The Tunnel — Created by Author in Midjourney

Final Destination

How to Disappear Completely

Sergej Klementinovski
3 min readMar 24, 2024

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I got into my car and pressed down on the accelerator, causing the car to speed up quickly.

It was a shitty day, and I finally wanted to get home. The day was slowly ending, while the sun finally wanted to retire after the long, sunny summer day.

After a short drive, I unfortunately ended up in a traffic jam. Visibly annoyed and bemoaning my fate, I finally decided to put on some music.

The slow guitar intro to Radiohead’s “How to Disappear Completely” rang out from the flawless Bang & Olufsen speakers in the full melancholy spectrum.

I got tired of waiting and started looking for an alternative route on my mobile phone. Time was too valuable to lose in a work traffic jam.

After a while, the app showed me an alternative route that I hadn’t seen before. It seemed to take me through a completely unfamiliar area, but I didn’t care. I wanted to get away. Away and out of here.

Surprisingly, the blue button on the map app didn’t say “Go” but “Final destination”. I pressed it and turned out of the traffic jam at the next opportunity.

“I’m not here,” Thoms York’s voice came from the speakers. How familiar the feeling was. Hopefully, I will be home soon.

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Sergej Klementinovski

Former Game Dev, now Solution Architect & aspiring writer. Exploring fiction, mysticism, and philosophy inspired by Murakami&classic literature. Join my journey