As she neared the city limits, the thought of turning around and going home crossed Kim's mind for the millionth time. Her family's' voices came back inside her head, setting off another migraine.
Why do you watch this shit? It will melt your brain and make you an idiot.
God, Kim, you're so weird. Just stop.
See, this is why you don't have any friends. Go outside and do something with other people!
She rubbed her temples, willing the voices to go away.
It was utterly silent on the road she was on, a two-lane highway with nothing but open fields on either side in the middle of Texas. The backpack she carried felt heavier than before so she hitched it back up on her shoulder, laptop and other contents shifting inside. Walking for as long as she had, Kim just wanted to sit down and die on the side of the road.
At least it's not hot, she thought as her feet continuously shuffled forward. Florida whether was similar, with the exception of smothering humidity, so she was used to the beams of light trying to burn her pale skin.
After a few minutes, Kim reached the top of a small hill, and was about to give up when she spotted a tree line. The odd placement of a whole forest in the middle of a plain didn't bother Kim at all, considering the fact that she was dehydrated, starving, and couldn't give a fuck anymore.
Practically sprinting, she reached the trees a lot faster than she thought, almost crashing into one of the large trunks. The short run had taken its toll and Kim could see the darkness creeping into her vision. All the doubts she had been holding back made their way to the surface again, full force. She leaned against the tree she had almost ran into and slid down its trunk to rest on the ground.
What a stupid idea. I knew I wouldn't make it. Running away from home, where I had food and internet connection. And for what? A stupid dream, where I would've had more than one shitty friend? I'm gonna die in the middle of nowhere with no one.
Her thoughts turned darker by the second as the gravity of the situation dawned on her. Tears slipped down her cheeks, silently falling to the ground. A sob escaped her throat as she fell deeper into the abyss.
Then she was falling. A black hole had opened beneath her and-
Kmzoe's eyes flew open as she sat bolt upright in her bed.
A dream. It had all been a dream. She snuggled back into her covers, thinking about how tomorrow would turn out at her new job as head of finance at Cakeless Enterprises, Browntown division, the disturbing dream just a forgotten image.
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Downtown Browntown
RandomBrowntown: a place for misfits, freaks, geeks, nerds, and the like. Everyone knew each other by their screen names and no one gave a fuck about what you looked like. The only thing that mattered was being devout to the All Mighty Lord Ray. But what...
