Turn The Page

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An arrow whizzes past my head dangerously close.
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Jump off the dock into the lake on a summer afternoon.
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The guy I love breaks my heart into a thousand little pieces.
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Fight for King Arthur with the Knights of the Round Table.
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Overthrow the government that threatens to take away thought.
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It’s time to save the world with superpowers.
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Solve the Final problem.
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Another book to get lost into.

Relaxation 100/100

I quietly sigh in pleasure as I settle on the couch, crank up the indie rock, and open my book. I don’t get much time for relaxation. It is finally nice to have some time to decompress and just lose myself in the words on the page. I want to forget the worries of my own life and worry about the lives of fictional characters. I want to feel something so pure that you rarely capture it in reality: imagination. There is something untameable and unconfined about the imagination. It comes from the deepest parts within you and nowhere else.

Word count: 100

Deep In Thought 52/100

I am deep in thought as I arrive in the forest. Green surrounds my vision and I can feel a slight breeze through the trees as I continue to make my way. My eyes scan for any sign of life, but I do not see anything. I can hear the evil cackle of a witch and the snarl of a werewolf. I have to get out of here and the pace of my heart picks up. I run through the grim forest. I can see the witches and werewolves now. I am deep in thought again as I read.

Word Count: 100

Vacation 21/100

I am hit with the smell of the dried ink and paper.

The paper is coarse and thick in my hand.

I stare down at the black inky words who seem non-impressive.

I take a deep breath and I take the plunge into a new universe.

I am immediately overtaken by the sheer power of the story.

I am no longer in my dorm room with the thick book in my hands.

My reality is the book and nothing else exists out of that powerful reality.

I no longer want anything more in all of the world

Than to continue to read the small black words on the page.

To continue my vacation from depressing reality,

To see the worlds and characters who await me,

To feel more alive than I have ever felt before.