Suspension, Day 1

"...Forget it. What club?"

I came out into the living room, plopped down on the couch, and leaned back with one arm propped against it.

Thinking I should find something to do now that I was suspended, I went online without any real plan and tried to catch up on current events I'd missed. All I found was hate, conflict, and war.

"Ugh, I read hate comments in the morning, got suspended at lunch, and spent forever watching the VOD. Now I'm supposed to fry my brain reading hateful political posts? Screw that!"

I tossed my phone onto the couch, stretched, and opened the blackout curtains that had kept the room dark for so long.

Whoooosh—

It was raining outside.

"Rain, a suspension, and people cussing me out. What a fucking awful day."

I slammed the window shut and left the door slightly ajar, just in case.

Last summer, during a torrential downpour in monsoon season, I came home after work to find half the house flooded and couldn't even get inside...