Once upon a time.There was a far far away land ,within a moments notice you could reach this place. This place It is accessed from a station , known as an orb.
And all you have to do to reach this station the orb is take a pill.
The orb will then determine all the rest.
Where your destination will be .How fast you will travel and who will be there once you have arrived.
The decision is left to you .You otherwise have a decent life ,nothing fancy an apartment a few plants and a pet ,You have some money in a bank account but nothing stupendous.You classify yourself as
someone who isn’t poor exactly but not wealthy neither.
Now you have been given an opportunity to go on some fantastic voyage that is unknown to you and
outside the realm of your comprehension. The only problem it seems there is as you think about it
and while your wondering what it is you have to lose ,It occurs to you that you have nothing that great to lose But then you stop and think that could be the reason you have been chosen for this seemingly abrupt experiment.
It pains and slightly offends you to be forced to think in this way.You stop to think but haven’t much time ,the count
down is ticking .”They will be expecting your decision soon.”You think why sure my life isn’t so wonderful or great Im not rich Im certainly no beauty and I haven’t any one waiting for me at home.
On the other hand you aren’t tied down and are freer then many and don’t own or have anything these people would need off of you as far as that goes. But now that you have concluded that now you see another possible angle ,”They haven’t mentioned any danger that you might possibly incur if you accept this invitation.”
Now you just assume there must not be.Because had there been they would have mentioned it.”You think wouldnt they have been sued had there been.Then you stop a warm flow of fresh sweat. rolls down your forhead as you realize to yourself that what if you were there first.That maybe this is something new and that you have been chosen as their first guinea pig. Suddenly you laugh outloud at yourself however that’s because the frustration is building upon your nerves.
You stop suddenly and gaze around
the empty room your standing in which is all white with nothing but a couple of unusually shaped chairs leaned up against the wall.
You start flitting at your chest about your jacket and shirt pockets wondering why you had left you cell phone with their counter clerk.
Again you feel waves of panic ripple through your body..
Suddenly you see a bright blue light
Pulsating .You squint trying to see the source of this light but then you realize you simply didn’t notice a glass plate in the corner of the ceiling.
You didn’t know it was only a light.
A sharp shrill in that time has filled your vocal chords and you without realization let out a scream.
But its too late because the sound of bleeping sirens has already beat you at making a commotion.
Suddenly the door you came in slides open.
The lights and sirens stop.
A thin tall man with strangely calm eyes hands you your cell phone and then politely asked you to have a seat in one of the chairs.
You ironically feel slighted at his mere suggestion and reply “Why no thankyou Is prefer to stand”.
He replies “Well that’s fine then”
A smirk of humor barely erupts across his lips.
Then all of a sudden you hear those words you have been drudging in your imagination.
“Have you finally come to an decision ” he questions almost accusingly
Confused you are but not wanting to sound like a coward you say to him instead .”Well is this it ? You mean you people have asked me on such a short notice to come here and then you offer me what you have called an opportunity of a lifetime .Ask me to wait in a strange room with none else around And then you only give me a hour to decide.”
The man ogles you and he raises his eyebrow as if to say “So”
His attitude takes you aback.
Your feeling off kilter even more but oddly relieved.
You wonder if this mans approach had intentionally been practiced to appear casual.Because he was a strangely rigid man.
You find yourself saying what you almost regret ,thinking how stupid it sounds.
“What were those lights and sirens for .You exclaim?”
The man stopped starring and tilted his head towards the corner of the room .
Suddenly from out his mouth you here words that sound as dumb as you thought yours were.
“Oh those he said ,they do that sometimes we think maybe they have short somewhere but we can’t find anything wrong.”
Upon hearing these words you are now feeling a bit flabbergasted.
You find yourself shaking your head from side to side thinking to yourself “Why would you want to volunteer for this opportunity when they can’t even keep their lights working straight.?”
Then you find yourself smiling a little ,
Suddenly you think about this whole other great place and then that light.
“Something just doesn’t add up ”
You suddenly blurt out,
“Is this some kind of a joke or something?”
Suddenly the mans face appears more stern and he replies .”No ,no sir its not”.
Then he continued “Well not really ,not as far as I know its not.”
For reasons none will ever really understand ,Suddenly you answer to this funny skinny man “Yes ”
“Yes ” he says ,Yes you mean you have excepted the proposal
“Yes ” You repeat .
An hour later you have forfeited your phone and personal belongings again but now that’s included your clothing and your hair.
You are now wearing a beige jumpsuit and are in a room with circuit counsels and odd machines with and large chair in the center .You are sitting in this chair shrugging off the flashes of memories attached to you only one hour ago.
Inside your clenched fist is a simple paper cup inside this cup is a tiny little pill.A different mans voice can be heard coming from a micro speaker within the room you sit asking you if you are ready.
You baulk at the thought of actually parting to some other place.
But then you hope you do.
The speaker voice interrupts your thoughts.You exclaim you are
ready .You pick up a small glass of water on the seat your sitting upon armrest caddy.
The man on the speaker exclaims”Bottoms up”
You pop the pill cup to your lips then swallow as you sip water from the other cup in your other hand.
You set them both down .
“What do I do now ”
Forms on your lips “But you can only hear a voice fade into the background
That you thought replied, nothing.
The room is spiraling out of your control.
You see whirls and whirls of fantastic colors fading in and out that seem to burst out toward you beckoning you to draw near but you cannot move.
You feel suspended in midair .
Suddenly the thoughts you try to grasp uncertain if they are yourown
Seem to answer and there you feel suddenly the compulsion to grasp hold of your own being that instead something else catapults you further into this spiralling abyss you cannot seem to fathom with any real perception.It seems that maybe your not moving and that its only the illuminating lights that you realise some how many are blue but you dont know why you know that.
As you try to focus on those whirling and bursting blue lights some seem to come right up to your face then retreat in a flash of a moment.
The other lights some red some purple others orange and yellow seem to be darting around trying to distract you .In a few more moments you have given up all your resistance and feel tired open but some type of inner strength seems to envelope you as your eyes
stay open.You hear strange sounds suddenly as if hundreds of out of tune radios were broadcasting from around you faintly but you can’t see anything you cannot see anything anymore.
Everything you think you see and sense turns black.
There are no more lights or sounds.
What seems like a few days later ..
You start to see again and its those same blue lights.
Abruptly a voice calls out to you .
You remember those radio sounds and you ignore the voice.
Suddenly you feel cold icy wetness on your face.
You open your eyes .But see the blue lights and close them again ,feeling groggy you try to fall back to where it was you were ,Asleep you guess.
But you hearvthis voice again even more urgent ,only this time it sounds more familiar.
Suddenly your eyes fly open startled and you sit up from where you lay.
Coughing on fluids or the wetness you now realize was ice water.
Here you are you think .Am I there you wonder but dont really remember why you were thinking it.Where was that ?
You think.And as if you just realized you still have hands wipe the wetness from your face.
You try to look for the time .But you wrist is empty.Wondering where your watch has gone you try to get up on your feet and succeed.
Just then your head seems to ache
as you look around where your standing.
You suddenly look up and there they are.
Those pulsating blue lights ,then there they go those bleeping sirens..
You suddenly remember but you can’t think .You think then and you think that all of these places look the same.
A small smile forms on your lips.
“I have made it” You exclaim and you are now filled with a sense of joy mixed with satisfaction.
Suddenly the doors you came in slide open.
But nobody comes in.You walk over to the door still groggy and step right through the opening.
“You see all darkness and think “Where are all the lights”
But instead you realize your falling
Falling and falling feet first,as if the ground ceased to exist below your feet.
But it stops and there you are.
Where you do not know ,that sense if joy had already elapsed .
You are unharmed you begin to flail your arms trying to see with your hands .You feel some kind of wall it was made out of metal you could tell.
It was cold and smooth .
All of a sudden you hear a noise ..Its coming closer you know this because its getting louder.
You frantically look around in the darkness but you dont see anything there.
But you hear what sounds like air exhaust like that of steam its followed by a whirring sound you jump back looking all around again.
Unexpectedly you see light .
Its getting larger and its still light.
Its a hatch a door or something you believe.
Standing before you are two statuary men and a women .They are wearing the same thing as you ,a beige jumpsuit.
Surprised but confident you utter a few words you can muster.
“Am I here?”
You stop to think those words are stupid .
The women standing before you in the still light says .
Those are the greatest words I have
ever heard,becuse I have said them myself many times.
You look at the women with contempt but then you retreat.
She offers you a hand and you step out into the light.
The sky is all blue and the sun is setting and the grass is green below your feet.
The three of you walk away.