I still remember that day. We woke up feeling lighter. There was a pep on everyones step. Even the sad felt that a load has been lifted off their shoulders. The gym rats lifted more than usual. We felt good until Joseph found that he had to place more than usual on the weighing scales. Then all hell broke loose. By noon, the furniture started levitating. Water refused to stay down. Kids began to bounce higher. Blood began to rush to our brains. Cars floated. In fact anything that was independent had to be tied down. Some moored themselves to the trees. Our world was going light. We had lost gravity for ever.
He couldn't keep count of the days or nights as he was always surrounded by darkness. No he wasn't blind nor did someone blindfold him. He fell in to a deep dark hole that's all. He was rushing to catch the last train home. Since it was getting late he decided to take the shortcut. Before he fell, all that he saw was a lamppost by the tracks. The impact of the fall switched off the lights in his brain. When he recovered, it was dark. He tried to feel his way around. But to his surprise all that he could feel was the darkness around him. It was as if he was encased in a thick gooey dark liquid. It held him tight. It moved with his movements. It felt as if he was part of the liquid. He floated in it. He never felt hungry or cold. In fact he felt comfortable. For the first time, he felt safe. Slowly he began to forget what he was and whom he knew. In this darkness, it was impossible to wrack his brain. Everything was slowly getting shrouded in darkness. Until that day when he ...
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