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Night Shift

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Can’t handle the night shift much longer. Feel sick on the walk to work at 10:30. By 7:00 everything hurts. Back aches, head full of fog, eyes burn and got those black circles, black on white so pale you’d think I haven’t seen sunlight in years. Have I? Hard to keep track.

Walk home’s the worst. Always pass that guy walking his dog. Always makes the same joke.

“Girl, you need to get some sleep. You auditioning for The Walking Dead?”

“Haha.” Smile. Keep moving, no time to talk. Everything’s fuzzy, can’t focus. Need to get home before I pass out.

A friend said try meditation to focus, de-stress. Breathe in, 2, 3. Hold, 2, 3. Out, 2, 3. Hold.

Just forgot at first, then wanted to see how long I could go. Still waiting.

“Girl, you need to get some sleep. You auditioning for The Walking Dead?”

Ha. Ha.
Prompt: Undead
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