Stories I've started/had an idea for, but will never end up writing.
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Summary
Josh is a normal boy in Dogson's Home for Orphans. He tries to follow the rules, breaking them occasionally when he needs to. When he needs to skip his nighttime pill just once, suddenly he gets his eyes opened.
1
I stand in the line outside the entrance to the dorms. My heart beats unusually fast. Can I really pull it off? If I can't, what will they do to me? I will be punished, but how severely? No one that I know of has ever tried to do this before. The line slowly moves forward and I watch the two employees on either side of the doorway smile and hand a small cup of water and the green pill to each person. They make sure the pill is swallowed and the line moves forward.
Three people left. I tug my left sleeve over part of my palm. This is why I wore my biggest shirt.
Two people left. I try to relax my face into it's normal expression. I can do this.
One person. I take a deep breath and step forward.
The blond woman smiles at me and holds out a green pill in her white-gloved hand. I take it with my left hand and slip it down my sleeve. I feel it land near my elbow and smile as I accept the cup of water. I press my fingers against my mouth and pretend to place the pill inside. Then I drink the water and walk through the doorway, holding my breath.
I wait for the scolding voice of the woman to come after me, but it doesn't. I walk down the long hallway and turn to the right. I push through my door and see David already asleep. He's my roommate. The pill helps us sleep. A few minutes after the pill is taken, we fall asleep until eight hours have passed. Then we wake up well rested and alert.
But I don't want to fall asleep right away. I'm going to take the pill, just not immediately.
I tuck the pill into my pocket and glance around the room.
