Phantasmagoria Part 1

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Hi I'm back but only to post my book and maybe respond to a few comments but please comment on my profile so i can respond to them with out further info have fun Phantasmagoria Hello, my name is Pierce Miller. I’m 26 and the doctors have diagnosed me with schizophrenia when I was 12. Since then I was forced to be home school because other kids were scared of me. I am currently working at a small diner at the edge of town. I work at the counter taking orders and telling the chefs we even have a few regulars such as Miss Smith, a recent widow after her husband disappeared last week without a trace beside a pool of blood that led into the closet but no trace of his body(assumed dead). The day after he went missing I saw him walk across the road and when a car passed by he disappeared. I told myself over and over again that it was just my imagination. When I looked back he was there again on the other side of the road, staring at me. I blinked and he was gone again. Next day, As I drove to work I thought about what happened the day prior. My boss was mad at me yesterday for “being lazy”. I tried telling him my schizophrenia was going off but he wasn’t having it. Boss is going to be full of it when he finds I am 12 minutes late. This day was the average work day full of lines, chefs cooking, and people chatting. After a day full of work and a lecture from my boss I headed home. It was 9:06 EST, it was dark, empty, and silent. The only thing lighting the roads was the faint moonlight glow and the headlights of my car. I drove home and it wasn’t interesting except for the strange man I saw standing in the road. I swerved just in time to avoid him but he was just standing there staring at me. This time it felt more real like an actual person not one of my episodes. But it couldn't, they were distorted almost like a ghost. I decided to just leave him and drive away. When I arrive home I walk to my kitchen and heat up a microwaved dinner. It isn't much but it's all I can afford until I get my next paycheck. In the morning I could only guess what would happen next, maybe the guy in the road will appear again, or maybe Miss Smith's husband across the road will come again! As I hopped in the car I thought about my episodes, the one I had of a gray shaded dog following me kinda reminded me of my neighbors lost dog, the child running in the road looked like a kid hit by a car I saw on the news, and the woman in the park looks like the woman kidnapped. When I got to the diner I immediately signed in and began the shift. Roughly 2 hours later, after the morning rush, I looked out the window but he wasn’t there. A chef called out hey Pierce mind getting me some more basil, sure I yelled back. I wasn’t looking at the pantry when I opened it but when I did he was there. Miss Smith's husband’s dead body was sitting in a pool of blood in the corner of the pantry. I screamed and fell back but then he moved his eyes, looked at me and he said “find me” in a slow quiet tone. My coworker asked if I was okay and then he was gone. Next thing I knew I was in a meeting with the manager. He stared at me and there was an awkward silence. After what seemed like 5 minutes I spoke up. S-Sir It was my schizo- “YOU'RE FIRED” yes sir. I wasn’t too mad, sure it was my only source of money, and sure my friends were there. But the work environment was horrible and the manager was always off… Wait the manager was always off after Miss Smith's husband went missing and the husband kept appearing at the diner, could- could my manager have killed someone. I decided to stay outside of the store and wait for Miss Smith to arrive. After a little while, she arrived and when she walked by she said “Pierce, why aren’t you in the kitchen?” I’m fired “Aw sweetie why?” My schizophrenia acted up and I caused another commotion. Can I ask you a question that involves your husband.