Je Veux Et J'exige.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16... --- Ready or not! Here I come!

Remember when hide and seek used to be fun? Remember when we were all so young and innocent that hiding from people and waiting for them to come to us was so natural? What's with all this reaching out blindly in the dark for something that you're not really certain is there? Why bother groping blindly? Why isn't anyone coming to find you anymore? Why are we playing reverse hide and seek? When did humanity stop caring?

We stopped caring when we became selfish and vain.
We stopped caring when we started using those around us for personal gain.
We stopped caring when we constantly put ourselves first.
We stopped caring when we were ahead.

So is it only when you fall behind that you care?
Is it only when you think you're in danger that you want to help?
Do you only care when you're benefiting?

No, because that's going back to being selfish.

So does anyone really care about the well being of others out of genuine interest? Or is it all for self gain?

I know I'm hiding and reaching out blindly in the dark. But I think my eyes are beginning to adjust. I think I can see what's there. So many people are doing the same as me. No one is being the seeker, as everyone is seeking. When I open my eyes and strain a little I can see; everyone is wandering blindly in the dark, arms out stretched hoping to grab onto that one thing that may be concrete. Then a light appears, well not a light, but it's a faint glow, and in it walks a boy. He walks around with his eyes closed, seeing none of us. But we all see him. He approaches me, and when he's in front of me, he opens his eyes and holds out his hand. I take it. Instantly I begin to glow as well. Then I see it's not just us, but if you look hard enough around you can see a few other people walking around with their eyes closed glowing.

Then I realize. We're not all as alone as we seem.

There are a handful out people out there who care. A handful of people who can glow around us and make us see. A handful of people who can brighten our days. A handful of seekers in a crowd of children hiding waiting to be tagged.

Everyone is waiting to be tagged, everyone is waiting for their turn to seek.

Tag, you're it.