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Rhodes

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Chapter 1 - Fourteen Days To Go

My name is Rick Rhodes. I live alone, eat alone, sleep alone and do everything else alone. I have to, because I lack empathy and just don't fit in. As much as I enjoy being around people, they don't seem to enjoy being around me. I work from home for a company that doesn't care about my existence. I have decided my plan, In 2 weeks, It's over. I will take my own life if nothing changes. 

Day one/ Fourteen

Beep, Beep, Beep

The alarm blares. I opened my eyes to the same sound I've been waking up to for 3 years straight. I stepped out of bed, my feet hitting the cold wood floor. I stepped over to my drawer and reached inside, grabbing a pair of socks. I sat on the bed, sliding the warm fabric over my cold feet. I looked over to my calendar. Fourteen days until I can be at peace. I stood up, walking to my bathroom to brush my teeth. My reflection stared back at me. The only human I've seen in years that actually noticed me. I stuck the toothbrush in my mouth, the bristles rubbing my teeth, scraping the gunk off. The toothbrush is what I need in my life. To scrape the dirt away. I turned the sink off and walked over to my desk, turning my laptop on. The light from the screen blaring into my eyes, I opened the software my work created and logged in.

User: RickRhodes82

Password: RickAwesome18 

I worked for the hospital; my job was to check the billing of patients and make sure everything was correct. I attend the meetings, but nobody ever seems to care.

"Bill, any questions?"

"Nope"

"Cassie?"

"All good"

My boss would go through everyone except me.

I filed the work of the accounts, some alive, some dead. There was multiple that had committed suicide, and more who failed. I don't feel empathy most of the time, but I do when it comes to failed Suicide attempts. I know much about them. In fourteen days, I can't fail. Not anymore. When my day is over, I DoorDash some liquor to my apartment. I drink until I feel nothing. Only then, I can sleep. 

The next morning, I repeat the same process 

"Bill, any questions?"

"Nope"

"Cassie?"

"All good"

"Rick? Any questions?"

Holy shit. She actually asked me for once.

"Nop-' I began to reply before it started.

Beep, Beep, Beep

It was just a dream.

  1. This means a lot to me though I cannot express how.