You are all alone you are all alone you are all alone you are all alone YOU ARE ALL ALONE YOU ARE ALL ALONE YOU ARE ALL—

He paces back and forth, from bed to door, turn, door to bed, turn, bed to door, turn, door to bed…

ALONE ALONE ALONE ALONE ALONE ALONE bed to door turn door to bed turn bed to door turn door to bed

Madness.

Silence.

Chill.

Ba-ding!

He casually glances at the monitor. Screaming lyrics pour out of the speakers. Screaming lyrics pour into his ears. Screaming lyrics pour into his mind. Screaming lyrics screaming lyrics SCREAMING LYRICS the e-mail is ignored. He flops on the bed the rough bed the cold bed.

He is ALONE ALONE ALONE ALONE ALONE ALONE ALONE ALONE ALONE ALONE ALONE ALONE ALONE

Ba-ding!

The e-mail is ignored.

He watches the door, glaring at the invisible lock that keeps outside away. Outside outside outside death. Introspection. Deep thought.

Alone. Lonely. Cold. Empty.

THIRST!

He unlocks the imaginary lock on the door, bracing himself. The door bursts open. Screaming from outside.

“YOU FAT SACK OF SHIT I HATE YOU GET AWAY DIE LONER FAILURE—“ the door is slammed shut he lies on the floor in the foetal position can’t breathe can’t breathe can’t breathe.

The door explodes open again “STUPID IDIOT RETARD FRAIDY CAT GET THE FUCK OUT—“ the door slams shut again he presses against the door holding it closed he fumbles for the lock it won’t lock it won’t lock IT WON’T LOCK IT WON’T LOCK WHY WON’T IT LOCK THE STUPID LOCK IS BROKEN

click. The lock is in place. He’s still frightened. He places invisible chains through invisible loops he chains the door he chains the door shut.

He’s trapped trapped in his room in his space in his PRISON. He is ALONE ALONE ALONE ALONE—

He forces back the pain he forces back the tears he forces back the emotion he forces back the life—

Numb.

Bethany(F) has just signed in.

He looks up from his place on the floor.

Bethany(F) says: hi

He goes to the computer and sits.

The Bored Schizoid says: hi

Bethany(F) says: how are you?
I AM ALONE I’M FAT STUPID AND ALONE I’M—

The Bored Schizoid says: fine

THE END