Breath With In


Chapter 9 - Exploring More Of The World

Today was definitely not a holiday, but I decided to go outside anyway because why not? It was the perfect weather for an existential crisis, and I was ready to embrace the void. I walked around the whole town, taking in the dull sights of cracked sidewalks and broken streetlights. Then I got bored, so I decided to do it again, just in case I missed something the first time. Spoiler alert: I didn't.

After walking aimlessly in circles for what felt like forever, I stumbled into the park, which was eerily empty except for one guy. He was digging a hole with a shovel, looking really intense. I asked him what he was doing, but he just stared at me and kept digging. Eventually, I figured it out—he was burying the guy who died. I forget his name, but it doesn't matter because, honestly, he did drugs, which is basically a death sentence in this town. LUL. No one was there to mourn him, not even his mom. Just the one guy digging, probably waiting for him to decompose and turn into a tree or something. I don't really know how that works, but I've seen enough sci-fi movies to guess that it involves a lot of weird science and questionable ethics.

I watched for a while, feeling like I was part of some strange ritual, but eventually, I got bored, so I left. I walked back home because that's what you do when you get bored of a park burial. When I got inside, I sat down and started scrolling through the internet, which, honestly, was just a huge mistake. There was nothing to read—only YouTube videos. But hey, at least I was alive to watch them, right? So I dove into the wonderful world of history videos. Did you know that Cleopatra once ruled ancient Egypt? Neither did I until today, but now we both know! You're welcome.

Not much happened after that. I spent the next few hours clicking on random links, wondering why I even existed. I looked up music and thought deeply about life while sitting alone in my room. The walls seemed to close in, but I didn't care. It was just me, my thoughts, and some pretty good songs. Some of them were made by super intelligent AI that had figured out how to cure cancer, apparently. Just casually curing cancer like it's no big deal. I felt a sudden, unexplainable urge to clap for them, but I resisted. It would be weird. But, honestly, AI deserves applause. If only they could solve world hunger too.

Then, feeling strangely satisfied but also empty, I went to bed. Tomorrow is another day full of nothing. But hey, at least I didn't bury anyone in a park today. I guess that's something.