Chapter 3
Whenever I am alone, like when I'm pooping or walking on the roof, or even when I'm home alone, I talk to myself loud enough that if someone was standing 4–5 meters away, they could hear me. I do this to not feel lonely (I'm lonely 🥺) and also so that I don't get scared (I'm also scared of ghosts 👻 — a childhood trauma story for later).
Even though I was panicking, I tried to stay calm. I started talking to myself:
"Don't worry, Sunny, everything will be okay. It's just for a few days, maybe. No need to panic, no need to be scared."
"Should I take a shower?" (asking myself)
"Yes, yes, I should." (answering to myself)
"While showering, maybe I will have an idea of what I can do."
"Why is there no system or even a little hint of how long time will be stopped? 😕"
While thinking, I took the towel and started showering. While showering, I decided not to close my eyes 👀 for obvious reasons like, what if something terrifying comes 😦.
After taking a shower and freshening up, I decided to write a few things I noticed:
1. Time stopped at 7 in the morning and the sun will neither go down nor go up.
2. Even though everything stopped, I still feel hunger and thirst, which also means I have to pee and poop.
3. No electronic device I saw till now, including my phone and all the others in the mall, was working.
4. Other than my own scooty, there are no other vehicles.
5. Till now I did not see a single living being, not even insects. I'm probably the only one (maybe because it was me who wished for time to stop).
I mean, why did God even listen to my wish?
What am I? A saint? All I did till now was use my phone, eat, sleep, and nothing else...
What if it's just a dream or maybe I'm in a coma?
Yes, I remember I read a manhua where the protagonist is in a coma and he thinks he has a system and becomes rich with it.
Maybe during last night , the house fell because of an earthquake 🫨 and I fell into a coma. Or maybe I'm dead ☠️...
Then what if it's all real?
What should I do? 😭
Should I slap myself? Maybe I will wake up if it's a dream 😪.
"Slap👋🏻" — ouch, it hurts.
I don't even sleep that deep.
Should I jump from the roof?
No no 🙂↔️... bad idea, what if I die?
Then just from the stairs, yes, an idea 💡.
Whenever we fall from stairs, we wake up.
Then I went downstairs to the first floor and then I jumped to the ground floor.
"Thud" — "Shit, my back."
Man, I'm getting old. I used to jump this much when I was 14. Getting old is bad 😞 (I'm 21 btw).
Maybe it's not a dream... what if it is a dream and I'm not waking up because I know I'm going to jump? Even if it is... what can I do?
Let's just do what I want to...
Well, right now I don't have a phone (if it was working, this could have been one of the best holidays ever). I need a map so that I can travel at least in the city for a day.
What if time is only stopped for a day??
If I'm not here the next day, my mother will get a heart attack (she is an overprotective mother... well after all, I'm the only son).
So for now, or for today at least, I'll just be in this city.
I decided to travel in the city. There are many places in the city where I did not go. There are 2 palaces (1 is a castle 🏯) in the city and a big hotel and restaurant, which I have heard is very expensive (probably the most expensive in the city). I decided to eat in that restaurant.
After entering the dining hall, all the tables were empty. There was no food or any edible thing. I went to the kitchen. Thank God there were a few plates of food, but I had my doubts.
What if there is meat inside the food, or maybe eggs ? (I'm a vegetarian) I decided to drop the idea of eating inside the restaurant. I had many snacks in my bag which I sto— ahem, borrowed from the mall.
I decided to go see the castle. It was a bit far away. The last time I came here was when I was 17 or something, maybe 3–4 years back. So I know the road to it, and even if I didn't, there are many boards on the side of the roads, so I didn't have that much of a problem.
The castle was big and beautiful. I wanted to click a few photos, but the phone was not working and I dropped the idea to ste— I mean borrow any electronic like a camera (just to be cautious... what if even they are traceable?).
After entering the castle and roaming through every hall... (I felt a bit scared, like what if something or someone was following me 😨). Well, I denied that thought.
After that, I went to a nearby temple which was also part of the castle. It was also beautiful.
I went to the palace. There were many old and antique cars, of course none of them were working (as far as I think). Even if they were, I didn't dare to check.
After roaming around the palace, I decided to rest there for a few minutes and have a snack 😋 (I love eating 🤤).
I don't know how much time has passed. Maybe a few hours. Or if we compare to a normal day... it's maybe evening. Traveling through the city takes a lot of time, mainly when you don't know the directions.
Well, I decided to go home. The time still did not change — it's still 7 in the morning.
Before reaching home, there was a gym. I decided to stop by and see how an expensive gym looks (I never went to the gym. Reason is I'm lazy 🐷 and don't have money to waste on it).
It was big, bigger than the one near my house (the one near my house takes only 10 dollars a month). Well, it should be big as this type of gym usually takes up to 100 dollars a month or maybe more for a personal trainer.
There was a weighing machine. Before (yesterday) I was 74 kg (you can convert it to pounds if you want). But after measuring it now, I was 77 😱. I gained 3 kg just today. I really eat a lot... a lot, man. I mean, 3 kg in just one day. Then won't I get obese in just a few days? Maybe I should do exercise... but not today. Right now I'm very tired 😩 from all the travelling and panicking. Maybe after I sleep for a few hours (not because I'm lazy or anything... I'm just tired).
I went home, put down the bag, ate a few snacks 🥨, and decided to sleep.
A lot happened today. Maybe that's why... because I wanted to sleep asap 😪.
BUT... when I decided to sleep, I started having weird thoughts. What if when I sleep, something (a monster, or a ghost probably) comes? I started getting scared again. I was tired, but couldn't sleep.
I had an idea.
I stood up, took my pillow and a blanket, and something to sleep on, and went straight to the temple which was a minute or two away from my house — the temple of God Shiva. There were many other gods as well.
I closed the door and slept in front of God Shiva's statue. At first I was uneasy, but after a few minutes, I was in deep sleep...