I know. I know exactly where he wants me to go. I know why I have to go. I know hes in trouble. At least he's sober, I know that too. At 7:45, in an attempt to draw the least amount of attention to myself, I walked briskly down the street, calling the name of my unlost dog Sophie. Shadows chased and chastised me as my heartbeat increased and my pace quickened. I didnt want to be late, and I didnt want to be early. I wanted to be perfect, and I wanted him to be there for me. Exactly one minute before 8 o'clock (cell phone time, that is) I walked to the exact spot of my previous deja vu and stood in place, awaiting and extraordinary feat's occurence. By 8:01 I was stricken with a thought of stupidity. Perhaps, this was all a huge coincidence, and he really doesnt need me. Perhaps I wanted something so much (as did my fellow collegues) that I made these things happen. Perhaps there really wasnt an Alex anymore. But then (!) as if strucken by a great force, I collapsed to my knees to momentarily be blinded by a light, numbing my insides and dilluting everything around me until I was in complete darkness. ___________________________________________ ---"Her eyes are opening."--- ><>"I can see that fool, I'm not blind," spoke an unfamiliar voice.<>< "I can hear you fools, I'm not deaf." Witht he opening of my eyes, light streamed in through my eyelids as the room almost unbearbly white blinded me for a moment. ---"Shit you look rough, want a beer?"--- "I'm no alcoholic." ><>"Yeah me either.<>< ---"Oh shut up Yeti, you sure as hell are."--- "So you are the infamous Yeti, how are you." ><>"Well"<>< "He's very social....." ---"He's lacking alcohol and its made him grumpy these past few days, cant get his fix."--- "Wait so you've ben keeping him on board?" ---"Yes."--- "Does that mean I can stay too, because I know I can stay here for days and it only effects me in minutes...." ><>"Wint she a bright'un."<>< He spoke in an accent all his own, probably descending from teh Marijuanians. ---"Fuck off Yeti."--- ><>"Fine fine fine...Fucking.<>< He said as he muddled about the room, finally reaching the door and slipping, fairly steathily for his persona, out of the room. ---"Sorry about that..."--- "No worries, but I do want to know whats going on." ---"Well, I wanted you here to talk, I guess. I can come home you know."--- "I noticed." ---"I havent."--- "Noticed that too, everyone misses you." ---"I know."--- "You look tired, we can talk about this in the morning." ---"No one is expecting you at home?"--- "Well, Scott checks in on me occasionally, but he knows...." ---"I know."--- "Wake me when you wake, and uh, could you lock the door?." ---"Yeti scare you?"--- "Slightly." ---"G'night"--- he said, and we layed together, both wanting and dreading the morning's coming.....