Date: 5/31/2016
By takeru10
I was in a bus with some people I just know. They were sitting far from each other and somehow theyre all just staring into space. I walked closer to some of the seats and these timers appeared on 3 different seat. I sat down on one that shows 6 mins and just stared at that timer and then it started counting down. I was surprised so I looked away if someone saw this too. But no one was looking so I looked at the timer again and it restarted to 6mins again. It turns out you have to look at the timer until it finishes the count down and never look away. One passenger spoke who seems to have finished one timer said, "You wont be able to leave this bus unless you finish a timer." So I sat still and just looked at the timer and I kept failing. I couldnt consciously stare at it for 6 mins. One by one, the passengers started to leave. And I was just looking through the window. There were some people who cant do it too so they just sleep or talk to each other. To be honest it was harder to focus on the timer when there's noise. The driver started talking and said that he was glad we couldn't do it. Then he started revealing what the timers were for. Upon staring at the timer you will be able to gain freedom if you sat through it but for every time finished, something bad happens - no one knows what exactly, it varies. And surely, all who left the bus were already affected by these. I asked what do we have to do so we can leave the bus. The driver said, the answer is simple, sit through the whole journey and instead of staring at numbers in front of you, be mindful of everything around you. I was dropped off at my home. There was a bit of flood and a parade as well. A tank passed by our home and there was a woman on top of it. Everyone saluted her and when she looked at me I just saluted too. I didnt really know the point of that so i just went inside the house and went to the kitchen to grab some food. Upon touching this pot on the stove, I woke up.