A new dawn and a second attempt (1)

Thursday 21 4:01 a.m.

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The sound of the birds could not be heard yet, the beginning of a new day had already begun, the alarm was sounding again that morning, next to John, on his bedside table, turning it off was a challenge considering that he did not take his head out of the sheets to see where the alarm was, but after a couple of attempts he managed to hit it and throw it on the ground.

"gaaahhhhhh...hmmmm."(John)

John settled down in his bed stretching and rubbing his eyes, a new day was already beginning to come, but this one would be different, now he had something incredible to do after work so getting up this time was very different than other previous days when he only thought about getting up, going to work, coming home and going to sleep.

"Good morning, new me!"(John)

He took a cold shower in his bathroom, arranged his hair, brushed his teeth and prepared to go to work, once again, like every day for the last four years, there was a routine in place and it had to be respected or so John thought, it was more of a habit than anything else.

He felt comfortable being alone, but obviously the loneliness made him feel that he needed the company of someone by his side. When he looked around after leaving the bathroom, it clearly showed how lonely he was in his own home.

"Now, come on, don't think about unnecessary things or you'll get depressed."(John)

He said to himself, reminding himself that times change and he should just wait, the stairs became a quick trip to the first floor of the house, his typical work clothes were ready and his breakfast, required attention, but this was all a routine that he already knew by heart and practiced every day.

A typical breakfast was his sustenance for the morning, some scrambled eggs, bacon, a coffee with toast and the previous day's newspaper. He did not have access to that day's newspaper, because he woke up at 4 a.m. and the paperboy at 6 a.m. started his work.

"Typical news...huh.."(John)

The newspaper announced that a famous player had again obtained a great item in the game, something already seen typically, the famous Japanese player "Jules, lightning feet" a player focused on speed and dungeon exploration had become famous after his first video that consisted of him, sailing at very high speed a dungeon full of traps and fighting monsters to where the boss's camera was, He had seen this and other players of the game appear in the newspaper, radio and television multiple times and was a little envious of the fortune they had amassed in the short time they were present.

Breakfast was quickly consumed, the dishes and silverware were washed, everything was left spotless and John again took to the streets, walking to work, locking the front door of his house, returning to the real world.

12:29 noon.

The hours passed again and again a new day of work had come to an end, the routine was something that John had to experience, but there was no way he would want to eat another day, not that the work was bad, but it required something better since it only helped him to a certain extent, the bills for electricity, gas and other things really needed to be paid.

The streets of downtown were as crowded as ever on weekdays, although most people were watching their cell phones, others were watching the televisions in the store watching how the professional players of "Dragon Providence" made money just by being in the game world, doing what they loved to do, something that not everyone could afford to do.

The children watching the television smiled as if they were watching their favorite heroes in the game, the children's smiles made John feel some happiness, but this was not something he could show in public so he could be confused by other people into thinking he had other intentions. After all, a smiling man looking at children can obviously be taken badly, somehow things could always be misunderstood and John was not one to put up with other people's nonsense.

On his way home, John stopped at a food stand determined to buy himself a hamburger and a drink, a small can of beer seemed like a great idea at the time, there was nothing better than a classic hot hamburger freshly made with a good can of beer, something he couldn't refuse.

"Thank you very much for your purchase, enjoy!"(Saleswoman)

The sweet voice of the young lady made everything even better for John, the joy in her voice seemed to have infected John with a good mood, a bench with a tree shading him at that moment seemed the perfect place to enjoy his appetizer, even though he was eating he couldn't stop thinking about all he would do when he got to the game.

The first thing he would have to think about in the game, would be to heal the wound that his character suffered in the game and then find a way to find the city or the north, something that seemed very complicated because if at least he had a needle and found water, he could create a homemade compass with a blade and the needle.

Another thing he would have to worry about was money to buy equipment, even if his fists were able to defeat weak enemies, he didn't know if they would be effective in fighting enemies with equipment, since in the game there were also enemies who had armor and weapons, but those were high-level enemies unlike him.

The hamburger disappeared from his hand and the beer was quickly consumed, returning to his way home, the anxiety was very large so he decided to run home, not wanting to lose a second to pass every little second that was available on the day, but thinking about it was Thursday and the weekend was really close so I would have those days totally free to play as much as he wanted.