Empire Of The Senseless

She calls, ‘why did you leave!’ She screams. She hangs up. I call back. She picks up. I whisper, ‘hey. ‘ Only sniffles on the other end, ‘hey,’ I say again. ‘It’s me. Its only me.’ She hangs up again. I call. She doesn’t answer. I call again. Nothing. She calls, I miss it, I’m swimming. I call; silently she reaches for the little green circle, presses the red one by accident. ‘Shit!’ she yells at herself in an empty room. She wants to reach. She stares and waits instead. She stares at the ceiling of a foreign room. She looks for chubby stars, finds none. She looks at her phone. Nothing. ‘Fuck!’ She yells again. It bounces off an uncomfortable emptiness. She tries to leave. Nope, can’t move a muscle. She tries to eat. Nope, can’t swallow. Can’t chew. Can’t speak. She sticks her fingers in her mouth to make sure she’s still got her tongue. Yup, slippery little bugger is still ticking on the back of her teeth. ING still gets stuck in the back of her throat, same accent different way of speaking. She’s looking fo