Our test monkey escaped from our lab on Monday but neither of us thought much of it. We could get as many monkeys as we wanted, the government wouldn’t care. The only people that seemed to care were the protesters but they don’t have much say in the matter. Long haired hippy freaks. Everything on this earth is a beautiful son or daughter of mother earth and father sky. Give me a break. Those are usually the naturals, why would you want a surprise like that.
I mean, I don't want to break anything but it would be nice if my partner did. Not saying anything bad about him. Well maybe I am but it doesn’t matter. He is a stubborn pig headed fool. Miles. Dr. Miles, how cliche. The common brown haired blue eyed American boy. How boring. He probably left the cage open. He probably left it open on purpose because he's scared I might live up to him and everyone will be looking and listening to me instead of him.
I sit at home on a Wednesday night brooding over the attack on my career. A dark room is the perfect place to fantasize over the things that you wouldn't dare say around people. The darkness feeds your fear which fuels your imagination and emotions. You shouldn’t think too much around people either. Some are specials. Government agents that can read your mind and censor your thoughts. If they mind anything truly disturbing they take you to away. Most people don't come back from away but if they do they are vegetables. Their minds drained with every moment of their life searched through.
I like the way I look in the mirror while I light my candles. The soft light bouncing off my hard face, faint glow it gives my eyes. Brown. How cliche, I told my parents how much I hated them every single day while I grew up. Asked them why they couldn't have picked beautiful features. From all my time with the monkeys I found my answer, ugly creatures cannot create beauty.
The monkeys sure know alot about being ugly. They shed from our test vaccines going from fluffy beasts to ugly shriveled aliens. Their skin smooth and oily and their pitiful faces sticking out from behind the bars of their cage.
I had just developed the new vaccine that was ready to test on Sunday, I was planning to come in early the next day so I could study my patient. Eager I was eager, this was going to change everything. Forget the small town medical labs this was going to take me to the top, it was going to...