Silence fills this room every night from 10 P.M. to 6:45 A.M. I feel the loneliness hit like bricks and the nightmare coming on. I never have made a noise in my sleep. I only scream when I wake up from the absence of noise that starts the nightmare. The absence of noise always draws me out of bed 15 minutes before my alarm should go off. I take a shower to wash the fear away and loosen the muscles and get dressed in my uniform. I then go to the kitchen for Cheerios and orange juice. I am always done eating by 7:20 A.M. and out the door by 7:25 and on the train by 7:35. The exact same schedule every morning since I started this job. I work from 8 A.M. to 4 P.M. and take the train home at 4:10. It’s always the same boring schedule but last time I didn’t follow a set schedule my life fell apart. I have to follow it. My motto for everyday is follow the schedule and things will be ok.

Well that was until I met someone who told me to challenge that schedule. Should I challenge that schedule and risk my life or trust that things will be alright as this handsome stranger says?