DAY ONE
Chuck woke up in the same bed he always did. Today is the day, he thought to himself. Today is the day I relive. Over and over.
Over and over. That's how it always was.
He ran downstairs and thought to himself what he could do to change this same day to maybe escape it. He reminisced of the past attempt...
One Loop ago...
DAY ONE
Chuck woke up, read a book, and then went downstairs. It was his normal day to day schedule, and he accepted it.
When he went downstairs, he noticed that his mother was reading yesterday's paper again.
He shrugged it off and got some cereal. It seemed surprisingly heavy, since he'd already used it the day before. It hadn't even been open! That was very peculiar.
"Mom, where's the box of cereal I had yesterday?" he asked his mother. He looked towards his mother, who began staring at him like he was crazy.
"We didn't have any cereal yesterday," she explained. "I just bought that last night, remember?"
"No, you bought that two nights back. I had cereal yesterday."
"Chuck, you probably are confused. Turn on the TV and eat your cereal. Relax before school."
Chuck walked into the living room and turned on the TV. It was on ABC.
He looked at the DVR clock. It read "5/11/14 – 6:55 AM."
"Mom, why does the DVR say it's the 11th?!" Chuck inquired with a worried look.
"Because it is, sweetie," his mother replied.
The rest of Chuck's day was a blur. He knew exactly what was supposed to happen.
He'd ride his bike to school and get bullied in front of the entrance by Molly Parker. He would go through his studies until PE, where he would be pushed into a ditch by a crowd of runners and have to spend the rest of the day at the nurse.
Chuck had to wonder, though. Why was he reliving yesterday? Was he dreaming or something? This couldn't have happened!
But it did, he came to realize. It did happen. All of it. He would have to relive a horrible day until he fell asleep, where he would then have to wake up – probably back at the morning where it began.
So he decided to not fall asleep.
It was hard to stay awake, yes, but he eventually managed to stay up until midnight.
Midnight was when he blacked out.