Imaginary Friend

by MONANIK

As any story goes, this one, too, starts with a tragedy. Lance is a freshly-out-of-college adult ready to take on his dreams of becoming a pilot. But before his debut in the skies, he decides to spend some time at home with his family in Ann Arbor, where objects vanish and a childhood memories resurface, reminding the cuban to-be pilot of a long forgotten imaginary friend: Keith

1. Once upon a time

As any story goes, this one, too, starts with a tragedy.

Though it seems cruel, and at times unjustified, human anger, greed and sorrow usually go hand in hand. Like any other species, it lives to exist. But what happens when you exist… to live? Are you doomed to be forever shunned by your peers, your pack?

That was the dilemma our lad faced.

As any story goes, this one too starts with a conflict based in greed. Humans cannot satisfy with anything less than all there is, so they constantly strive for what's unattainable— regardless of the outcome. As any story goes, this one too has its layers upon layers of anger and sorrow. Sometimes their anger, their frustration, their losses, shine so bright that they burn those around. Humans light a flame in their agony and spread it in the world, dooming the rest to misery on equal grounds as them.

Alas, they continue to thrive and live like cockroaches; crawl their way through anything, live on nothing, but refuse to go.

And so, as any story goes, this one, too, is doomed to burn.