[ WP ] You live in a world where people 's shadows show who they truly are at their core . Some shadows look like monsters , some look like animals . You are the only person in the world with no shadow .

`` Oh god! Not again'' 
 
 I scramble up out of the alley at twilight. 
 
 `` No! Not again! Dammit!'' 
 
 It happened again and now I'm left broken, alone, and fearful of the coming moments. 
 
 `` Where the fuck did it go? How could it leave me like this for the third time this week? I swear, I almost wish I could leave it behind.'' 
 
 I venture out in search of it. I pass by crowds of people with their faithful companions and become jealous. How could it do this to me? Why do I keep searching for it? 
 
 `` Ha! You are alone!'' One screams. `` What a fucking loser!'' They all start laughing at me. Taunting me for what I've misplaced. I've grown used to the ridicule. 
 
 `` Hey!'' I hear one softly proclaim `` It went that way'' 
 
 She points towards a nearby apartment complex. 
 
 She begins to follow me. 
 
 We run. We run as fast as we can: through the lobby, up the stairs, searching room by room. 
 
 Until I see it. It's locked arms in an unfamiliar bed with an unfamiliar other. The other is missing their's too. 
 
 `` They look happy.'' I tell her. I finally get the chance to see the beautiful shadow that accompanied me to the bedroom. 
 
 We get into position and wait for sunrise.
