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Akiko: You're welcome! And I must say you've definitely grown more beautiful over the last month.
Boss: Aww... Flattery won't get you anywhere, Akiko.
Akiko: Aww, man...
Akiko said playfully.
...
Boss: Now... There's something important I need to discuss with you.
Meanwhile, Zack walks down the street.
Zack: Alright... What to do... Ashley decided to sleep in...
Zack glances into an alleyway and sees a man sitting while holding his knees.
Zack: A homeless man?
Zack walks into the alleyway.
Zack: Um... Hello!
The man looks up at Zack, his face covered in dirt.
???: Hello...
Zack: Um... Are you homeless?
???: Yes, I am... But it's okay...
Zack: How could you say that? Do you have anyone to talk to?
???: There's a dog that always finds its way here.
Zack: That's it?
???: I don't need to talk to people.
Zack: You sure?
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Zack: Alright...
Zack sits beside the man.
Zack: What's your name?
???: I think... Anthony.
Zack: That's a great name! I used to have a friend named Anthony!
Anthony: You did?
Zack: Yeah! But he had to move due to work. Haven't heard from him since.
Anthony: Oh...
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Zack: Anyway... Why do you stay in an alleyway?
Anthony: Mama's here...
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Zack: I'm sorry?
Anthony: My Mama was buried here... Well, she actually died here.
Zack: I'm so sorry for your loss.
Anthony: It's fine... It's been twenty years.
Zack: I... see... So you've been grieving for twenty years?
Anthony: Yes... I've never left this alleyway.
Zack: What?! For twenty years?!
Anthony: Yes...
Zack: Okay... How did she...?
Anthony: She was stabbed... Right in front of me.
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Zack: I'm so sorry... How old were you...?
Anthony: I'd say... Four? Maybe five?
Zack: Losing your mother at such a young age must've sucked..
Anthony: Yes, it did...
Zack: Um... If you've never left this alleyway, where's your mom's... Y'know?
Anthony: Behind me...
Zack: You mean your mother's corpse has just been sitting behind you...? For twenty years?
Anthony: Yes... She's buried...
Zack: In the concrete...? How does that work...?
Anthony: I have no clue...
Anthony holds his hand out towards Zack, revealing his destroyed fingertips.
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Anthony: You tell me... How does it work?
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Zack: Did... Did you...?
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Anthony: I tell you... Everything from the beginning. Sit tight...
Zack: Are you sur-
Anthony: Yes, I am... I need to talk about this...
Zack: Alright... I'll listen...
Anthony: Good. Now... It happened twenty years ago...
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Abnormality
Paranormal19 year old Zack Costa wakes up in a seemingly normal world without anything out of the ordinary. Soon, he slowly realizes that his world may not actually exist, making him question whether or not he exists or not. Is this paradise or his very own h...
