{"id":3247,"date":"2022-12-19T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/musemagazine\/?p=3247"},"modified":"2022-12-18T16:31:42","modified_gmt":"2022-12-18T15:31:42","slug":"its-been-a-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/musemagazine\/2022\/12\/its-been-a-day\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s Been a Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Author<\/strong>: Furaha Mujynya<\/p>\n\n\n

[Content Warning: Substance Use]<\/strong>

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I wonder if people can feel my excitement just from the way I\u2019m walking. I feel like I\u2019m oozing energy. But I guess there\u2019s no way they could tell. Still, I should probably try to look a bit more relaxed, just in case. Contemplating the possibility of an arrest for a second, Isaiah\u2019s train of thoughts quickly goes back to the object of his desire.<\/em> It\u2019s the first time I have seen cocaine so pure, so majestic. God am I glad that I gave it a try before buying it! I almost feel like it\u2019s not real. Exhaling deeply, his hands slightly shaking, he thinks<\/em> \u2013 Gosh\u2026 I should really hurry home. It doesn\u2019t feel right to walk around with this diamond in my pocket. Forgetting all about his drug-obsession for a minute, Isaiah moves towards a shop window.<\/em> Oh yeah sencha! That\u2019s the perfect combo.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jesus Christ, who does she think she is? Who cares if I was late? I should just dump her and be done with it. Even more annoyed than he was when he slammed the door in Jenny\u2019s face, James gets his phone out.<\/em> Okay. proteins, kale, bananas and that matcha powder thing. Heading towards the supermarket, he sees a large group entering.<\/em> I guess that means Asian shop first. Walking up the street, he starts scrolling through dating profiles.<\/em> This one\u2019s not too ugly. Wait, she loves cats\u2026 Ugh and that one is too smiley\u2026 As he is about to enter the Japanese grocery shop, he feels something pushing him, causing him to drop his phone to the floor.<\/em><\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

I hope she\u2019s okay. It\u2019s not like it\u2019s the first time this happened. Maybe I should just stop by, make sure she\u2019s fine. But I don\u2019t want to impose. Nervously pacing through her apartment, Lizzy starts opening all her kitchen cabinets.<\/em> If I show up with, like, brownies or something it will seem less weird. I could just say I baked too many. Right. Good. Did I really finish all the chocolate? I guess I\u2019ll go buy some\u2026 Oh, and some milk, and maybe bananas. Oh, and I don\u2019t have any more ginger confit<\/em> or kimchi. On the beat of a slow ballad, she starts reciting her list of groceries, whilst strutting towards the supermarket.<\/em> Bananas, milk, kimchi, ginger, cacao powder, chocolate, peanuts, and rice.<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

Dude, what the hell! Can\u2019t you watch where you\u2019re going? James keeps swearing and picks his phone off the ground, checking that the screen is still intact.<\/em> You\u2019re lucky it didn\u2019t break, or it would have been your face on the floor! Now get out of my way, you moron. In shock, Isaiah stays still for a minute.<\/em> What just happened\u2026 Of course he went into my tea shop. Dammit, I really wanted that sencha. Well I guess, I\u2019ll just go home. After a big exhale he starts slowly humming<\/em> \u2013 Happy thoughts, happy thoughts, It\u2019s Christmas time\u2026<\/p>\n

Okay I think I got all the things on my list. Let\u2019s go to the Korean shop! Moving from ballads to a funky pop tune, she whispers<\/em> \u2013 Up up we go. I hope she likes brownies. I mean, everybody likes brownies, right? I don\u2019t even know if she has allergies. Oh I\u2019m probably overthinking this, as usual. As she is walking, Lizzy spots someone blankly staring into oblivion.<\/em> Is he high? People nowadays really have no shame. It\u2019s broad daylight and this is supposed to be a family friendly neighborhood. Anyway\u2026 ginger here I come! Quickly passing him by, she takes a few more steps to the Korean shop. As she walks back out, she spots something white on the ground near the bus stop.<\/em><\/p>\n

Hello…? Could I get some help around here? Jesus this really is a shit day, he says just loud enough to be heard.<\/em> I can\u2019t find that matcha powder thing. The cashier points towards a small green box on the counter.<\/em> Yeah, sorry I guess I didn\u2019t see it. I\u2019ll take just that thanks, he says with an awkward smile. As James heads out, he decides to sit at the bus stop for a second.<\/em> I really don\u2019t want to have to deal with her tonight. Maybe I can find some girl who\u2019ll let me crash at her place. But I don\u2019t know if I\u2019ve got the energy to deal with some new chick though. I\u2019ll probably have to buy her tons of drinks too. Ugh, might just be easier to go home. Who knows? Maybe she\u2019ll have calmed down by then.<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

Home sweet home\u2026 I hope I have some green tea left somewhere around here. Ooh yeah, found it! Whilst performing what one might call a \u2018happy dance\u2019, he starts preparing his tea.<\/em> God I\u2019m as excited as a child! Maybe that\u2019s not the right comparison, but hey, sugar highs are a big thing with children, so… Laughing at his own joke, he wonders<\/em> \u2013 Maybe I should sleep a bit before though. Give my brain a minute to breathe. Yeah, I can wait 30 minutes. He goes into his room, puts on wave sounds, and starts to doze off.<\/em><\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

I probably shouldn\u2019t have picked it up. Geez, I panicked because I saw that douche coming out of the Japanese convenience store. I\u2019m an idiot. I don\u2019t even know what this is\u2026 I could contract a disease just from touching that thing. I mean, I probably can\u2019t, but who knows?! What was I thinking? Sickened with worry and confusion, she runs up the stairs and within seconds she is home.<\/em> I mean, what if he had seen me? It\u2019s not like anything would have happened. How can I hope to be of any help to her if I can\u2019t even face this dude without running away. Come on Lizzy. Just breathe. You got it. First, the brownies. We\u2019ll deal with the rest later.<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

He takes his shoes off and goes into the bedroom but not without catching a glimpse of Jenny sitting in a corner, her eyes still red and puffy.<\/em> Geez, she hasn\u2019t moved an inch since I left. She\u2019s pathetic. I\u2019ll just get my stuff for the gym, prepare my shake and leave. With any luck, she\u2019ll be asleep when I\u2019m back. After mixing the ingredients for his smoothie, he looks at her and says:<\/em> It\u2019s really pointless, sitting here, crying like a three-year-old when you could have cleaned the apartment or made dinner. But as usual, it’s all about your feelings\u2026You better not be in the same position when I\u2019m back from the fit. He slams the door and leaves.<\/em><\/p>\n

I think the brownies are almost done. Wait, is it him? Looking through the peephole, she sees James stepping out of the opposite apartment.<\/em> Okay. He left. I guess it\u2019s now or never. What do I say\u2026? Maybe I should just slip her my number in the plate of brownies. I wish I could just give her a weapon, something, anything to fight him off. What if I\u2026 No, I couldn\u2019t. I mean if I\u2019m wrong and this is just some dishwasher powder then \u2026 I don\u2019t know. But it could give her a chance to fight back. After a few minutes, she rings the doorbell and says to the bruised young woman<\/em> \u2013 I know we don\u2019t really know each other, but I made too many brownies and thought you might want some. I\u2019m just across the hall if you ever need me. Jenny accepts the plate, with a shy smile, and closes the door.<\/em><\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

Waking up, feeling disoriented, Isaiah gets up to go to the kitchen. Oh the water\u2019s cold, got to heat it up again. I wonder how long I slept. Looking at his watch, he rubs his eyes.<\/em> It can\u2019t be. Did it stop working? Turning on the TV, he stares at the date at the top of the screen.<\/em> It can\u2019t be! I did not just sleep for almost 24 hours. Could it be the coke? Nah\u2026 Where did I put it anyway? Oh yeah, my jacket. I think it was in the left pocket\u2026 Uhm maybe it fell somewhere on the couch. I should check the bed too. Geez, where did I put it? Suddenly, he remembers yesterday\u2019s altercation. Did he steal it from me? No way! As the weather report finishes, the local news starts:<\/em><\/p>\n

A 27-year-old was found dead in his apartment yesterday evening at around 10pm. After a sport session at his local fitness center, the young man went home and indulged in some late-night snack, little did he know that this would be the cause of his death. The paramedics first thought that this was a drug OD \u2013 many cases have gone through the doors of hospitals since a new and very lethal cocaine has invaded the streets \u2013 only to later realize that it was a simple case of peanut allergy. We therefore implore you to be careful of the dangers of both drugs and the ingredients some food may contain.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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