Last one to leave pays the bill…

Ten minutes had passed since Elliot swallowed the pills. They were designed to give him the miracle he wanted for so long. Release from a pain that had long since robbed him of any and all joy. It was, to him, the only way.

Panic slowly gave way to calm as the room faded to an ashy gray.

Rolling over he noticed his DVD player flashing “12:00” over and over again. Elliot smiled. For the life of him, he never could figure out how to make it work properly. By the end of the hour, he would never have to.