Chapter 2 - Cursed News
I continued to type away behind my work computer until I heard my phone ping at 5PM.
The work day is officially over.
I yawned, stretching my arms and every joint in my body before logging off and walking towards the elevator like everyone else.
Everyone here is just like me.
Their lives are routine, doing the same things over and over again.
I'd do anything to escape it.
Working on the same thing every day, repeating things over and over again until I can barely remember how to speak, it was torture.
Torture that I was paid to perform on myself.
After work, I stopped by a restaurant on the way home and got some fried chicken.
I spent a little more money than I normally do, but it was hardly going to put a dent in my bank account.
I eventually stopped in front of my small apartment building and sat on the step.
I took out my box of fried chicken and began eating away, taking everything off of those bones.
I didn't even leave a crumb behind. Everything was consumed by me.
It's moments like this that make me feel miserable.
I should be able to call someone to eat dinner with, even if it is only one a week.
Alyssa Andrews
Why has my life turned out like this...
It's too late to go back.
I've lost touch with all of the people I got along with in high school, and it would be weird if I contacted them now, out of the blue.
Most of them are already married and have kids.
Meanwhile, I'm single and alone at 22 years of age.
Suddenly, I got a phone call.
I don't normally get phone calls, so I felt a little strange picking it up.
Nurse
Hello, is this Alyssa Andrews?
Alyssa Andrews
Yes. Um, I'm sorry, who is this?
Nurse
I'm a nurse with Fontain Retirement Home. We've tried to contact you.
Alyssa Andrews
Oh, I'm sorry, I was at work...
Alyssa Andrews
What's the matter?
Nurse
It's your Grandfather...
Nurse
He has unfortunately passed away.
The chicken in my mouth tasted sour.
I swallowed it, the texture suddenly changing to match that of sand.
My whole life collapsed, and I felt like everything I ever thought was mine had been taken from me.
Alyssa Andrews
B-But that's impossible! I saw him today, he was-
Nurse
I understand that you are in shock, Miss Andrews.
Nurse
A sudden heart attack-
Alyssa Andrews
No, you don't understand, my grandfather is a healthy man!
Alyssa Andrews
How could he had died from a heart attack-
Nurse
I understand that you need time to process this.
Nurse
The nursing home's morgue is currently taking care of his body.
I looked down and suddenly noticed how my cheeks had become a little warmer, and my shirt had become stained with droplets.
I suddenly realised that I was crying. I hung up the phone and my head fell between my legs.
I saw my tears soak the pavement below me, and I forced myself to walk up to my flat.
I closed the door and fell back, my back touching the door.
I slowly dragged my back down until I fell against the floor and looked up at the roof.
Alyssa Andrews
I have nothing more that you can take.
Alyssa Andrews
My social life, the relationship with my parents, my job, and now my grandfather...
Alyssa Andrews
They're all dead now.
Misty Plume
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Comments
Autumn Spring
That's fresh out of college....
2022-08-24
3
Sulkyme🥳 (◕દ◕)(◠‿◕)
this makes me feel that I'm so old and have nothing........... God I'm just 20 🥲🥲
2022-08-20
2
🗿🕸️SPIDEY🕸️🗿
Are you telling me that some of them already are married and has kids?🤡
2022-08-14
3