Prologue
I’m glad the uni decided to keep their doors open 24/7 this year, although that is a more recent developnt. If they weren’t open, I would probably be beside myself worrying about just how I was supposed to finish this coursework on ti.
My trusty laptop had finally given up on after being quite frankly abused over the last eight years. Fortunately, I had rather uncharacteristically decided to make a backup of the project on a USB. Normally, I wouldn’t bother, but I just felt that it was about ti for sothing not to go my way.
Thanks to that, all I had to do was run to the uni so I could finish it off in one of the computer labs.
Although, I do still need to figure out what to do about my laptop in the long term.
I pushed that thought out of my mind so I could focus on what I had in front of .
Many hours passed as I stuck my head down to get this coursework done. It had been a while since I’d had to work into the night, though I can’t exactly say I’m unfamiliar with being forced to pull an all-nighter.
I had just finished with the final touches when the ti passed 3 am, and all that was left to do was submit it online, which I did without any issues. Thankfully.
“Almost done, just a little more.”
I don’t know just how many tis I have said that to myself over the years, but that doesn’t really matter. Every ti I finished sothing like this it ant that I was one step closer to really getting my life started. Though the end had never felt quite as close as it did at that mont. All that was left to finish was my dissertation; then, I would finally be free.
I pulled out my phone to check my ssages just in case soone had tried to contact , and I noticed that my mother sent a ssage four hours ago.
‘How are you doing?’
This ssage has been sent to at least once a week for the last two years. At this point, I’m pretty sure it’s just to check that I’m still breathing.
My mother probably feels the sa way when I send the obligatory ‘I’m fine’ in response. Thinking back on it, the longest conversation we’ve had in recent mory probably wasn’t any longer than six ssages.
Nothing in particular happened between and my parents that led to our current relationship; it’s just that I need to prioritise my studies right now. Once this is over, I can spend all the ti in the world bonding with them again.
I stood up from my seat and stretched, signalling that I was done reflecting on my current situation in life. It’s hard not to think about things like that when your mind is suddenly relieved of stress.
“Guess I have to walk ho now.”
As soon as I said that, I froze as I noticed that I wasn’t alone, mainly thanks to the not-so-subtle side-eye coming from the only other student in the room.
I waved at him and squeaked out an admittedly awkward “Sorry”, he responded by shaking his head before just getting back to whatever he was working on.
Sotis you just feel like talking to yourself okay? It can really help to keep your train of thought focused.
Anyway, I made good on what I had accidentally told him and quickly made my way out of the room.
As I walked down the corridor, my nose was assaulted by the sll of bleach; it was strong enough to even make feel a little light-headed. Deciding to pick up the pace in order to escape the sll I found myself at the top of the central staircase in no ti. Letting out a quick sigh for good asure, I reached my foot out to start on my way down.
Pretty quickly though, I noticed that sothing was wrong. My foot didn’t stop when it was supposed to, it just kept going.
Before I could react my vision was already filled by a close-up of the seventh step.
My next thought was sothing along the lines of ‘This is going to hurt’, but strangely it didn’t. Instead, I felt nothing.
Not in the sense that nothing is wrong, but just, nothing.
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What even is nothing? I always thought it would be sothing like an endless black void, but it turns out that nothing doesn’t even have that.
Did you know that ti is sothing? I didn’t think so, at least until actually experiencing nothing.’
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Do I even count as sothing anymore?’
Maybe?…
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