You Can Never Leave

A nightmare played in a permanent loop.

I woke up to the sound of my alarm clock.
I went downstairs, wondering why I was alone in the dormitory since people were always around.
I went outside and saw my friend. She offered me a cigarette.

I woke up to the sound of my alarm clock.
I went downstairs, wondering why my head hurt and saw that no one was there.
A woman laughed. I spun around to see-

I woke up to the sound of my alarm clock. I didn't have the strength to go downstairs, I willed myself to move but I couldn't.
A woman was screaming but I couldn't see her, “You can never leave this place.”

I woke up to the sound of my alarm clock.
I went downstairs, wondering why I was alone in the dormitory since people were always around.
I went outside and saw my friend. She offered me a cigarette.