The Door

By - Collete Melro

Well, it may be unexpected but this story starts in the back alley of the library. The weather cold and my breath is stiff. You may be wondering why here? Why not here its 12 am and I am feeling myself. And I want to break into the library and read my favorite book. Well, I just can't get enough of the romances the books, here have to hold, and I got kicked out of the library a while back. But this is where the story begins. I break in one of the windows and I grab some books and curl up.

But then I spot a butterfly and it's glowing. The butterfly had this purple hint to it and I could feel its energy around me. I was really captivated and wanted to see where it was going. It almost put me into a phase. I finally snapped out of it. When I realized I was standing in the corner of the library. I just kinda stood there not knowing what to do next. You're probably thinking now why is a girl that can break into the library at this time of day scared. In my defense, The thing is that no one comes here cause it just gives off eerie vibes, and even the librarian and janitor has blocked this place off. Then thought hell it's not like I will see this anytime soon.

So, I slowly opened the door. And it was a thing out of a movie cause I knew behind this door was the stairs to the basement. But what I saw was a blue vibrant sky with clouds. In the far distance, I could see castles, mansions off to the side, and even a town in the center. But something was wrong I didn't feel like me anymore. There were unusual things about this place. Even my emotions overwhelmed me like I have been here before. In a positive way and I was definitely gonna check this place out. I looked down and I saw the white stairs leading down to the ground. I saw a girl running down, she was wearing a cape covering red dress and her hair was riding with the breeze. I think I knew her from somewhere but couldn't quite remember.

Now, since I don't know where the butterfly went, I decided to follow her. In my head this was crazy, I didn't know if I was dreaming or not but I wanted to explore and uncover. With each step, I felt an emotion whether happy or sad. The past was being uncovered and I need to know more.

I was running after her slowly trying not to get caught. When we came down Their were pillars on each side, they were really tall, covered with vines. She was almost and the end of the path and running into the fields. I followed her and ending up crossing a beautiful field of white orchids. It felt as if each step I took towards the town triggered a faded memory from the past.

I saw that we were nearing the town and I was almost out of breath at that point. I saw her going through the side and in the front, there were two guards. I thought that didn't make sense until I realized. On the ground there was almost a white mark, I tried to pass it and go into the town but there was an invisible wall. I definitely got smashed into it. Me and the girl were a lot closer to each other but at a far distance that she couldn't see me. Then it hit me she might be a princess of something cause those clothes seemed really expensive. Something a townsfolk count afford. She had a key it seemed and she put it into the wall and opened a part of it. After she when in I followed her I waited for a little bit and when it cause I didn't know when it would close on me. After I got in it started closing immediately. I don't know it sensed my presence or it was on a timely basis, but that was weird.

After walking straight their seemed to be words and then it was a town. I couldn't see her cause she mixed with the crowd. I know this place wasn't similar to mine but this place was a whole other time period. There were fruits and vegetable stalls. People were mingling happy, there were carriages going through. I stood there admiring the place while still in shock.

I realized that I was way too out of place and had to blend in. I went into a store quiet store with no people and asked the lady if she had anything. Well, she was pretty talkative and knew I wasn't from town, and started questioning me. just took what I found and when into the dressing room hoping she would just take the hint. I tried it on and look at the mirror. Boy did look different the moment I looked into the mirror I was so shocked I screamed my hair was RED. WHAT THE HECK! Of my 18 years being alive never has my hair been red. Then I put two and two together and knew that the moment I walked through that door my hair changed. After I screamed the lady was asking if I was okay over and over I said I was fine. I wore a dress and decided to get a cloak so people wouldn't see my hair and I wouldn't stand out. I blended in now so that good. But the problem is now I have no money and I don't even know the currency. Luckily some other people came and the lady was distracted. I took the chance to run but, due to my bad luck when I opened the door I didn't realize the bells would ring. Then she started yelling thief.

I ran and ran hoping to get mixed with the crowd. On the way, I dropped a cart full of apples. I felt so bad. Then I started wandering around and I stumbled upon that girl I was running after earlier. But this time

This is where the story comes to a halt. If people want more I might make this into a series. I would really appreciate the feedback.