He’s disappeared again. The bastard. Every single day it’s the same. From lunchtime till evening, he’s gone. And when it’s time to go home, he comes back and wants work done. That scumbag. Abuse of position and oppression are enough for disembowelment, in my books. So one day, I had enough. I rebelled. I snapped.
I was already home at 11:00 pm. The phone rang. "Where the hell are you?" he screeched. "It’s after hours, I’m home" I said indignantly. He yelled, "Come back now. You have to finish something". "Okay" I replied, gritting my teeth.
The office door was ajar by the time I arrived. I walked in and saw him glaring at me. And he started sreaming. Somehow I didn’t hear the words. All I saw was a mouth opening and closing, as well as a most unpleasant mug. It was like time itself slowed down.
The glitter of a cardboard cutter caught my eye. And a refreshing ‘pop’ went off in my head. It was almost like an orgasm. It was bliss. Liberation. It all made sense. And I grabbed the cutter with my right hand. He gawked. He was stunned. Good.
I charged forward and he raised both arms in defense. I darted cown, leftwards and stabbed deep into the sternum. Before he could spasm, I smashed my left elbow across his jaw. That made him pitch downwards. And the cutter slit its way upwards, separating the ribcage. He hurled blood from his hateful lips. I smiled and thought, "Scold me some more, you mother fucker!"
Blood spilled everywhere. The fax machine, printers, computers and furniture. He stumbled about, wailing something unintelligible. I wasn’t listening anyway, the asshole owed me money anyways. This’ll be payback. I dropped the cardboard cutter. And I grabbed a long sturdy metal ruler and a short one. They feel like blades. Double wielding is fun.
I charged again. First strike was the Sun and Moon Slash. First across the chest with the long blade, twirl and then across the thigh with the short blade. He fell backward a little. Then, I followed up with the Reverse Disarming Slash. Twirling both blades and lunging forward. Both blades coming together like scissors.
Then, there was this bloody car alarm. I woke up. And I couldn’t go back to sleep.

Let yourself go with the disease, be with it, keep company with it - this is the way to be rid of it.
-Bruce Lee, The Tao of Jeet Kune Do (1974)