Routine

by Elliot Anderson

Routine

Wake up.
Get dressed.
Go to work.
Do work.
Finish work.
Go home.
Go to sleep.

Wake up.
Get dressed.
Go to work.
Do work.
Finish work.
Go home.
Go to sleep.

Wake up.
Get dressed.
Go to work.
Do work.
Finish work.
Go home.
Go to sleep.

Wake up.
Get dressed.
Go to work.
Do work.
Finish work.
Find a weird door near workplace.
Open the weird door near workplace.
Go inside the room behind the weird door near workplace.
Find a weirdly well furnished living room.
Go back out the weird door near workplace.
Fail because the weird door near workplace is gone.
Question whether or not this is a dream.
Find a man in a business suit sitting in a chair.
Hear the man in a business suit say: “Oh, not again.”
Get grabbed by the man in a business suit.
Scream despite the fact that no one will hear the screams besides the man in a business suit.
Get tied to a chair by the man in a business suit.
Get stabbed in the throat by the man in a business suit.
Hear the man in a business suit say: “I need to pick a better location next time.”
Begin spitting blood.
Have memories flash before me.
Realise impending death.
Realise that I have been to this room before.
Realise what is going on.
Forget everything.

Wake up.
Get dressed.
Go to work.
Do work.
Finish work.
Go home.
Go to sleep.

About the author

Elliot Anderson is a student currently residing in Portugal. He enjoys stories by Lemony Snicket, Junji Ito and what little he has read from Franz Kafka. Outside of writing, he pursues drawing as a hobby, and when he’s feeling upset he lies down on his bed for several minutes while listening to songs like “Who Loves The Sun” by The Velvet Underground.

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