad of cash, I meant 5,000 dollars.
I scrambled out of bed so fast I nearly stepped on Philip.
A note,
"We are testing and looking at your vitals as you read this and for quite a while so be assured that you're safe, have fun ~" It didn't have to be signed, those fuckers.
I missed a day of work.
Shit.
I quickly added some cat food into the bowl but Philip seemed to had taken a stroll today. I smiled and placed the new toy next to his refreshed litter and ate two scrambled eggs with the ketchup made to look like a smile.
NERD.
A scream ripped through me without my permission, and couldn't stop the chair once it already leaned too far back at my jump in surprise.
I heard DUMBASS right before I nearly collided with yet another floor, but this time, (thank the gods) my head didn't hit.
"Woah?" I stood up to see no one but myself and Philip walking in looking fairly judgemental.
"Myow!"
Agreed.
I looked around for any type of device, I looked around for what stopped my fall.
I looked for the voice that reminded me of my dreams.
Perhaps I was going insane.
I sighed and looked at my phone, typing into google, 'Maniac Episode Symptoms'. Because the cash was gone along with the note. And my phone said it was Monday.
If the cash and card along with those weird people were all in my imagination I should be at work and today should be a Sunday.
Did I really lose a whole day to whatever sickness I have (had?)
- Hyperactivity
- Euphoria
- Increased sex drive
- Paranoid Delusions
Somewhat close,
"I'm hearing voices and seeing things that aren't there"
I said while typing it in.
I'M MORE THEN HERE.
I froze mid-type,
"What the fuck? Listen, voice, whatever parasite you may be-" I asked but was interrupted.
IM NO PARISITE HUMAN, FOOL ME WITH ONE AND I ASSURE YOU YOU'LL WISH YOU HAD YOUR LIVER BACK.
"Wow, dude, harsh, also I doubt my liver would taste all that great with all the alcohol being filtered,"
I'm talking to my own thoughts, I should probably stroll to the insane asylum.
NOW I COMPERHEAD, YOU STILL THINK I AM BUT A FIGMENT OF YOUR IMAGINATION.
"Yeah man, you've got it," I said proudly.
Suddenly my left arm felt a bit off, warmer.
There was a whole black gloop on it, moving like...? Dough? With arms.
"Whack," I said, looking up the nearest pharmacist and how much it's gonna cost for prescription pills.
The gloop of fury snarled and yelled that it was a being of power from a place much higher in being then earth.
"Sounds dope, wish I could see it sometime... Hello, yes. My name's Eddie Brock and I was wondering what time you'd want me to go in for..... Yes, I looked on your site... Yes... No, it clearly was meant for us to call you so you could find the wealth of a person by their caller ID via illegal means and I don't care as long as I can get some help. No, wait-!" They hung up on me.
I sighed and rolled my phone onto the table as I continued to eat my scrambled eggs, God I was hungry.
Before I knew it half of my dozen eggs were cooked and eaten.
"God damn it, " I said while abstaining from eating even more and got prepared for work.
I saw the black substance reappear again with the cash.
"Wha, god I wish this was rea-"
I could hold the wad of cash.
It was definitely real.