[ WP ] A man on the verge of self destruction yells to his reflection about his mistakes and failures . He turns to see his pet has entered the room , jokingly the man asks the animal what he should do next . To his surprise it answers him .

`` How can this be! How can my life be so terrible?'' 
 David gazed despairingly at his reflection in the bathroom mirror. He barely even recognised himself, the lines around his eyes appeared like trenches, his hairline seemed to be receding at an alarming rate. His eyes looked like vortices, dark and devoid of life. A tear rolled slowly down his cheek. Where were his friends now he wondered, where was his soulmate? Where was anyone God damn it, where was his god? He pounded his fist on the mirror and let out a cry. The pain was just too much. Gulping down another swig of bourbon, David's attention turned to the small vial of unlabelled pills placed on the sink. 
 He shook his head. In the corner of his eye, he saw that his white pet mouse, Alaska, had crawled into the bathroom. `` I do n't know what the hell to do, lasky! I really just do n't have a damn clue! I'm pushing 30 and I'm unemployed, my girlfriend is long gone and my mind is going too!'' The mouse walked up to David's ankle and gave him a curious look. `` I'm sick of everything lasky, I just do n't know what's wrong with me. Please tell me what to do?'' 
 `` You know what you must do'' the voice was small but crystal clear and perfectly pure. 
 David looked at the mouse. `` I did n't know you could talk'' 
 
 `` You never asked'' came Alaska's reply. 
 David laughed. It was true, he thought, he had never asked if Alaska could talk, he had just assumed she did n't. 
 `` so what am I going to do?'' 
 `` You need to rob the local liquor store'' 

