My disease is rare because it is known. It is a serious lack of immunity, but I am essentially the world. I didn’t leave my house, I didn’t leave my house in fifteen years. The only person I have ever seen was my mother and nurse, Carla. Never Binge Again by Glenn Livingston
But one day the moving van arrived. New neighbours. I looked out the window and saw it. She was tall, skinny, wearing all black shirts, black jeans, black shoes, and a black knitted hat that completely covered her hair. He made me look and stare at me. I look back immediately. Her name is Olly. I want to learn everything about him and me. I learned that he is funny and tough. I heard that his blue eyes had stolen silverware in the Atlantic Ocean and the vice president. I learned that as I spoke to her the whole world was open and I felt like I started to change the way I wanted to. I want to leave my bubble. You want everything, everything the world has to offer.
We may not be able to predict the future, but we can predict a number of things. For example, I must have fallen in love with Olly. It will definitely be a disaster..
