Parasocial

~part 1~

I was sitting in a dark room, by myself, the only thing in the room being my gaming setup. I get up and walk over to it, but I feel so weak. It's hard to move, but I manage. I boot up my PC and a game opens. Without thinking, I just start playing it. I feel like I need to, so I just do. The game has amazing graphics, it seems so real. Then, I notice something a little off. The games' in a first person point of view, and standing outside of a building...with the same number as my apartment building. I tried the pin for my door, and it opened. A big coincidence, right? At least I hope. When I went inside everything was like my room, the setup, the furniture, the decor, it was all the same. I don't think it's a coincidence at this point. It had to be my apartment. I went to my living room, nothing. The bathroom maybe? Still nothing. Same with the kitchen, the spare, and my gaming room. I check my bedroom and-

I was startled awake. The nightmares keep getting worse. They haven't been this bad since right after it happened, why are the starting again? I check my phone, 5:48. Well I may as well get up, get an early start to my day. I get out of bed and find some new clothes, I may as well go for a run while I have the time. I grab a sports bra, a jacket, and some yoga pants and get dressed. I grab a protein bar and put it in my pocket. I'll stop at the park and eat, watch the sunset, that should be nice. I grab some running shoes and run out the door.