November 10, 2023

I had fallen asleep on the front steps of the school entrance before classes started. “Sleeping again, huh?” I heard someone nearby say. I felt myself being dragged into a car as I tossed and turned. I uncomfortably squirmed around in the back seat as I tried to keep sleeping.

I woke up and found myself sitting inside a subway carriage. I sat through a couple stops without getting up as I didn’t really have a destination in mind. After a few more minutes of aimless riding, I walked out of the carriage doors and ended up at some underground plaza. I observed a parent helping their toddler with their posture as they took their first steps. The child was albino and had 2 heads.

I walked up the stairs which led to the side entrance of a Chinese restaurant. I sat in the corner by some plants when a manager walked out of the door and asked what was wrong. “Just tired”, I sighed. “Well, then you can help me clean these tables”, he said as he handed me a rag to wipe down the large glass round tables around us.