Biohazard: An Inktober Story [FIRST DRAFT COMPLETE]

18: Bottle

Jamilla's still out cold,
which gives me some time to think.
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But first, I save the "Unknown" number in my phone as "GM"
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--the Game Master.
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Whoever this GM is, they KNEW Jamilla was going to be at that exact area of the park at that exact moment.

Which means...they've been closely monitoring my friends and me for a long time now. Long enough to know our routines.
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Are they watching the whole town?
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But who would want to do that...
...and why?
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Am I being targeted now
because of my laser vision?
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Jeremy was right...I AM dangerous.
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I can't even get help from anyone.

If I'm really under the GM's constant surveillance, anyone I reach out to will just become their next victim.
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I need to clear my head, so I pop in my earbuds and hit the "random" button on my phone's music app.
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🎵Just a castaway,
an island lost at sea, oh
Another lonely day,
with no one here but me, oh
More loneliness than
any man could bear
Rescue me before I
fall into despair, oh 🎵
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I hear ya, Sting...
That's exactly how I feel right now...
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🎵I'll send an S.O.S. to the world
I'll send an S.O.S. to the world
I hope that someone gets my
I hope that someone gets my
I hope that someone gets my
Message in a bottle, yeah🎵
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Hold up...Sting just gave me an idea.
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It might not even work,
or I might get caught by the GM,
but I'll try anything so no one else has to get hurt.
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I close all the blinds and curtains in the house. Then I lock every door, turn off the TV, the computer, my phone...
anything electronic that could be used as a camera or a microphone.
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I rip a blank page out of a notebook
and carefully write a message
in Morse Code.

After rolling the paper up
as
small
as
it
will
go,
I slip it inside
an empty aluminum water bottle.
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I know just who I'm gonna give this to.