"Welcome back!"

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"Welcome back!" I shake his hand, but frown when he walks away. Welcome back? What is this dude talking about... I put my bag on my new desk and smile to myself. The office is just big enough and the view is awesome. "Woah, I never thought I would see you again!" A woman walks through my open door and pulls me in a hug. I gently push her away. "I'm sorry, but who are you?"

The look in her eyes turns sad. No, not sad... more like she feels sorry for me. It makes me confused. What's wrong with this company?!
"Never mind it, we bought you some cookies to make you feel welcome." She smiles sweetly. "Chocolate, your favourite!" She says, while leaving my office with a wink. Goosebumps all over my arms, as big as insect eggs. Insects crawling under my skin, trying to get out and a thousand tiny hairy legs on my face. Unable to move my body, I can't shake them off. I shiver. I really should stop daydreaming like that. Even though... it feels more like a memory.

"Hey! You're back!" Oh great, another person that says he knows me. "Yeah, well I guess so." Might as well play along. "How are you? How is your family?" What on earth is he talking about. "'My family?" I ask. "Yes, your wife and the kids?" He smiles and nods. I start to remember, my surroundings change. Big doors, blue lights and big tanks filled with water.

The lifeless body of my 3 year old daughter floating in a tank. I try to scream, but water fills my nose and mouth. I turn my head looking for a way out, seeing my wife. Her brains laying in the bowl next to her. Eyes wide open, filled with fear. My vision is starting to get blurry. My lungs feel like exploding. A frowning irritated face shows up in front of the glass. "Damnit! Experiment 3 failed." The last thing I hear is my son screaming. "We shouldn't have freed an alien from area 51-...."

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