My arms are in a tight fold and my forehead is scrunched as I walk to the dreaded bus stop. It's freezing outside. I can hear my feet crunching in the freshly frozen frost, and my toes have become numb. I imagine thoughts of summertime to warm myself up. My face is slightly sunburned and sweat drips down my forehead. I'm by a crystal blue pool with an iced lemonade in my hand. I can hear children splashing and laughing in the water. A Bob Marley song plays in the distance. I snap out of my fantasy as the bus doors screech open, snapping me back to this current reality. Everyone looks miserable and unwilling to sacrifice a spot of their seat for me. My only option is the floor. The bus tosses me with every bump and turn. I go back to my happy place. Anywhere but here.
Eloise is waiting for me as I get off because I sent her a series of messy rants this morning.
"Did you see the new episode of Shallows last night?" She greets me with a side hug and a bright smile. It's cute that she's trying to cheer me up.
"Episode? As in singular?" I responded wittily.
"I know right! Did you see Evan's abs? Bite me and turn me into a vampire already," Eloise said with her mind on Evan's incredible six-pack.
"Oh, you have to meet my new friend tonight," Eloise blurts out as she snaps out of her Evan obsession.
"Friend? What friend?" I responded cautiously yet curious to find out more.
"I met her in my philosophy class, her name is Luna. I told her we could hang out tonight. At the pier."
Luna? Philosophy? Pier? My thoughts are jumbled.
"Wow, I didn't know I had plans tonight, thanks," I groaned sarcastically. Although I'm apprehensive, I'm curious about this Luna character. What's the worst thing that could happen?
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Shift
Short StoryWilla is unhappy with the current state of her reality. Through the power of shifting, she discovers that there is more than one reality to live in. Little does she know that things aren't always what they are cut out to be.
