Cleaning the house became a habit of hers, an obsession even. There was just something about scrubbing and washing and wiping that made her feel that little bit calmer. As she did the dishes, it dawned on her how strange it was that she could, without much effort, make this dirty plate so clean she could see herself reflected in its gleaming surface; yet no matter how hard she tried, she never did seem able to get herself a clean slate, to be able to start afresh. Her thoughts started heading where she most wanted them not to, but she blocked it out in time. She had gotten really good at refusing her brain memory of things she didn't want to recall again actually. She hummed a happy tune while drying the dishes. Life was peachy. She had an amazing job, amazing friends, an amazing apartment and an amazing boyfriend to boot. Yet she often felt that there was something not quite right. There always seemed to be something......missing. She couldn't quite put her finger on the source of her uncontentment but she knew that she was and that was enough to both occupy and bother her. What was her problem really? Why was she never satisfied? It worried her. She often lost sleep dwelling on it. Drying her hands, she glanced at her watch and let out an alarmed gasp. She was late! Damn it, she thought, the boss is going to massacre me. Dashing into her room to change, she knocked into a little coffee table and felt a stab of pain in her little toe. Wincing and muttering obscenities under her breath, she wrestled herself into the first outfit her fingers caught hold off. She ran out, grabbed her trusty oversized Prada and jammed her feet into her Marc Jacobs. Then she wrenched the door open, let herself out and began scavenging through her bag for her keys. She couldn't find them. Letting out an exasperated scream, she looked again. Finally she located the damned keys and locked the door. She ran to the lifts and jabbed the button expectantly, but nothing happened. Cursing out loud now, she decided to take the stairs and practically ran down in her precarious heels. Two flights of emergency stairs later, the inevitable happened: her heel snapped. She heard the crack and before she had a chance to get her balance back, she could feel herself falling, falling, falling. It all seemed to be happening in slow motion, like in a Matrix movie, but oh-so-fast at the same time. The next thing she knew, her head had collided with the hard concrete floor, there was a sickening crack, and then she knew no more. *** Yea she died. Worry worry all but end up dying anyway. Ya la I'm feeling morose. And beyond irritated. Who the hell do you think you are? Walau eh. Damn over lor. But I shall tahan, as usual. But urghhh geram betul. Funny how things change. Have you been missing me? |