The Other World

Chapter 6: The Palace

There was a movie I once saw. This girl was standing in front of a door which was floating and when she entered, she ended up in a different world. That thought was going on in my head as I stared at the door in front of me. I was absolutely shocked. I had no idea what to do.

Of course I did the only responsible thing I could have thought of at that time, and for the record my thoughts were not functioning properly at the time.

I put one foot through the open door and when nothing happened, I put the other foot in. The next thing I knew I was through the door.

Suddenly the door shut and disappeared. I started to freak out. I was terrified. I did a complete turn trying to find the door when I realized where I was. I was standing in the middle of a forest with a lake. And there was a few benches and chairs. The grass was lush and the sky was a deep blue. It was exactly as the image that popped in my head before the door appeared. But where exactly was I? I didn't know what to do so I sat down to calm my nerves. I was in full panic mode. What if I don't find the door? What if I get eaten by some wolf and die? What if no one finds me?

I closed my eyes and slowly started to count to ten. After I finished, I got up and decided to walk through the forest randomly and see what happens. That was probably a reckless idea but it was better than being eaten so I picked a random way and headed through the forest.

After a few minutes, I was surrounded by trees and trees and only trees. I couldn't even see the sky properly anymore. I was starting to panic again. This is not good. This is so bad. This is so bad. This is so bad.

Those words kept repeating themselves in my head as I continued to walk.

It took me an hour but suddenly I found myself in a clearing. I started running when I heard the engines of cars. Civilization!

I stopped in my track as soon as I saw where I was. It was a lovely small town. There were houses lined up opposite each other. They were all three stories high and white. There were people walking around, continuing with their daily lives. It was ordinary.

I continued on my way, making a right turn and ended up bumping into someone. It felt like walking into a brick wall and the breath was knocked out of me. I ended up falling on the floor.

"Oh I'm so sorry. I didn't see you there." The person apologized.

"It's fine." I replied taking the persons offered hand.

He lifted me up and I got a close look at him. He was short, just a few inches taller than me and he had shaggy brown hair. He looked to be around my age, maybe a year older. But his eyes....they were purple. I took a step closer and noticed that the edges where rimmed with a dark red color.

"You-your eyes are purple" I said lamely.

"Hahaha ya last time I checked it was." He replied, chuckling. He had a nice accent. It sounded familiar but I wasn't sure where I've heard it before.
I felt my cheeks burn.

"I'm Mickey." I said introducing my self.

"Stark." He said shaking my hand.

"Stark?" I questioned. I've never heard such a name before.

"Ya my parents named me that. My dad was a very blunt person. Stark is actually another word for blunt." Explained Stark.

Interesting.

"Ok. Well can you help me? I'm kind of lost and have no idea how to get home" I said.

"Sure. Where do you live." Asked Stark