Time To Go

=><= ^^Well, it's ^^ Time To Go <img src = "Images/One.jpg" alt = "Picture of person checking the time"> But first, I should... [[ Check if the stove is off. Better safe than sorry. ->Stove]] [[ Double check my backpack. I can't afford to forget anything. ->Backpack]] Story and artwork by Sachin Suresh | <a href="https://github.com/SureshS13" target="_blank">View my other projects!</a>

=><= <img src = "Images/Seven.jpg" alt = "Picture of a backpack"> Look's like i've got everything! Notebook, laptop, textbook, water bottle, wrist brace, pen, ID, masks, keys, keyfob, drawing tablet. I'm all set! [[ I should quickly pack my phone and laptop chargers, just in case they don't die on me in class. ->Class]]

=><= Looks good! Everything is shut off. <img src = "Images/Two.jpg" alt = "Picture of stovetop"> [[ But what if I missed something? A single spark could ignite the entire building! Better to check it again. ->Well Duh]]

=><= Huh, nothing changed. It's still good. <img src = "Images/Three.jpg" alt = "Picture of a blurry stovetop"> Well ''duh'', stupid. Why wouldn't it be? You just checked it, and //it was fine//. [[ Wait....did I forget to close my fridge doors? I better make sure it's fully shut before leaving. ->Fridge]]

=><= <img src = "Images/Four.jpg" alt = "Picture of a blurry fridge door"> Huh, guess I already closed the doors earlier this morning. <strike>But it's a good think I looked though, better safe than sorry!</strike> Why can't I trust myself? [[ I should make sure I turned off the AC. Wouldn't want to leave it on for the entire day while i'm gone! ->AC]] [[ Crap, will it be thunderstorming later today? I might need my umbrella! I should check just in case.. ->Umbrella]]

=><= <img src = "Images/Five.jpg" alt = "Picture of a blurry broken AC"> What am I doing? The AC is still broken, and I haven't touched it on months. <strike>How could I have possibly turned it on?</strike> How do I stop this obsessive habit? [[ This is why I am a failure.->Miss]] [[ This is why nobody likes me. ->Miss]] [[ This is why I can't be happy with anything. ->Miss]] [[ This is why I can't let anything go. ->Miss]]

=><= <img src = "Images/Six.jpg" alt = "Picture of a blurry window"> What am I thinking? I saw the weather forecast for "clear skies" earier this morning. <strike> How could it possibly thunderstorm in the 5 minutes it takes me to walk to class?</strike> How do I stop overthinking everything? [[ This is why I am a failure.->Miss]] [[ This is why nobody likes me. ->Miss]] [[ This is why I can't be happy with anything. ->Miss]] [[ This is why I can't let anything go. ->Miss]]

=><= <img src = "Images/Eight.jpg" alt = "Picture of a blurry backpack full of charging cables"> All packed! Now I can take notes in peace. [[ Wait, did I take my laptop? I should quickly check.->Laptop]] [[ Wait, did I take my notebook? I should quickly check. ->Notebook]]

=><= Of course I took it, that was literally one of the first things I packed. <img src = "Images/Nine.jpg" alt = "Picture of a person putting a laptop into a backpack"> <strike>But it's a good think I looked though, better safe than sorry!</strike> Why can't I trust myself? [[ Well, I guess should lock up the apartment and get a move on to class. ->Apartment]]

=><= Of course I took it, that was literally one of the first things I packed. <img src = "Images/Ten.jpg" alt = "Picture of a person putting a notebook into a backpack"> <strike>But it's a good think I looked though, better safe than sorry!</strike> Why can't I trust myself? [[ Well, I guess should lock up the apartment and get a move on to class. ->Apartment]]

=><= <img src = "Images/Thirteen.jpg" alt = "Picture of a person standing depressed"> I wish I could be a kid again. <strike>When I could play endlessly with my toys, and not have a worry in the world. When I had no job, no school and no commitments whatsoever except to myself and my happiness.</strike> When I didn't have to face life alone. [[''........''->Old]]

=><= <img src = "Images/Eleven.jpg" alt = "Picture of a person walking"> I wonder what we will be going over in class today. I hope it isn't another day of presentations! [[ Wait, did I lock the apartment before I left? ->MyGod]]

=><= Why am I still thinking about this? That was the first thing I did before I left the building. <img src = "Images/Twelve.jpg" alt = "Picture of a person locking door"> <strike>It's not like my door can magically unlock itself after I leave!</strike> Why can't I let anything go? [[ This is why I am a failure.->Miss]] [[ This is why nobody likes me. ->Miss]] [[ This is why I can't be happy with anything. ->Miss]] [[ This is why I can't let anything go. ->Miss]]

=><= I have to change this. This can't go on forever. ''I won't let this go on forever.'' [[ I wonder if other people do this too. ->Others]] [[ I wonder if this will ever go away. ->Patti]]

=><= <img src = "Images/Outro.jpg" alt = "Picture of a person standing depressed"> [[ ''Play again'' ->Start]] Story and artwork by Sachin Suresh | <a href="https://github.com/SureshS13" target="_blank">View my other projects!</a>

=><= Well, I wish I had the confidence to ask them. But how? How could I explain this habit? Of never being sure of myself, or my decisions? They would just think I am crazy, or brush it off like it doesn't genuinely bother me. [[ Guess I am all alone. ->New]]

=><= It has to go away at some point, right? If my Patti can raise 5 kids on a housemaids salary while facing homeless, and my parents could move to the USA at 18 without knowing any English, then I can get over this. ''I //will// get over this.'' Right? [[...->...]]

=><= ...... [[ Shit! Class starts in 3 minutes, I better run. ->Ending]]