Trust me, I can see the future

The world has changed pretty quick over the last few days. It’s just a wasteland now. I haven’t seen the color green anymore. And no sign of life except me either.

I don’t know what happened. Suddenly everyone started to become weird, hallucinated, and finally died. Not only the people, no, everything. Wildlife, plantlife, I haven’t even seen water anywhere.

So why am I still alive? I shouldn’t be, it doesn’t make sense. But there’s one thing setting me apart. I can see my own future, I see what happens to me and what I have to do to keep myself alive. I think that’s why I’m the only one left.

Yet something is strange about it. At one point, it abruptly stops. It’s never been that way, I was always able to look as far as I’d want, but now… There isn’t even something special at that moment. One second I’m living my life as usual and then, brick wall, can’t look any further.

My theory is, it’s because I don’t need this gift anymore. I know what will happen and good things are happening. The world is coming back to life. There is just no reason for me to see the future anymore.

First, I’ll come across a flower, sprouting in the dead, beige soil It’s the first flower I’ve seen for days. Then I’ll hear a sound behind me, but as I turn around there will be nothing. But when I turn back to the plant, there will be a rabbit feeding on it. It’ll get scared and run away, but I’ll follow. Suddenly I’ll be walking on grass again, a feeling I missed. I’ll look around, no wasteland anymore. Lush green nature as far as I can see. The rabbit led me to a place full of life. And then it stops.

I want to live in this future, I can’t wait to be surrounded by life anymore. I want to take a sip of cold fresh water, feel the moist grass under my feet, see another living being. I want to know what happens after my future cutoff. I want it all, and I want it now.

Luckily, I can’t just see the future, I can also speed it up. Time slowly begins to pick up pace, I see the flower, the rabbit, everything is rushing by. I’m so excited, I can’t wait.

But then, I see myself. I see myself lying on the lifeless, beige ground. All dirty, looking messed up, pale. Am I dead? I look around, no sign of the green future I saw. Still the wasteland as I remember it to be.