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The Doors

November 26, 2018 12 Comments

The Doors

By Shydiamonds

He told me there was paradise behind the oak doors on the tenth floor of the under-construction building. I didn’t believe him because there were no oak doors in that building; why would there be? It was under construction.

He told me there was a sparkling waterfall behind those doors, with mermaids in it. I deemed him crazy.

He told me that the doors appeared anywhere on that floor, tried convincing me to go with him. I pushed him away.

He was found dead on the road the next day; people said he jumped.

I knew that he saw the doors.

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  1. Aqsa says

    November 26, 2018 at 2:32 am

    Wonderful and powerful impact story. Loved that it’s precise but meaningful

    Reply
  2. Roy Dorman says

    November 26, 2018 at 9:44 am

    Excellent 101 Word Story, Shydiamonds!

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    • Neha says

      November 26, 2018 at 3:54 pm

      Thank you 🙂

      Reply
  3. Mary E Falkner says

    November 26, 2018 at 10:13 am

    Wow!

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    • Neha says

      November 26, 2018 at 3:54 pm

      Glad you like it

      Reply
  4. Susan says

    November 26, 2018 at 10:15 am

    A wonderful story. Very moving!

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    • Neha says

      November 26, 2018 at 3:54 pm

      Thank you so much 🙂

      Reply
  5. Karen B. Kaplan says

    November 26, 2018 at 11:08 am

    Your story is a mix of tragedy and revelation. Tragedy in that we can be disconnected with each other in terms of not sharing visions and thus contributing to a suicide. Revelation in that doors to other dimensions can appear without warning through undreamed conduits.

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  6. Karen B. Kaplan says

    November 26, 2018 at 11:11 am

    Your story is a mix of tragedy and revelation. Tragedy in that lack of shared vision contributed to a suicide, and revelation in that conduits to other dimensions can appear in the most unexpected places.

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    • Neha says

      November 26, 2018 at 3:55 pm

      I really like your analysis , you understood it so well.
      Thank you 🙂

      Reply
  7. David Derey says

    November 28, 2018 at 11:47 am

    loved this.

    Reply
  8. Meghashri says

    November 28, 2018 at 10:38 pm

    Brilliant!

    Reply

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