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Gone Gone

I opened my eyes. I felt weird, I took a glance at my hands and they felt different, I didn’t even know if there should be a comparison of the way they should feel. I looked around and it didn’t took me long to realize I was in a hospital room, there was a woman sleeping on the couch next to me. But what was I doing at a hospital? And who was the woman beside me? Then my head started to hurt. I tried to talk but it felt weird so I just moved my hand and dropped a bottle of water that was on the table next to me. As soon as the bottle touched the floor the woman opened her eyes surprisingly intense and when she saw me awake she started crying and ran straight to hug me so hard I could barely breathe. “You woke up! I can’t believe it! My little angel has woken up!” she shouted. My little angel? I thought.  Who is this woman who is so excited and happy to see me awake. I couldn’t be more confused. The doctor came in rushed and when he saw me his face turned white as snow and called his assistants. The woman had to be forced to wait outside. The doctor took the oxygen off my face and asked. “Can you breathe fine?” I could breathe, not perfectly fine but it was ok so I just ignored the question and desperately asked for help, I was so confused. I begged, hoping to have answers to all my questions but his face seemed to be worried so I knew something was wrong; then he asked. “Do you know who you are?” Well yeah, I thought. I wasn’t sure but I just let myself say “I’m Claire” and that’s when it hit me, I couldn’t remember anything else other than my name, I started shaking and feeling terrified of everything and then the doctor started talking “Claire you were in a severe car accident 6 months ago, you’ve been in a coma ever since…” he started saying more but I couldn’t pay attention anymore. This has to be a dream; this definitely has to be a dream. I was screaming inside of me. “… your mother is the woman that was here a few minutes ago, she’s been here everyday, all of your friends and family have come everyday…” and then I blocked again. Really Claire? Your own mother? I thought. No wonder why it felt so good when she hugged me, I guess my instincts are good. I looked around the room and saw a can of coke and a pack of cigarettes on the table and I somehow remembered the smell of cigarettes, do I smoke? I thought, but then immediately the face of a man came into my mind, it had to be my father! I must be really close to him. It was weird, the fact that what I was trying to remember the most was the accident instead of my own relatives, but then again, that made me feel even more confused. That feeling of curiosity inside of me felt familiar though, I must be a curious person. The doctor kept talking and talking but all I saw was his lips moving, I was too focused on my own thoughts trying to figure out something about myself, anything about myself! I needed some kind of help, some kind of explanation. I felt like crying but I resisted myself not to, because I somehow knew what he was saying to me was only the beginning.

Living a nightmare

His name is Sebastian Miller, today is November 23 of 2013 it has been 13 days since the last time when Sebastian could sleep also it has been 23 days since the tragic night for him. At this moment he seems disoriented doesn't want anything else than being able to sleep. It was supposed to be the best vacations of his life but until now is the contrary his wife is not with him, and he doesn't know where could she go. There is nothing to see in the television, nothing to hear on his IPod, nothing to read interesting enough for him, the big house where he lives feels like a big and luxury prison but the real prison is on his head. Since the accident he is terrified for no reason he thinks someone is coming for him, he thinks that maybe is fair for what he did but nobody could know what he did or get him for doing it so he feels safe.

It is already night and the time to sleep for a normal person is coming but he is so afraid to sleep that he forces himself to stay awake, now he is trying to remember an old song, a song that his mom sing to him when he was a little boy but that does not help because he can sleep but does not want it he is afraid of his own dreams, he is afraid to see on is dreams what he is trying to forget.

Finally another night ends, another victory for him. He is no hungry but he knows that he have to eat something so he go to the fridge and open it, but there is nothing he remembered when he and his wife just get married and all Sundays wake up late with breakfast ready for him but since a few years ago his wife changed and stop doing it. Maybe that is why I get rid of her he thought. He decide to go out for something for breakfast, he loves McDonald’s breakfasts so he pick up the car keys and drives all the way, with no precaution at all driving the faster as he can, he is driving as a maniac but he does not care at all, he only thing he wants is his breakfast so he can go back at his cave. Suddenly he noticed a black big truck following him so he begin to panic and drive even faster than before the people from the truck start yelling and making him sings to sop but he ignores all of them. He believes that finally the people from who is hiding found him, he barely escapes from the truck by entering a public parking place waits fifteen minutes and then goes back to his house. He sits on the coach for hours watching the clock on the wall thinking in how long would it take to the people of the truck to find him at his house so he pack some stuff and decide to go away he call a taxi and when it comes to his house grab his stuff and goes to an hotel.

At the reception a beautiful woman ask him -how would you like to pay cash or credit? –Credit. He said

All right it would be a total of 1134.56 dollars for the whole week she said He gave her credit card and ID and rushed to leave, the first thing that he did when open the door of his room was close it with all the protection and lay in the bed, he was starting to fall asleep when someone knocks the door. He asked who is this.

Room service a man said

I don’t want anything, go away Sebastian said

He was laying on the bed when suddenly three guys break in and take him by surprise put them into the truck and start to tell him you are arrested by the police of California who suspect you of a crime of murder you have the right to remain in silence, all that you say could and will be used against you.

 

This story was written by Oscar Salas Crisostomo  

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I can make that jump

I can make that jump

Adam was sitting looking at his beer in the roof of his apartment building, he had a rough year; he just broke up with his girlfriend and was stuck in a dead end job. Luckily for him, his friends David and Tom were always there to support him, they were talking about girls, sports and work, a normal Saturday night.

A couple of minutes after they noticed Adam was kind of drifting away and asked him what the matter was. He told them everything, what was going on, what he felt and that he didn´t know what to do; they had already talked about this and every time they made the same suggestion, a fresh start, they told him to quit his job, find a new one, date other girls, to enjoy life.

Adam was exceptic and afraid of change, but they had a point. They kept drinking and talking about silly things, they were kind of drunk by the time the subject reemerged, tired of hearing him complain David snapped and made him a bet. They were looking to their left, to the building next to theirs, there was a gap between the both of them, David told Adam that if he could jump the gap he had to quit his job on Monday. Maybe it was the beer or maybe he liked the idea, he didn´t really know but he agreed.

They stood up and walked all the way to the edge, but to Adam it looked as if the buildings were a mile apart, it was impossible for David to make the jump but when he realized what his friend was about to do it was too late he was already taking the leap, he watched in slow motion as his friend flew between the roofs and landed gracefully on the next building. He was amazed, his heart was racing as he turned to see Tom laughing and getting ready to jump himself, and before he could stop him, Tom was with David, in the next building.

They were shouting at Adam, encouraging him to jump with them. As he stood on the edge he doubted himself, he could never make it, it was too far, he looked back, to the chairs and the beers as he thought about the year he just had, he never felt so bad in his life, it had been horrible, and he wanted to leave all that behind. He turned to face his friends; they were smiling and laughing, encouraging him.

He looked down, then forward, maybe the jump meant something else, a way to leave everything behind, a clean start, he could jump and let his troubles behind. Then a thought popped in his mind, a thought that pops in every man’s mind at least once in his life, “I can make that jump” he thought, so he did, he closed his eyes and jumped, he felt as if all his problems stayed there, in that roof, as if he was starting something new, for the first time in months he felt free again, he landed feet first in front of his friends, hugged them and laughed, forgetting all his problems.

He was a new Adam, David and Tom could tell it just from seeing his smile.

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I should have peed my pants

The three friends were at an old little bar relatively close from school, they had a really long recess between classes so they had time to kill. It was very early and they were drinking and playing a round of pool while singing along with the jukebox. -¡Hey Roy, another beer! Johnny said to the bartender. His friend, worried, reminded him that they still have another class to attend and that he could get in trouble. Don’t worry bro, I can hold my drinks, also classes are less boring when I’m like this. After finishing their game they still had time left so they decided to drink another beer and wait sitting in the bar’s table.  ¡Jesus! The class starts in 15 minutes, we have to go. Said one of Jonny’s friends. They all quickly stood up from their sits and pay their check.

Wait I have to go to de restroom, said Johnny when his friend quickly interrupt him. There is no time Johnny we have to go, if you go we are leaving you here. The three friends leave the bar and hop in a car, they hit the streets a little further when all of the sudden they encounter a dense traffic jam, they realize that it was going to be impossible to get to class on time. The cars were barely moving and Johnny was regretting not going to the bathroom at the bar.

Come on, can you go faster, said Johnny. How, are you blind? Just hold it we are almost there. A lot of time have passed and they were still half away from campus. His class was just getting started and they were still halfway from campus. Johnny was moving from side to side and holding his crotch with both hands, I feel like I will explode, you don’t have any empty bottles or something like that in your car? Said desperate searching on the back sit of the car. Neither of them answer.

After a long wait in the traffic they were finally on campus, 100 meter in front of them there was the main entrance, Oh no I’m not going to make it, open the door please stop the car. The car was still moving and the friend driver was forcing them to quickly get in the classroom and tell the teacher that he was parking the car, when all of the sudden Johnny interrupt him. ¡Oh God I can hold it anymore! He unlock the door and jump out of the car, unzip his pants and starts urinating a tree that was on the sidewalk of the main entrance, after he finish he turn backwards and saw an officer of the university jelling at him and calling someone trough the radio.

-Sorry officer I couldn't hold it any longer, we were stuck in traffic and… Johnny try to apologize and gets interrupt by the campus police. No no no body you should have thought it through I'm calling the cops on you, what is your matriculation number. The police arrived and took Johnny away a while they were getting him in the patrol the campus police whispered to Johnny, You should have peed your pants. He looked him in the eyes and answer. Yes officer I should have peed in my pants.

Hey dude did you hear what happened to Johnny he got expelled from campus dude.

-no way man, are you kidding me.

No man, and plus he had to pay a fine of 500 bucks for the charge of public indecency, they even say he was lucky, he was close to be cast as a sex offender.

 

Wow dude he should have pee his pants. 

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by Moises campeas 

a flash fiction story

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