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Fell on Black Days

          I woke up and felt..... well I don't know what exactly I felt. I woke up and felt.....I don't know this feeling. This feeling is something I never felt before, and I thought I knew what I feel all the time, but this is new. What I feel is new but similar to how lazy I can feel. I don't feel like going to work, I don't feel like getting breakfast, I don't even feel like getting out of bed. My phone rings but I don't even bother paying attention to it, I just want to know what exactly I'm feeling. I don't get what I'm feeling or why. Maybe it's because a week ago I got denied a new job that I wanted, so I can't quit this job that I hated for a while. Maybe it's cause I isolated myself from my friend group cause I thought I was letting them down. Maybe it's cause I lack confidence in trying to get the job that I want, that everything I do is a half-assed attempt to stand out. Maybe it's cause I'm too shy to tell a girl ...
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The Room (A Short Story by Austin Garfield)

            Lightning strikes on the glowing city, as a car parks in front of a hotel. A man in a suit and briefcase walks out, his name is Ronald Johns. He was on a business trip, but his flight was delayed due to a heavy storm. The next flight wouldn’t leave until tomorrow, so he decided to stay in a hotel. After grabbing his briefcase and locking the car, he walked through the automatic glass door, and headed to the front desk. A young woman was standing there, a casual smile on her face. “Hello, " said the attendant, “Welcome to Reynolds hotel.” “Uh hey,” said Ronald, “I just need a room for tonight, cheapest you got, I’ll take it.” The attendant nodded and searched through the computer that wasn’t visible from over the desk. “We seem to have a regular room on this floor, room 13,” said the attendant, “That’ll be 150 for the night, if that’s fine with you, sir.” The man sighed and said, “Sure, better than sleeping in a car I guess, paying with a ca...
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