Today was the same as yesterday. This seemed to be a
trend in my life, recently. Eat, work, sleep; the epitome
of the average joe.
It was during one of my long walks back to my apartment,
that it hit me. I came upon the same noodle shop that I
pass everyday, and my brain told me to turn left across
the traffic light. This seemed to be the logical choice
because my apartment was only a couple blocks to the left,
but contrary to what I told you in the first paragraph,
today would not be the same as yesterday. This would be a
turning point in my life. It was time to reject common
sense. This would be my way of taking a risk. I would
keep walking straight down past the noodle shop, and I
would go where-ever it takes me.
My heart began to quicken as I walked on. The buildings
began to look strange and unfamiliar, and the sidewalk
seemed to be empty. Even the honking of the taxi drivers
seemed to fade into the distance.
As I approached what appeared to be an old drive-in movie
theatre, I heard a little girl laughing. I decided to go
see what she was doing because I didn't think it was safe
for a small child to be in an abandoned place at night. I
followed her laugh until I got to the movie screen, but
the whole place was deserted, and there was no sign of the
little girl. The only movement in the whole place was the
slow creak of a crooked street light. After I searched
the whole theatre, I decided that the little girl must
have gone home, so I turned to go back to my apartment
because this adventure was starting to become a little
more frightening and a little less exciting.
I was about to leave when I heard that little laugh again,
so I turned around as fast as I could to try and see where
the little girl was. To my amazement, the movie screen
was all lit up, and the little girl was running to her
father with a couple freshly picked flowers in hand. I
turned to see if there was someone projecting the movie,
but the booth was deserted and dark. When I tried to look
at the screen again it had turned off, but the little girl
was still laughing. My heart started racing, and I turned
and ran as fast as I could out of that movie theatre. I
ran and ran, but the laugh still followed me as I sprinted
past unknown buildings. I thought my heart was going to
come up my throat as I saw the little girl running in the
darkened windows holding out the flowers for me. My chest
had become numb, and my legs screamed as I pushed them
harder than I ever had in my life. I closed my eyes and
and sprinted thinking of nothing accept that eternal
laughter in my mind.
All of a sudden, the laughter stopped. I stopped running
and forced myself to open my eyes as I tried to catch my
breath and release the knot in my throat. To my surprise,
I was standing next to the noodle shop. I took the left
turn to my apartment, and I never saw that little girl
ever again.
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