Matthew’s one of those people who says he can’t sleep. You know that’s not true. He sleeps. Oh, does he sleep. You see, when Matthew says he can’t sleep, he means he doesn’t fall asleep at night like “normal people” do (well, like he thinks “normal people” do). Really, they are just like Matthew. They sleep at the same time, on the same schedule. They are all sleeping. Right now.
The sun is shining brighter than ever. It’s probably one of the most beautiful days you and I have ever seen. Not Matthew; not the “normal people”. Because they’re all sleeping.
Matthew talks in his sleep. He talks about all sorts of things. Nothing too spectacular. Just odd little things. Like his inability to sleep. He talks about that all the time. The “normal people” talk in their sleep, too. Not to Matthew. No, I suppose it’s difficult to carry on actual conversations when you’re sleeping.
When Matthew and the “normal people” wake up, they’ll be in for quite a surprise. They’ve been sleeping for a very long time. I think it’s been about five years? Yeah. A lot has changed since then. Things are very different. Because the world has been running without them. By the “strange people”. These people never sleep. Not ever.
The “strange people” don’t know about the “normal people”. They arrived after the “normal people” and Matthew had gone to sleep for quite some time. When Matthew and the “normal people” wake up, the “strange people” will be in for quite a surprise, too. Especially Matthew.
To be continued…
