#282 Too Many Voices!

The voices in my head

Tell me to get going

I’ve lingered too long

I paid what I was owing

And I got the hell out the door

Two hundred yards on

An explosion lit the sky

I turned with a start

A voice in my head piped up

"Don’t worry, I did that, don’t ask why"

I was rooted to the spot

As I heard the sirens approach

This time a woman’s voice called out

"Go home, I’ll hold you, it’s okay"

Turning with an anguished shout

I walked quickly to the subway

Catching a ride to uptown

And out of harm’s way

There’s no place like home

My key didn’t fit the door

I was panicking

And I dropped the ring on the floor

“It’s the red one", a harsh voice said

I turned but no one was there

“I moved us down the hall  to 304”

Trembling I walked to the right door

The key slid in easily

I reached inside and flicked on the light

I was stopped by the sight that  met my eyes

A huge shield from the Zulu nation

And below it

On a small ornate table

A bottle of pills

And a note

I picked it up

It said:

“Don’t forget to take your medication!”