text: BEEP BEEP.... BEEP BEEP.... I lay in bed waiting for them to turn off the alarm... BEEP BEEP... I sigh as I remember and rub my eyes. I hit the alarm clock and rolled out of bed, falling to the floor. As I lay there, I stared at the ceiling before I got up. I got ready for my day, putting on my mask and leaving my room. As I sit at the breakfast table, look at everyone else, and glance at their mask, I wonder what is under them. I quickly forget and finish my meal and go on with my day. My day goes on as I try to ignore them. I realize it's not going to be easy, but nothing like this ever is. The day quickly ends, and I go to bed. BEEP BEEP... BEEP BEEP... I hit the alarm clock off and stare at the ceiling contemplating. I put my mask on and go to breakfast. Sitting at the table, I notice one of the masked individuals missing. I then ignored the thought though I didn't even know who was under the missing mask. After breakfast, I continued with my day. I was continually thinking about why the masked individual was missing and where they had gone. BEEP BEEP... BEEP BEEP... I hit the alarm clock off and got out of bed. After putting my mask on, I looked in the mirror for the first time in a while. I noticed a crack showing through. Weird, I thought it shouldn't be like that. That morning at the table, I looked at everyone else's masks and looked for cracks. They all showed slight cracking. I noticed though someone else was missing. Weird, I thought two people were now missing. I think about it more and realize three masked individuals were missing. I woke up without the sound of my alarm. I wait a moment as nothing happens, and I roll over and look at it. Is it off? BEEP BEEP... I jumped out of bed as the sound startled me. After I put my mask on, I check it in the mirror. More cracks? At the table, I notice a fourth masked individual is missing. I realize now there's only me and one other. I try to start a conversation with them. All I received was a stare as they got up, leaving me alone. Rude, I thought a simple "What?" would've been fine. Later on in the day, I suddenly had the thought. "Have any of us talked to each other before?" BEEP... BEEP... I woke up to the sound of my alarm. But something felt different today. I quickly got ready and put my mask on, forgetting to check it for cracks. I was more focused on if the last individual would be missing. They were missing. I now sat at the table alone. "Would I be next?"... "Where did the others go?"... As quickly as the thoughts came in, they then left my mind. I was left to go on with my day. BEEP BEEP... as I woke up this morning, I wasn't controlling my body; I was watching as someone else did? I noticed a girl next to us. They turned off the alarm and rolled over, and kissed us. "Good morning, handsome. I hope you slept well" A tired smile came over his face. As he did this, I felt my face. I then noticed my mask was gone. I then faded away as quickly as I came. "I was back, and the dark war in my head was over. The war many thought I would lose. It had taken my emotions and locked them away behind a slowly cracking mask. I never gave up and fought bravely. All those dark days I went through and times I thought about giving up. Hopefully, she will be the one, and I will never return.