Michael woke up in a sunny morning. It was weekend so he didn’t have to go to school. He made his bed and wore his clothes. Then he noticed something. His sister, Sarah, always came to his room in the morning. Bu today, she didn’t. “That’s weird.” He thought. He checked his sister’s room. She was still sleeping. He grinned. “You little monster wake up!” Sarah yawned and opened her eyes. “What?” she said. Michael looked her eyes. “It’s morning Sarah, time to have breakfast!” She looked at him with empty eyes. She only said “Ok…”
He went downstairs. His mother was making breakfast. “Morning mom!” he said. His mother didn’t answer. She was like a ghost who’s just looking at the fridge. Michael replied. “Morning, Mom?” Finally, she noticed him. “Morning…” Michael got shocked. His mother had never said only “Morning.” Until now. “What’s going on?” he thought. “Nobody acts normal today.” He looked at his mother again. She was still looking at the fridge. “Mom are you OK?” asked Michael. His mother only nodded. After a while Sarah came. She was like his mother neither. Just looking with empty eyes. “There is something really weird going on.” Thought Michael. He had his breakfast quickly and left home as fast as he could. Suddenly he realized something. Everybody in the street was looking with empty eyes! “Ok, that’s really scary. I need to go to Bryson’s house.
When he went to Bryson’s house, Bryson was waiting to him at the front door. He “Hi, Michael.” Said Bryson. Michael looked at him angrily. “Oh dude! Why everybody is acting like a zombie! Is there anything that I don’t know but everybody knows? Bryson shook his head. “No, it’s just a normal day as always.” Michael was about go to crazy. “But why are you looking at me like I’m a ghost? Or like I’m not here? Bryson nodded and just said “No.” Michael hit Bryson’s head. “Are you listening to me? I said nobody acts normal today. Except me I guess.” Bryson continued looked at him. Michael felt uncomfortable in this situation. “You know what? I’m going to find out what is going on. If you’re with me, follow.” Said Michael. He started walking to his car. He looked at Bryson last time. He was still staying in the same situation. Michael grinned. “Hah, very funny…”
He went to the town center to observe more people. He stayed there about two hours. “OK, there is really something going on. I need to find what but how?”
Suddenly he saw a man stood at him. He thought the man needed help so he went next to him. “Uhm, Sir? Is there a problem?” asked Michael. The man looked at him. “Why I don’t feel anything son?” Michael got shocked “I don’t know Sir. But I think everybody is acting weird. Is there a connection between your issue and the other ones?” The man looked other people and looked Michael again. “Oh boy, everybody is like a zombie. I don’t know what’s going on but I haven’t felt anything since this morning. I woke up and… Oh my God.” Michael looked at him curiously. “What? Did you remember something?” The man was looking around with empty eyes. “I can’t feel anything son. I just can’t I don’t know how but It is not normal. What is happening to me?” Then suddenly they saw a man that tried to stole a women’s purse. But there were things that went wrong. The woman seemed normal like before the man stole her purse. She just looked at the robber and got back to her work. Actually, the robber seemed coldblooded while stealing the women’s purse. Before he stole the purse, he talked with the woman. Then he finally said “I’m stealing this mam.” But the woman said only OK(!) What a shame! Michael went to the woman quickly. “Hey, are you insane! He stole your purse.” shouted Michael. The woman looked at Michael. “I don’t know…” she said. “But…” Michael got curious. “But what?” said Michael. She nodded. “I don’t know what is happening to me. I can’t be happy. Even when I wanted to smile, I couldn’t be…” Michael got shocked again. He understood what was going on! “Let’s be sure” he said. He went to a coffee which was really crowded. When go got inside, the waiter came for the orders. Michael observed him. He seemed normal but there was something wrong with him like others. His face was like a stone. He didn’t even smile to the customers. He only took the orders and went back. “Yeah, now I’m highly sure but I still have to check one more place!” said Michael.
Then Michael went to someone’s funeral. Everyone in there wore black clothes. He looked at their faces. Nobody was crying or seemed sad. They weren’t even talking to each other. He saw a girl who was about his age. He tried to talk to her. “I’m so sorry for your loss. He was a good man. How are you feeling?”. The girl lifted her head and looked at him. “He was my uncle…You know what? I am not feeling anything. And this emotionless me sucks. I want to cry, do you understand? I loved him so much but why I am not crying in his funeral?”. Michael felt sorry for her. “I know how you feel but don’t worry. I am sure that he knows you’re sad”. She looked at the sky. “I hope so…”.
Michael went back to his house. When he opened the door, he saw Sarah was watching Titanic. “Sarah, you watched Titanic so many times. Why are you watching it again?”. She didn’t answer him. She continued watching. Michael came next to her and looked at her face. When he saw what she was doing, she shouted. “Sarah, are you crazy? What are you doing?”.
“I’m trying to cry, Michael” she said. Michael looked at her with disgust. “You are totally insane!”. She grabbed and onion and looked at it to cry. She had been looking at it about three hours. “I can’t show any emotions so I’m trying to cry. I thought this is the easiest. As you know when I watch Titanic, I look at an onion. I cry. But now, it is not working”. Michael laughed at her. “Poor Sarah. Why don’t you try to laugh like me?”
After some time, Michael went to his bed to sleep. It was a long day. He hoped that tomorrow won’t be as the same as today. Who knows? Maybe everybody will be healed. Time will tell.