Prompt Me Short Stories

Side Effects

Genre: Suspense                  Author's Rating: G                       Writing Level: C-

This one was inspired by Side Effects by Stray Kids. I came across the song and it spoke to me. I hope it speaks to you as well. Shorter upload, but still worthy in my opinion. 

Enjoy. -EMA

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My anxiety skyrockets as the notification comes through. I click it and my phone opens up on his glorious face. His smile instantly making my day so much better. I smile back at him just existing on my screen.

He hasn't gone live in weeks. I'm understanding, I tell myself. He has been through a lot and needs the time. I find myself getting more and more agitated. I'm missing his laugh worse than a junkie misses the high. Missed meals are a way to measure the time now.

I sweat scrolling through old videos trying to satiate my want. I lick my lips wondering if he is alright and it makes me nauseous just to think that he might not be alright.

My head hurts constantly. My emotions wreaking havoc on my own mental state.

I'm having problems sleeping. He waits in the shadows of my dreams to pull me into his arms. I know it's just a dream, so I try not to sleep. Instead waiting for the real thing. Craving the real thing.

I want to reach out to him, I know my delusional mind would come off as just a crazed fan. It still doesn't stop the thoughts of leaving everything behind to run to a different part of the world. To run from the real problems and find new ones somewhere else.

I'm numbing to my surroundings. I'm fine, I snap at others. I only speak in jokes that others in the circle would understand. I change the phrases I use just to be more like him. I find myself wondering what he would say to me when we first meet or in other salacious interactions.

I'm nervous about the future of my own life, wondering how he could fit into it. Knowing full well that he wouldn't, and shouldn't. Knowing that this can't be the way I continue to live my life.

Nervous about the person who sleeps next to me, who has slowly watched me creep further and further away from them. Observing touches that are fewer and far between. Noticing the distance growing between us.

Obsession

Common side effects include nervousness, insomnia, nausea, agitation, anxiety, sweating, vision problems, psychosis, numbness, dizziness, headaches, and weight loss.