In the morning Michael made breakfast and took a few pills to try and soften his headache, he hoped to go into town that day to buy some more clothes. Outside was rather sunny again, though Michael felt today was going to be a rather daunting day and something seemed out of place.

He stripped down and got into the shower, the steam heating his skin as it got caught in the small glass box. Once he was freshener up he put clean clothes on and sprayed one cologne over himself, finally leaving with his wallet an  keys. 

Once in town he stopped by a few stores buying some jackets, jeans and some shirts as well as doing his weekly shopping; deciding to it delivered to his apartment later. He watched as the streets poured with people doing their Christmas shopping and spending their money. [i]i should head back now, before it gets too crowded.[/i]

Michael took a shortcut through the park, watching as families, couples, dog walkers and various other kinds of people passed him by. He sat by a lake and watched the ducks swim around, tapping his pen against his teeth. He still felt some dread towards the day, something seemed so dark.