Alone Time

Day 7 

My first blunder was telling my friend. Before lunch, he announced to pretty much everyone he could find that they should look for me at 1:53 in any place I could be alone. I accepted this as another part of the challenge, and ate lunch. My task? Difficult for me to explain, but in essence, it involves being alone for one minute at 1:53 pm, thinking about specific things. Following lunch, I complained about how I felt sick, and read for a while. In the beginning, I checked the clock about every fifteen minutes to make sure I wouldn't miss 1:53, but that became annoying, and I became lost in the pages of my book. At 1:53 exactly, I happened to check the clock again, and bolted out of the chair I was sitting in. I had meant to hide somewhere where my friends (who were now, for all intents and purposes, enemies) couldn't find me, but I had not time. I ran down to the private bathroom, watching the clock until the minute was over. Here are my thoughts:

Ooh, wow... everyone's thinking about me right now. Hm. Well.... it says I'm supposed to think about specific things, so I guess I'll do that. Aa, now everyone know what I'm thinking about. This sucks. Is the minute over yet? Oh god, someone's knocking. Wow, okay, just don't answer. Are they still there? Did they go away? I can't believe people know what I'm thinking about. Only 15 more seconds. 15 more seconds. Whew, okay, the minute's over. I wonder if anyone's right outside the door? That person who knocked probably is. I'll flush to make it sound like I was actually using the toilet. Alright... let's walk out the door now. 

There was in fact no sinister figure sent by my treacherous friend waiting for me outside. I walked back up to the lounge, and continued to read my book, no one the wiser. Until, of course, I posted the story on my blog. 

p.s. The out of order sign I put on the light switch is still there.