It's My Life

Episode 1

School, work, home, repeat. It happens to the best and worst of us, feeling trapped in a cycle that only we know all too well. We may be in a customised and fancier hamster wheel than we would like to admit, but at the end of the day we are still running on that same wheel.

Staring at myself in the mirror; the bags under my eyes, the slight frown on my lips and the hunch of my shoulders. I am nothing more than another face at school. But I'm leaning closer to the mirror now and I can see the frown on my face start to etch into my skin around my mouth and I can feel the heavy weight on my shoulders.

I let out a long sigh. It seems like it developed over night but my knowledge begged to differ.

I turn my head and let the dark curtain of my hair sweep over my face. My legs force their way up from their bent position, I want to get up- to leave. But a second thought was all it took for me to bite my lip and sit down.

I look at the mirror again and at myself. I don't want to frown anymore, I want to smile and to laugh until the sides of my stomach ached with the residue of happiness.

Driven by my burst of thought I ran to get a pen and paper. But I began and finished with a blank.

I was so afraid of myself.

My thoughts were drowning in my head and yet I would not let them out. It was almost as if I was paired with a pen but lost the ability to write.

I threw it to the side and picked up my phone.

8:03am

It was two more minutes before my alarm. I let out a sigh and drag my heavy legs down the stairs.

"Bye Mum, I'm leaving for school now." I call out and make my way to the front door.

"Okay Mands," she replies.

Picking up my previously packed bag, my phone drops out of my hand. The lock screen turns on, but it wasn't blank.

"I'm back."

I looked at the message a moment longer than I should, but not as long as he should have waited to send it.

That's it for this section! I'm so happy that you've made it to the end. Let me know if you've enjoyed it (or not).