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When It’s 2 AM And You Don’t Know What To Do With Your Life

You feel a little someone stole a piece of you, and you don’t know where to begin looking for it.

Itxy Lopez
3 min readSep 22, 2019

It’s 1:20 AM, and you’re up binge-watching the latest Netflix series. You’re really enjoying it. It’s funny, there’s lots of action, and the good-looking characters are a perk. You’re lost in the show, and nothing is wrong with the world. Your mind is far away, on another planet, and it couldn’t get any better than that.

It’s 2:00 AM, and you’ve just finished the last episode of the season. Now to wait until next year to see what happens next after that cliffhanger. You turn off the television and lay back on your bed to stare at the ceiling. “Now what?” you think. “What do I do now?”

It’s 2:10 AM, and you fall asleep.

It’s 9:45 AM, and your neighbor’s vexatious dog just started yapping and woke you up. You were dreaming of the characters you’d just seen last night. Together you were fighting evil, kicking ass, and most importantly, winning. You force yourself to get up, and you take a shower.

It’s 11:00 AM, and you’re having a late breakfast — pancakes and scrambled eggs. You’re staring at the empty wall. You’re thinking about what to do with your day today. You’re feeling…

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Itxy Lopez
Itxy Lopez

Written by Itxy Lopez

I’m a self-discovery writer: I write as I grow, make mistakes, and learn.

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