Kills Germs

Its almost 1 in the morning and I’m getting ready for bed. I’m almost done with my nightly routine, putting the finishing touches, when I get that sinking feeling again. My stomach drops and my brain swells and I stare at myself in the mirror. I can’t remember if I spat out my mouthwash. My eyes grow wide and I slowly descend into madness.

The feeling is along the lines of, “did I forget to lock the door?” or “did I turn the stove off?” or “What if my laptop explodes?” (All, sadly, are questions I’ve asked myself). However, you realize too late. You’ve past the point of no return and all you can do is console yourself, “of course the door is locked” “I didn’t use the stove, why would it be on?” “it’s fine, it’ll go to sleep in like, 30 minutes”, and hope you don’t come back home to keyboard keys all over your floor and a smoky pile of what used to be a laptop on your desk.

It sucks really, getting that feeling. I search the sink for evidence, replay my actions and then determine, yes, I did spit out my mouthwash hoping that I don't end up throwing up in 30 seconds.