Don't Play at Night

Disclaimer: Sorry about erasing what I already wrote, the story just wasn't working out. I hope you don't mind the plot changes, I mean--what makes the story good if it never gets finished? Nevertheless, I hope you enjoy what I have so far.

12:08 PM
I’m the only one in the house who isn’t asleep. No matter how hard I try, I’m lifted out of my swirling pool of exhaustion, and back into reality. There’s nothing I can do about it. I sigh, disappointed at my body’s stubbornness. Then, a thought comes across my mind: what better way to spend this cold winter night then play some videogames? I pull my tablet out from a pillowcase in which I hid it, unbeknownst to my folks.

With a few clicks and taps of the device I come face to face with the Minecraft title screen. The screen illuminates my room in a multicolored glow, each color representing a block shown on the surface of the tablet, all mashed up in a beautiful, gleaming light source. Beautiful. Upon tapping on the “singleplayer” button, I proceed to make a new survival world. Then I hit, “create new world”.

And I stare in anticipation, as the loading screen works its magic.

12:12 PM
I find myself on a small island with not more than a couple of trees and a group of wandering sheep. Clouds hover over the vast ocean, and the sun shines with no signs of stopping. But I know for a fact that daylight can’t thrive forever, and the monster-infested night would soon come. So, I sprint towards the nearest tree and harvest its logs. After crafting a crafting tabel and boat, I set off on the open seas, seeking a much bigger island to live on.

Except, there is no land to be seen. By now its nighttime and I am slowly being pursued by a hoard of Drowned. I don’t give up, however. I continue sailing onward, envisioning even the slightest shred of sand and grass, residing in the seemingly endless ocean. But no matter how long I searched, nothing would popup. And before long, the sun melted over the horizon a second time. At this point I’m pretty flustered, but my brain feels to stimulated to go back to sleep, so I continue playing.