Of Pillows and Politics

The Beginning

 "And that's a wrap. Great commercial, Mike!" The camera man flashed him the "thumbs up" from the other side of the stage. "Those pillows are going to sell like hotcakes!"

"Thanks, camera man...I should probably learn your name." Mike smiled weakly at him.

His life had always been devoted to pillows and giving people the best night's sleep in the whole wide world. It was what he lived for. The joy on his customer's faces, the happiness and pride he felt knowing that people were sleeping soundly...thanks to him. 

But it wasn't the same. His mind had been drifting from pillows...to something else. 

Perhaps dentistry? No. That was weird.

Acupuncture? That was worse. 

Now that he recalled, it all began on November 8 of 2016. Now when was that...?

Then it hit him like one of his pillows. Except this pillow was filled with rocks, not love. 

That was the day Donald Trump was elected president.

That was the day the world turned upside down. The once peaceful Obama-land was shattered like glass. Nothing was ever the same without good ol' Barrack there. 

Mike left work with a sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach. He barely had the energy to make himself a cup of ramen for dinner that night. 

It had been a few weeks since his wife left. Perhaps that, and the Trump-landia that had been thrust upon the earth, was what made him feel so down. He wanted someone to love, but alas, there was just no lifting his spirits. 

He snuggled into bed with his mountains of My Pillows. They were what kept his soul afloat, somewhat, though the joy had mostly left. 

It was hard to fall asleep. His thoughts haunted him. But when he finally surrendered to the night's embrace, he jolted awake to a sharp poke in his side. 

Standing before him was a group of cloaked, masked figures. He jumped back in shock. 

"Wh-who are you people?! And how did you get into my house?" He shrieked. 

No one said a word. A man (Or he felt like a man, at least. A tender, handsome man) lifted his soft finger to Mike's temple. 

And with that, the world turned black.