Now & then: May 2016

Wednesday, 18 May 2016

Sad/happy by Clotilde & Margaux

Sad thoughts

I thought they were my friends. They've been using me all this time. I'm sick and tired of it all. They laugh at me behind my back. I wish I could just disappear. Everyone is going to the party except me of course. Everybody will speak about it the next day, just to spite me… No family, no friends, no life, basically…

Happy thoughts

I need to find new friends, people I can trust. (Train conductor speaks to her). What’s he saying? I haven’t seen him before; maybe he’s new on the line? He's very young for a conductor. He seems really nice. He’s quite handsome too. Maybe I’ll ask him to help me with my bags when I get off…

Saturday, 14 May 2016

Sad/happy by Emeline

Sad question

The question is: should I keep going or just give up? Is it really right to keep putting up with all the stuff life keeps chucking at me? Perhaps I should try to keep fighting; I might win in the end. Maybe, maybe not… If I do go to sleep for ever, I won’t get hurt anymore, I won’t have to put up with all the daily hassle. I am really tempted… I’d be dead and just dream for ever, maybe. Dreams or, more likely, nightmares!

Imagine if I live a long life; I’ll have all those health problems and get all grey; I’ll have to put up with all those bullies and all those pretentious idiots looking down on me; I’ll have my lover give up on me; and people taking advantage of my good nature, as usual. I could just slash my wrists and be done with it! I mean, why put up with it all, and being bored all my life? But, I’m so scared of the after-life; I mean, what’s it like? I wouldn’t be able to come back… But, should I put up with all the bad things in this life, because I don’t know if it might not be even worse after I’m dead? I’m such a coward! If I could just stop thinking about it and get it over with!

Happy answer

I like this train, it’s so slow. It makes a lot of noise, it hisses when it stops. It keeps going, keeps going, keeps going. It’s old but happy! It has friends. I must get on the right track too and just enjoy the rest of my journey…