The Dream

Chapter 9: The Park

As the elevator goes down to the first floor we just stand there with the elevator music playing softly in the background. The music was the only thing breaking the silence between all of us. Once the elevator reaches the floor the doors open and we all exit the elevator one at a time, first me then James, lastly Damon walks out of the elevator with the doors closing behind him. I walk out the door and make my way to the door.

Without looking at the time I can see that the sun was almost done setting with some stars just barely noticeable. The moon making itself known with the light of the sun dimming. I walk up to my old looking car and unlock the door. The door opens with a creak I get in and close the door. I turn the keys to the right to start it, it comes to life with a roar and not long after it comes on there is a slight hiss sound coming from the engine let me know how old it is. I drive home, once I make it to the apartment building I turn off the car with the turn of my keys to the left.

The silent hissing of the car goes away once the car is off. I open the door and make my way to the stairs of the building. I climb the stairs, once I reach the door I see a sign that says "There is a package for Maya at the front building please come and get it".

I make my way down the stairs and to the front building. Once I get there I open the door and see that there is a big package on the floor to the left of the door. I look down and see that it is from Amazon. I pick up the package and sign a paper letting them know that I came and got it. "It must be the new laptop for Jessica that I got for her birthday," I say picking it up off the floor. I walk to the door to open it but before I can open the door someone opens it for me. "Thank you I say to the person who opened it.

"Your welcome" the man says holding the door. I make my way to the building where I live. I walk to the other side of them to my building the box was a medium size box and fragile. As I walk I see that Jessica just barely got out of her car and was making her way up the stairs. I wait for her to make up at least two flights of stairs before I make my way up. After she gets to the second flight I make my way up the stairs. I walk with care, so I don't drop the box. I also make sure she can't see me, but if she does I can say that it is for my mom.

I get upstairs and see that she had already gone inside. I walk up to the door and try to open it but she locked it after she walked in. I hold the box with one hand and reach my back pocket to grab the keys. There was no one outside except me, the only sound was that of the jingle of my keys when I am grabbing them and putting them into the lock to unlock the door.

The door opens with the creak letting Jessica know that I am home and that I just walked in the door. I close the door behind me as I walked in, I toss my keys on the coffee table and make my way to my room. I walk up the stairs, the creak of the steps is calming sound as I walk. I get to my door and open the door when Jessica came out of her room. Seeing the box I was holding in my left hand and my right hand on the door handle ready to turn it to open the door. We make eye contact and without a single word, she makes her way to my door to open it. She opens the door, letting me in without trouble. I walk in and just before she closes the door

"Hey I thought I would tell you that I would be working on tomorrow, I know that you will be busy but can you go over to the post office and deliver a box for me on your way to work," she says looking at me waiting for an answer.

"Yeah I can do that," I say

"Okay thanks," she says

"No problem," I say as she closes the door.

After she closes the door I make my way to my coffee table and set the box down. I then head over to my dresser to get ready for bed. After getting ready, I go to the living room to get wrapping paper. I head upstairs to my room to wrap the present. I open the door to my room and walk-in closing the door behind me. I wrap the box. The wrapping paper is old wrapping paper from Christmas last year so its a snowman pattern. I get some tape and put it half on the box and the other half on the paper.