The Opposite by Isaih J Richmond
I’m Kevin and I’m not sure if anyone is reading this, but I’m stuck in an opposite world right now. It was 9:26 p.m. when I was preparing food for me and my girlfriend. I prepared the drinks and the snacks, all that was left was the popcorn. I took the popcorn out of the cabinet and started to read the instructions, “Put in microwave for three minutes.” As I opened the microwave and placed the popcorn bag in the middle, I proceeded to press each number one by one: 3, 0, 0, start. I blacked out and woke up with a terrible headache and was confused. As I struggled to get on my feet, I heard three loud beeps: BEEP, BEEP, BEEP. As I made it on my feet I smelled the scent of popcorn, remembering that I had prepared it for me and my girlfriend. I took a deep breath, still confused about what had happened, and made my way to my room. I opened the door to see my girlfriend nowhere in sight. I looked everywhere and still couldn’t find her. I was gonna give up until I remembered I could call her. I started to ring her, but there was no pickup. At that point I guessed she had just gone home. I put the snacks in the fridge and looked at the time, it was 6 :6. I couldn’t read the time, so I brushed it off, just thinking I hit my head too hard, and went to bed. 2
The next day . . . I woke up and did my morning routine. As I headed downstairs I was greeted by my grandparents, not my parents. “Where’s mom and dad?” I asked. “Are you feeling okay?” my grandmother replied. “Yes, where is mom?” “Sweetie, your parents died in a car crash two months ago, we’ve been taking care of you ever since.” I sat down, sitting there in disbelief. Then I got up once again. “I just saw them yesterday.” “Sweetie, did you hit your head?” “Yes, but I know what I am talking about!” I stormed out of 73
