Day 11: The Grand Oak Door

The rest of the room was plain, a desk, a chair, ordinary red curtains, and a double bed with white sheets and a scarlet throw. Even the window, which overlooked a solid brick wall that even pigeons deigned too boring to land on, was unbelievably dull. It’s glass shiny and new, as though it had never been touched, had never been gazed through by wandering imaginations or moments of quiet melancholy. .

But that door! That oak door that was at least eight foot tall, and four foot wide. The door that had patterns and shapes and designs and stories carved into its very soul. I stared at that door every day I passed it, longing to know what was inside, desperate to peer into a world of pure wonderment. A grand mansion, perhaps, or a solitary castle, maybe even the entryway to another world!

I wished and wished for so long to step inside, and when I did I found nothing but a quiet rage inside me. Anger at whoever designed the thing and decided such a boring room was appropriate for such a door that inspired the imagination and evoked a feeling of complete wonder.

My imaginings are not gone, however, as while I know the reality of what lies behind the great oak door, I can pretend that it was an illusion, that it was all a trick of the light. That the real secrets behind the door, are still to be discovered.

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 I had something to post for Day 11, and I was coming into the library to post it when I saw this spectacular door that looks as if it leads to Narnia. Friends, I won't tell you where this door actually leads as I think the whole point of this story is the wonder of mystery and how some things are better left to the imagination. However, I will tell you that this is the best door I have seen in my life, and like he narrator, I believe it's true secrets are yet to be discovered. 

I also would love it if you told me what age you think the narrator is? 

 This was Day 11 of my NaNoWriMo project where I am writing a new short story every day in November! Originally all of these were posted to instagram, but the 300 word limit was a little confining so I've come here to post everything I've written and a little bit more!

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