Emergencies

MONIQUE

The cacophony of an ambulance's siren and people's wailing brought me out of my slumber. I'd been in dreamland for so long.

Scrubbing my eyelids open, I sat up and peered into the darkness, the mood and gloom digging deep into my soul.

"Shit." I mumbled as I attempted to stand. Taking a deep breath, I moved my neck left and right for a couple minutes before staring into the darkness once more.

I was guessing there was an accident of some sort. Once I stopped feeling sleepy, my feet and brain located the switch and I turned the lights on and headed in the direction of the window.

From where I stood, police officers and police vans were littered all around the street. Normally, I had no interest in things like this, but it felt as though my life was in danger. If someone successfully broke into my house to rob and kill me, he'd be triumphant since I had no guards for protection. I didn't even have someone to keep me company. I'd been on my own for long enough. One week alone