Water

## Something's in the Water

### Monday

There's something in the water. I know there is, and I don't know what. It stinks. Two weeks ago, when I turned the shower on, that's when I noticed it first. I figured there was just something in the trap from my parents cleaning, and I didn't think much of it. Then, when I brushed my teeth, the same stench was there. It was a foul smell, like cheap hand soap without the flower scent.

After that, I was a bit wary. To be fair, there was a water crisis in my state just a few years ago, when an industrial solvent found its way into the water supply. You'll have to forgive my initial paranoia. At first, I just avoided drinking the water. But today, when I went to make some instant ramen, the smell hit me hard and I couldn't bear to use tapwater. Bottled sufficed.

Yesterday, I had to stop showering. The stench was so awful, there must be something wrong. I read online about how bacteria can cause a rotten egg smell, but things just didn't add up. There must be something in the water.

Today, I couldn't even swish it after brushing my teeth. It was rancid, it smelled like death, I couldn't bear to do it. How could a liquid so foul make my teeth any cleaner, anyway?

### Wednesday

I hope I'm just being paranoid. My parents have been drinking the water, acting normal. Surely there's nothing wrong with it, right? Still, when I smell the stuff, it makes every ounce of my being say, "No". I don't know how they bear this.

### Thursday

The water tastes like metal. Not like the taste you get from crummy pipes, I mean it has a strong iron taste. I suppose I can shower in it if I hold my nose, though.

### Friday

My lungs are burning, this is godawful. How are they using this shit? I'm not showering in this stuff again, it was like being bathed in a fountain of grease. The odor was horrid, and it stuck to my skin. I hope this goes away soon, because I can't live like this.

### Sunday

News today was odd. Weather man kept repeating that it'd rain tomorrow, I think he had an aneurysm on air. We'll see tomorrow, I guess. I'll need to pick some water up from the store, my heart can't handle all this caffeine.

### Tuesday

The bottled water has it too. Wherever the bottling company gets their water, it's polluted too. This isn't fucking normal. I saw Danny vomit today. Blood red vomit in the fucking hall. Nobody even glanced over to see what happened. The footprints had stained by the time the janitor got around to cleaning it.

### Wednesday

Is nobody seeing this shit? I asked Danny if he thought maybe the water's what made him throw up. He looked at me like I was retarded, told me that there's nothing wrong with the water. Bullshit. Whatever's going on, I'm not letting the fucking water take me.

### Friday

Performed some basic experiments. Water still smells like shit after boiling, but tastes normal. I think it stains metal. Bleach gets rid of the smell and the water tastes fine. I can drink this, thank god.

### Saturday

The water is fucking brown. I see it. I can fucking see it. White cup, clear water, water looks white. This shit is murky. There's some kinda cloudy shit in it. Clears up with bleach. I'll have to use a bit more, though.

### Sunday

I fucking knew it I knew it theres some fucking shit in there its fucking them up I have to run