Friday, December 08, 2006

1. A Whole New World

A half-buried Ah-moo woke with a start as another load of rubbish was dumped on top of him. Frantic, he groped around in the darkness, feeling only rubbish piled all around him. Where was he? Is he blind? Is he dead? Why is everything moving? The stench of the place suddenly caught him by surprise as he choked on his breath. Panic started to kick in.

He tried to move.

He couldn't.

Trembling uncontrollably, he covered his head with his hands, hoping that everything would go away soon.

It didn't.

Then he hoped that it'll get better.

And another load of rubbish was heaped onto him. Stinky, gooey liquid oozed out and dripped onto him...

Resigned to his fate, he waited for more to come.

The next moment, everything stopped with a big jerk, knocking him off balance. As Ah-moo struggled to reorientate himself, the world around him tilted slowly upwards with a sickening noise.

Ah-moo gave a muffled scream as he and the rest of the rubbish slid off into another darkness...