Wei Li

Sam Seal

Sean King

Benjamin Chandler

English

Adara mustered all her energy but she could not get out of bed.

The alarm clock blared from the night stand eliciting that feeling of dread that came with each waking moment. Her chest heaved as she twisted in bed, searching for the plug before wrenching it from the outlet. Silence settled once again as she let out a exasperated sigh.

The “curse of endless workdays” didn’t seem that bad at first. Compared to other curses, it seemed mild. It was after the third or fourth week without weekends that the true horror began to set in. She wasn’t physically able to call out sick, or to quit. She was trapped.

She even tried getting fired, spending all day playing match-3 games on her phone or reading linked Wikipedia articles until she reached the article about actor Ed Wynn. (Everything led to Ed Wynn!) But even that did not cause her boss to end her employment. The curse continued.

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