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Opening a Door to "Stayin' Alive!"

Two prompts! Let me see if I can unite them…

Princess Megan Snow Rose ’s Prompt: You are having a nightmare. You chose a door and open it. What adventure do you have?

Charlie ~ ’s Prompt: What is your go-to party song? What song would you play to hype people up? Include a link, embed a youtube video, or just give the song title and who it's by.

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My pillow was smooched under my head, and the bed sheets were choking me. First, I thought I was dreaming, but was I?

Something had knocked me down unconscious, and when I opened my eyes, I found myself all tied up and unable to move. Rather than feeling victimized, I felt extreme rage.

"Calm down!" someone ordered. “You’ll be free if you choose a door.”

“Any door is better than this,” I said.

“You are a risk-taker, aren't you!”

In a blink, I was free of my bindings and was running toward a wall with several doors on it.

I rushed to open a gold-plated door, but something inside me warned against it. So I skipped sideways and chose a regular door painted in white, like one of the doors in my actual house. When I opened the door, I entered into a dark place.

Something hissed. Something rustled. I felt fingers grabbing at my skirt.

Hesitant, I moved back and stepped almost out of the door, but all of a sudden, bright lights blinded me as several people jumped up, yelling, “Surprise!”

When my eyes adjusted to the light, I saw all my friends and family and sensed that a party was on for me; although, no one told me the reason for it.

Then the music started playing. I heard the vocals of Saturday Night Fever. 'Stayin’ alive; Stayin’ alive!'

“Very nice!” I said, beaming. “But let’s give this party more feeling. How about 'What a Feeling'?"

And the party rolled on...

All this might have been just a dream, but something needs to be said about dreams. After all, I’m still staying alive, and what a feeling!