19th October, 2020.
Monday.
Going through case files from C110-Mars
Came across an anomaly in file 23 section L
“ Mission Report
Day 1
I saw asteroids. They flew by with a burning trail of fire and ice
behind them, tailing them with splendour and a magisterial burst
of light, I watched them zoom by from the little hatch in the
space mobile. It took me three years to get here. It’s only been
three minutes and I’m already tired of this. The little shrub in the
corner of this pale white marble mobile doesn’t seem to move or
grow. No signs of life whatsoever. The stars were twinkling brightly
outside. They band across the galaxy like a screen of hope. However,
I’m in here stuck on this little square of a bed. I feel like I’m
tucked in like a matchstick into it. I signed up for this programme
thinking, I would be on an adventure, but I guess I’m the faulty
matchstick tucked in here. All I did was eat and sleep today. No
friends. No phones. Nothing. I feel sick in my stomach.”
He’ll get used to it, I’m certain.
“ Mission Report
Day 117
The flowers grew! They actually grew. There’s no unnecessary
stress and I work to my own good. I’m so glad I searched that
mysterious rover with all the seeds. Truly worth it.”
That’s great, an actual win for us.
“ Mission Report
Day 349
I’m scared. It keeps staring at me with those steely blue eyes.
They never blink. Ever. It just stares at me when I’m out on the
field or when I’m about to sleep or even if I walk out to check the
mobile’s stats. It’s terrifying me. It shows up in my nightmares.
Or I think it’s actually there. I’m scared to open my eyes. I think I
see it standing in the corner of the room behind the shrub; Just
silently peering at me. It’s frozen in place and it’s scaring me.
I’m really petrified. “
That is strange, we’ve recorded absolutely no signs of life on
the Red Planet, he’s probably hallucinating.
“ Mission Report
Day 409
Logan showed up today. He was my crewmate on Earth in the
bunker the both of us shared. He was reluctant at first to travel
to space. Nonetheless, I’m glad he’s showed up. That creature
is gone. I don’t see it anymore. I’m glad. We stare at the Earth and it’s a pale blue and green. Not that we can tell the time, but after a day of toil, the spectacular view is really worth it to soothe a pair of aching eyes. Hopefully, they call us back tomorrow as it’s day 410, and our crops are showing results. New habitats can grow here. Perhaps a new life even. “
It sounds alright now.
“ Mission Report
Day 410
There’s this constant ring of knocking on the door. It’s trilling in
my eardrums. ‘Let me in!’, he shouts. Logan keeps banging on
the door, his voice gruff as his fists pound on the door in pure
agony. “Let. Me. In. Right. Now.”, he angrily huffs out. I can hear
his ragged breathing, and a familiar shuffle of feet, as he
slumps his body against the door. The thing is, I would let him
in. If only the Logan behind me wasn’t cowering in the pitch
black."
Oh no!
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