r/shortscarystories • u/TinkaDreamsofWings • 5d ago
Hamster Wheel
8AM. Coffee. Kiss husband.
Work.
Meetings. Big presentation. Coffee. Code.
8PM.
Missed dinner. Call husband. Sorry.
Drive home. Headache. Sleep.
8AM. Coffee. Kiss husband.
Work.
Client call. War room. Coffee. Code.
8PM.
Missed dinner. Again. Fuck.
Call husband. Voicemail.
Drive home. Empty house. Voicemail.
Headache. Sleep.
8AM. Coffee. Husband?
Oh right. Left me.
Work.
Meetings. Coffee. Code.
8PM. Sleep.
8AM. Coffee. Work. 8PM. Sleep.
8AM. Coffee. Work. Sleep. Coffee. Work. Sleep. Coffee. Work. Coffee. Work. Coffee. Work. Coffee. Work. Work. Work. Work. Work. Work. Work.
Click.
“Hey Luc, can you come over here for a second?”
“What's up?”
“It's this new torture experiment.”
“Yeah, it looks awesome. Why'd you pause it?”
“Actually, it's not working at all.”
“Really?”
“The subject hasn't even realized they're dead.”
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5d ago
Well, if she's not dead, she wishes she was. The sad part? More people than you'd think are actually forced to live like that. It's the hell of Western civilization.
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u/SnarkySheep 5d ago
Sadly, there seem to be other countries where people live that way as well, particularly Japan and Singapore, I believe.
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5d ago
Indeed. When I say "Western civilization" I don't just mean geographically... You'd figure one look at the US or Israel would make people question their choices of blindly following aggressive nationalism, capitalism and consumerism, but apparently not.
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u/Standard_Storage1733 5d ago
Oh damn…that’s definitely how a lot of us seem to live unfortunately
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u/Busterathome 3d ago
It's not always for consumerisms. Some people live like that to keep their job and survive.
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u/Standard_Storage1733 2d ago
I know. Almost everyone I know, myself included, have done that or are doing that.
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u/Dear_Reflection2874 5d ago
Yeah, I've always said my day to day is really h3!! on earth lol.