Boredom: A Horror Story

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It was like any somber day. Pattering rain tearing through the sky and scenery, grouchy clouds blotting out the upbeat sun that paints the world bright and intensely hued with its light, and taciturn streets that are most often bustling are empty to keep from being drenched with this dreary weather. Most often people try to get work done around their snug homes on days like this. Others try to relax and spend their leisure time performing activities for their enjoyment. Boredom, however, is different. Boredom, as normal as any other being; eats, sleeps, and breaths. The one difference though, is while most others try to work and be productive, Boredom lays draped over a piece of furniture doing nothing. Boredom’s mind is blank and unable to decide on some form of productivity, whether it actually is productive or simply a form of entertainment to fill the empty mind. This …show more content…

‘I don’t know what to do with myself’ resonates repeatedly off the walls. Boredom occasionally yells in frustration at not knowing what to do. Thunder cracks outside followed by a flash of lightning shredding the sky. A dark shadowy figure travels across the window almost as recklessly as the flash of lightning. Boredom merely decides to watch a movie to satiate the feeling of sparseness, ignoring anything happening going on in the outside world. The movie is one that Boredom has never seen before, new to the stimulation of the mind. “The movie better be worth it,” Boredom mutters in hopes to temporarily satisfy the intense emptiness. Everything from the dreary gloom in the world outside to the feeling of emptiness begin to fade and are forgotten. As the movie continues Boredom’s facade slowly begins to melt away, revealing something gruesome underneath. Boredom is slipping away as the movie continues, a favorite character is found and Boredom watches intently; it is prepared to see what happens

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