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I was standing in my room. It was hot here, the window was shut and curtains closed. I was wearing tracksuit. What in the world am I thinking, wearing such heavy clothes in this heat.

I quickly changed and went for a bath, then went to sleep.

The summer break is going to be over soon, I have nothing good to do. Sleeping all day seems to be the only option.

***

I went for an evening stroll, the sky was cloudy. It may rain tonight, I better not be staying out for long.

As I was sitting on a bench in park, a ball came rolling to me. There were few little kids chasing it. As I picked up the ball to return it, one kid made a kind of motion with his hand to make me stop from touching the ball. They then came up and took the ball themselves.

The place was a lively as always. I got little carried away; it felt like I saw this place after a year. The summer sure messes with your head.

When I returned, my mother had already prepared snacks. The food felt too good, like I haven't eaten something for a month.

The days here are going on and on, the last day of summer vacation is here.

***

The new term started with no new issues. The only thing was that I still had no friend to talk to at this time. The main reason for that is my tendency to stay clear from crowds. I always go to roof of the building at break time.

Even if I am alone, I never felt alone, until now. Why did it feel like I had forgotten someone?

As I was looking at the sky blankly, I saw clouds at a distance. Guess it will rain again. As the summer comes to an end, the clouds take over the sky.

Life seems normal, yet weird. I don't know what really happened and how I got that tracksuit. I have been using it on regular basis; it has distinct color, no company logo, no label, and seems pretty new. The outer material seems synthetic but inner side is soft like cotton.

***

The autumn is coming to an end soon; the trees have already started to lose all their leaves, air is getting drier, it rains regularly here. The teachers have allowed me to skip several classes, only if I turn in my work on time. This gave me a lot of time by myself.

Both of my parents go to work, and I live here by myself all day. This is kind of life I had always dream of having, but I feel like I have experienced it before. This feeling of forgetting is messing with my head. Guess I will have to see doctor soon.

***

The doctor i asked for advice told me that it was all normal, this happens when people overwork their brain. He also told me that I may have felt exhausted, and suggested me to look around my house. I may find something that I have forgotten about.

So here I am looking around my house for about an hour and half. I did find some old photos and some toys; this made my mind feel lighter.

"The doctor's advice is much better than the school nurse's." I started mumbling to myself. "When I told her that time went behind several minutes, she just called me a liar. Couldn't she just believe that what I said was true?" this is when I remembered.

Every memory of The Void came back, as clear as it can be. I then looked for the band. The band was put on us as a tracking device. I knew where the uniform was, but was still not able to find the band.

Before I could find it, I had to clean my room. Maybe I will thank the Doc after a few days. Cleaning took all the time I had left, so I had to skip lunch. Right now, I am eating lunch's worth of snacks before my parents arrive.