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‘But you promised Dan you’d replace the bulb’ Sam reminds
himself ‘he’s your only friend you know,’ with that in mind, Sam
peer-pressures himself and walks toward the lightbulb. Exactly
three steps were taken before he realises no such promise was
made and now we’re back at the start, only 3 literal steps closer to
the goal.

Sweat is now vividly visible, but no movement detected, all
muscles now stuck in place as commands are suspended. Milk
starts to disappear carton after carton, but the yoghurt, strawberry
yoghurt, and the one who craves it still remains. The hesitation
mounts as Sam fights Sam over who would make Sam happier.

At last, Sam decides that it was time for him to try something
new, something he has never done before, he realises he was
scared of mistakes this whole time and no longer would the old
Sam take control. He walks over, grabs the product, then proceeds
to pay for it with the crumbly bills he had. He then walks out of the
store a different man, a man no longer bounded.

That night Sam sits in the usual complete darkness enjoying
the new blueberry yoghurt under the gentle shine of a still broken
ceiling light. Never before has Sam been this happy, who would’ve
thought blueberry would go so well with yoghurt. And I’m sure this
happiness will last forever and ever and ever.