St. Vitus’ Dance

There were so many of them. Whole crowds. And they just couldn't seem to stop. They would just dance and dance until they could no more. Some even succumbed to death, but it did not matter. They didn't care, they just danced. No music played. There was no reason for happiness or celebration of any kind.

One day, my curiosity got the best of me and I walked up to a lady dancing on the dirt road. Sweat was dripping from her brow and she was breathing heavily, but she continued to move to a beat that wasn't playing. She must have been there for hours, maybe even the whole day.

"Excuse me, miss? But why are you dancing?" I asked.

She just smiled at me and responded: "Why are you?"