Straw Dogs

I find it exceedingly disturbing that I am always awake at 4:00 in the morning. Even when I manage to fall asleep at night I am always up by 4:00 in the morning.

It's awfully quiet around here at 4:00 in the morning and that has always bothered me. The silence makes me feel horribly alone.

I always assumed everyone else was asleep at this time, and that's why they made nary a noise. But a thought just occured to me, I'm awake at this time, and I hardly make any noise at all. I just sit here...listening to the silence.

What if I'm not the only one?

What if the rest of them are locked away in their own little cages, never sleeping, just listening...

What if the rest of them are just like me?