The Journey To HR, Part 76!

As the people tried to avoid me as best they could, I swallowed the chewed up card.

Then I belched.

Bright, shiny speckles flew from my mouth.

I smiled for some reason.

A child, no more than 18 years old, pointed at me.

“It’s GLOWING!” he exclaimed.

I looked where he was pointing and saw that the tag on my left index finger was glowing.

Indeed, it was!

I gave the young whippersnapper a thumbs up.

He didn’t return the thumbs up.

“Kids these days,” I muttered to myself.

Then I began drooling, but really didn’t mind.

I looked at the glowing tag again and touched it.

There was a bright flash of light.

The screams of the people were cut off.

I found myself floating in pure blackness, surrounded by stars.

A satellite floated by.

I touched it.

It said nothing, even though, for some crazy reason, I expected it to.

I grabbed it and held on.

It floated along.

There was a button on the satellite.

Above the button was a sticker.

“Please, whatever you do, whatever frame of mind you might be in, however you might feel, do NOT push this button. Please. We beg you. DON’T PRESS THIS BUTTON! Ok?”

It was a rather large sticker.

I read it again as we floated along.

“Probably just some reverse psychology,” I said, but no sound came from my mouth.

So, I probably just thought that thought to myself.

I ran thru maybe two or three variables thru my head and came to a decision.

“Here goes nothing or something,” I said soundlessly and reached for the button with my tagged finger.

“STOP!” someone yelled.

I heard that?