8-year-old Joe has a birthday he will never forget. After friends bully him, he sneaks off to the infirmary, wishing everyone in the world would go away. He wakes up to find his dream may have become a reality.
8-year-old Joe has a birthday he'll never forget. His school friends tease him for lack of birthday gifts. Joe hides out in the school clinic and falls asleep, wishing the everyone in the world would go away. When he awakes, he finds his school empty and wonders if his wish has come true. But his fantasy is shattered, when an event darker than the thought of a being the last person on earth confronts him.—Anonymous
On his birthday, eight-year-old Joe, who is constantly picked on for being small, is sitting alone while everyone else is playing with their friends. Taunted for not having a nice birthday present, insecure Joe seeks refuge in the school's sick bay, only to fall asleep. When Joe wakes up, the school seems abandoned. Has his dream come true, or are dark forces at work?—Nick Riganas