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He checks his pocket to pull out the wallet, but it was nowhere to
be found after all his pocket is not linked to the living room where
the wallet is at. After a few seconds of panic, he manages to pull
out 4 dollars left over from the last time he wore the pants. A big
sigh of relief is let out, 4 dollars, exactly enough to buy one lightbulb.

Sam moves forward slowly approaching the hardware
section, his feet ache after walking for so long, the cool air from
inside slowly evaporates all the sweat he has and he is satisfied,
he might be able to do it after all, but then, his stomach growls
quietly but audibly, he looks to his left, then his right, and realises
his biggest mistake. It’s the dairy section.

It was one year before the light went out, on a Saturday.
Sam was lying on the floor of the very same living room. Unable to
remember what happened the night before, he turned on the light
and sat down. His shirt was still on but his pants were halfway
across the small room, he suddenly felt something falling out of his
hand, an almost empty bottle of beer, now nothing but a stain on
the floor. The stomach growled a roar of discontent as his vision
started to fade. In the fridge was nothing but a half-eaten cup of
TM
Yoplait Original Smooth Style Strawberry Flavored Yoghurt that
he bought a week ago. It was the most delicious thing that has ever
touched his mouth…probably because he was drunk.
Now Sam is in peril, he must choose between the yoghurt
and the ability to see at night. ‘We can buy yoghurt later, remember
your original plan?’ Sam tells himself ‘Yeah, but we’re out of
yoghurt.’ That is a good point, he is out of juicy delicious strawberry
yoghurt, but he is also out of light, and both are pretty important.