My nurse’s uniform is hanging on the chair next to my bed,neatly ironed and smelling of lavender fabric freshener and on the chair is a fully equipped lunchbox to get me going through my first day at work.

It is 04h05 and my bladder wakes me up,why does it constantly do this while my alarm won’t go off till 04h30?

Although it is still dark outside, you can hear cars honking and the call to prayer from the nearby mosque.

The wind cuts through the cheap zinc my walls are made of and,through the tiny nail holes, it whispers the icy coldness inside. I bought myself this home a week ago,my greatest accomplishment to date.

Okay now that I’m up, I light my candle and use the paraffin burner my mother gave me as a housewarming gift to boil some water.

“Okay let me get back to sleep, I’ll wake at my usual time,the water will be ready by the time I wake up”.

My body feels strangely relaxed and weirdly at ease while I’m asleep. Man I swear it feels like a decade’s rest.

My alarm doesn’t buzz until my body decides to wake up on it’s own. I quickly reach for my phone as soon as I open my eyes and rub the sleep off them.

I check the time, it is precisely 12h50,which is my lunch time on a work day.

Oh my,I’m running late.How could I lose track of time like this? I have lives to save, I need to save lives, I need to save the world.

I quickly wash my face and put on my uniform. I grab my lunchbox and taxi fare and head out.

As soon as I step outside, I immediately notice my mom and younger sister standing next to an old police van talking to a police officer. I advance towards them.

“What on Earth are you doing here guys? Mom?

Neither of them gives me a glance or even a response. My little sister is staring straight at my tiny house, her eyes red from sobbing.

Out of curiosity, I look at what’s fuelling my sister’s tears.

“Wait, Oh no!I forgot to put out the candle”

I quickly run back into the house to switch it off and I could feel I was pushing the earth away hard with each step but the further I ran, everything started to expand into nothingness.

Oh crap,I’m flames.

Oh crap,I’m dead.