by Beth Hoyer
black. I woke up to my alarm vibrating in my bed. How I got there was a mystery. I walked to work early. I wanted to do some shopping. Anna was happy to see me. I saw Sue. It was nice to see her. Anna asked me to work tomorrow. I don’t mind I could use the money. Work was fine. The customers were neater and I didn’t have much to do. I told Sue about the diabetes. She didn’t seem happy about that because she seemed scared and freaked out. Poor Sue. I hope I’ll be fine taking the pill. I hate having to take needles. After work I walked home. I was quite tired from being on my feet today. It was great to be home. I fed the cats. They were hungry. I watched TV then I took an early shower. I had some dinner and I posted the food list Sean gave me on the refrigerator. I can’t wait to take the pills. The doorbell rang. It was Jeff Soldatev. He had a package with him. It was my diabetes pills. I read the directions. It says to take one pill at bedtime. I took it and now I have a headache. I think I’ll go to bed. I set my alarm clock to go off at the appointed time. I think going to bed will help me with my headache. I always want to sleep whenever I have a headache. I think I had a lousy day today. I’m not so sure but it was weird.
Headachy,
Elizabeth
February 24, 2101
Dear Anne,
I woke up with a headache. I could barely write about yesterday so I’m writing today. Ooh. It wasn’t as bad as the headache I had last night. I didn’t have any pills for the headache. I walked to work. Work wasn’t fine. Anna was in a bad mood. I don’t know why. It was Sue’s day off. She has a doctor’s appointment. She told me yesterday. I worked fine. I was glad my lunch break came. I’m sick of picking up stuff after customers. I’m so sick of it. I’m upset that it bothers me. The food processor didn’t have the food on my list so I had to walk home and get some food. The store sells some food for me but Anna has a policy of employees can’t just eat the food after they buy it in the store. I put it in a bag. Then I walked to work. I ate my food then I went back to work. I worked in boredom. I saw Sue. She came to buy some maternity outfits. I didn’t have a heart to tell her that she was wearing a dress that looked like a big tent with her butt sticking out of it. I saw her buying some baby girl clothes. Hello? She’s been bragging to me that the baby is a boy. Why is she buying baby girl clothes? I didn’t have to walk home because I packed enough food for two break times. I threw up at home. I don’t know why but I ate some dinner then I threw up. I left dry cat food out for the cats to eat. I called the Medical Bay area. I left Sean a message explaining I threw up. I hope I’m not coming down with a sickness. I threw up in the wastebasket. I wanted Sean to test some of my barf. Disgusting. Ugh. I think I might be sick. I hope I’m okay. I'll write more later.
Today I woke up to throw up and I fell asleep in the bathroom. I must have blacked out because I found myself in the bathroom sitting next to the toilet. Victoria sat in my lap as I threw up. Demeter sat and stared at me. I expect her to talk to me. I felt the same ghostly feelings like someone had a hand on my back as I threw up. I felt something like a washcloth on my mouth wiping away the stuff I threw up. I went to my room I don’t know what’s wrong with me. I also went to bed. It’s a good thing I went to bed early.
Later I got up and walked to work and then I threw up at work. I can’t believe it. I did that. I threw up in front of a customer. This lady came up to me and asked me to find some items. I did that and could have sworn that I felt a needle prick in my arm as she touched me. It was weird. The customer got Sue who took me to the break room. I threw up in the garbage can. Sue went to get Anna. Anna told me to go to the Medical Bay for a check up. I got my stuff and walked over. I threw up in the snow. I saw some people jump from the sky and land near me but the fog hid their features. I also was followed by two knights in armor as I walked to the Medical Bay. I also was close to fainting when someone grabbed me and put me on a horse and led the horse. I leaned on the horse head and I looked up to see something like a warehouse ceiling with gangplanks and people in lab coats were there standing with clipboards. Then I felt dizzy and looked towards the dirt ground. At the Medical Bay door I waited awhile on the horse before Sean came and helped me off the horse. Inside the Medical Bay Sean took blood from a needle from my arm. Serena was there and she looked concerned. He told me to go home and rest. The results will come later today. I threw up at the doctor’s. Then Serena came and helped me to a horse and I got on and lay my head on the horse’s head. I was feeling dizzy and sick. Then I was led off the horse and entered a doorway that turned out to be the house with the cats on the sofa waking up. The cats were surprised to see me. They acted surprised. I went to bed. I had a weird dream. I dreamed I was back in my bed on Earth. Mom was sitting next to me on the bed. She looked worried.
"Elizabeth?" she said.
She leaned over me and held my hand. Then a horrible pain came in my head and I fell unconscious. I got up later in the afternoon feeling a little better but my head still stings. The cats walked all over me. I fed them. Then I got a get-well message from Sue on the phone. The doorbell rang. It was Bruce. He seemed concerned. He heard about me throwing up at work. He gave me a hug. Bruce stayed for an hour holding me. Then he walked home. I watched him leave. I got a video message from Sean. He said I was suffering from the flu and food allergies. It seems I’m allergic to orange food. I threw away the orange food. I couldn’t return them at the store. They were opened. I got a video message from Anna. She told me not to show up for work tomorrow. Sean‘s orders. I guess I’ll sleep late. I think I’ll go to bed now. Good night.
Yours,
Elizabeth
February 26, 2101
Dear Anne,
I think I blacked out and missed the whole day yesterday. I remember sleeping late. I also had another weird dream. I dreamed that mom was shaking me awake calling my name. A man in a doctor's coat was with her in the room. I dreamed he put something on my chest and then said something to mom. Mom looked worried. I wonder why. The cats walked all over me last night. I left my door open. I ate brunch and worked on my female gymnastics web site. I included a page on competitions from memory such as World Championships. Then I ate a snack. I felt much better. I haven’t thrown up yet. Demeter sat in my lap when I worked on the web site. It’s coming along slowly. Today is payday. The mail person was Georgia. She came to drop off my paycheck. I got one hundred and fifty in my bank account. I should have earned one hundred dollars but the fifty must be for my medical bill, which I paid. I watched TV then I went to take a nap. I felt pretty jumpy. I ate some dinner. I made sure there wasn’t any orange food in my food. I can’t believe I have an allergy. I have the cats in my room. They're exploring and doing their thing which is sniffing and playing with my stuff. My room is in a mess. I left Sue’s old room the way it is. It’s the guest room. I haven’t gotten any furniture for the rooms downstairs besides the bathroom. I did some work on my gymnastics web site. I included a page on gymnasts and their biographies from memory. I planned to do a web site on my favorite band. I checked online for music. There isn’t any. I think I’ll go to bed. I have Victoria on my lap. I hope she doesn’t plan to snooze. I need to lie down to sleep.
I dreamed of mom again. This time I had a dream of her looking at me as I lay on a bed. She was holding my hand. I was in my room and she was crying.
"Lisha" she said.
Then I passed out and today I got up to fed the cats. They walked all over me during the night. It felt funny having paws walking all over me. I got a video message from Sean. He told me he got my money for the bill. That is nice. I got a video message from Anna who told me to report to work soon. I was embarrassed that I threw up in front of a customer. How humiliating. I got a video message from Bruce. He told me he'd come around to see me. I like him a lot. I’m in love with him. I like the name Bruce. It’s the name of the actor that plays my favorite character on the popular TV show here in Terra. Bruce came over. It was nice to see him. He was concerned about me. I showed him my gymnastics web site. He
commented on the work I did. Then he kissed me on the lips. We got a little kisser until the phone rang, lights flashing. It was Lad. He wanted Bruce home to do some chores. Bruce went home. I bid him bye. Then I took a nap. I felt tired uh I didn't have that dream with mom again. I slept until the cats demanded they wanted to be fed. They were jumping all over me. Boing, Boing, and more boing. Hmph. The ghost cooked Pizza in the cooker. The cooker is a combination of an oven and a microwave. There’s a light flashing to tell me when the pizza slices are done cooking. It takes five minutes. The cats are interested in what I’m eating because they were walking on the table trying to sniff my food. Also Demi who seems nuts on cheese was putting her paw on my hands as her way of demanding some cheese. I grumbled and gave her some cheese which she ate but I didn’t give her any more. I just fed them. They're always hungry. I watched a TV show then I worked on my gymnastics web site. I added more gymnast biographies. Most of them are U.S.A. gymnasts including my favorite gymnast. It’s coming along slowly. I’m using computer graphics to show the skills.
