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As I process the environment, my phone rings. It's a call from dad. "Hey-" I'm cut off. "Zoey, it's an emergency you need to come home. Now." I don't reply. I just sprint towards my house.

Is it a fire? Is there a murder? Suicide? I enter the house and it's pitch dark. It's morning but the thick upholstery we have, completely darkens the house.As I take slow and cautious steps, my feet brush something hard.

BOOM!!!

I see my parents standing in the living room with a cake. I recover from the shock and hug mom for the surprise. As the cake is for me, it read "Belated birthday wishes Zoey." We celebrate for hours and hours.

I learnt that they had planned this a week later but my surprise arrival lessened the importance of 'belated'. Days passed by, I enjoyed the comfort of my family but the vision kept itching my mind. The importance that I give to the vision makes the days event less. The vision made its appearance now and then. I had to face it with wit and courage. This is mentally breaking me down. Alissa's birthday rolled over. We celebrated her with all our excitement. I met her friends. She told me all the 'school stuff', it was actually hard for me to act as if I really cared.

Finally, it's the day. The day when I return back to Australia. We bade farewell and I boarded the flight. The 19 hour flight journey, unlike the onward travel, passed in less than a few minutes. For some reason, my mind feels clouded. Unable to think freely. I reach home. A part of me believed that it is the jet lag that clouds my thinking. I jump onto my couch the second I reach home. Before I can command my body to fall asleep, I realise I've already docked away from the realms of reality.

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