The Key To Happiness
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- The Key To Happiness
- By: Tracetin Allen
- “Just calm down, relax Rick you got this.” as I said to myself after abruptly waking up from my sleep. After some uncomfortable amount of minutes later, I got up to get a snack from my fridge. I put my slippers on because if I wouldn’t I would get splinters. I walked down the small hall of my apartment and turned to my kitchen and entered the room. The air that filled the room had an uneasy chill to me, and to be honest it freaked me out. Then my stomach growled at me, reminding that I was hungry regardless of the temperature. As I opened the fridge the air rushed out and hit me like an icy train of bricks. When I peered in I saw nothing, just a black void inside of my fridge. I didn’t know what to feel to be honest, confused, freaked out, or just scared straight. All I know is when I got closer I saw me, he looked the same as me but sinister almost.
- The altered reflection of of some being that looked just like me stared at me. Next thing that had happened I did not expect, he somehow grabbed me and took me to wherever he was, or wherever this place is. Then a deity of sorts appeared out of the empty vastness of darkness we were emerged in. It had frightened me to my core. He slowly began to speak, “I am joy.” I was puzzled to say the least and I exclaimed “What do you mean you are joy?” “ I want to take you on a ride through your past to unlock your happiness!” he had pronounced, I was not so excited about revisiting the not so good times. There was a blinding light and  I was in my old room again, everything the exact same? I was dumbfounded on what just happened to me and everything around me. I heard commotion in the other room, so I went to investigate the noise.
- I walked to my old living room and when I looked inside I was shocked at what I saw! It was Dave but younger, in my old house with my mother laying on the ground underneath him. I could not hold in my rage anymore and I lunged at him and tackled him to the ground. Well I atleast tried, I went right through him somehow. Everything around him and my mom were made up of the transparent material. Then Joy appeared to me and said “these are just memories Rick Starr we have much to see.” Once again she was talking in riddles again and I had no idea what was happening except that my mom was dead under Dave. Joy spoke “Here is what lies of Dave’s actions, the death of your mother, your breaking point.” I exclaimed that I no longer wanted to see this, it wasn't me! Joy stated that I need to get past my trauma, pain, and anger before I could pass on. 
- Then another weird transformation happened around me and I was back in my apartment but everything was nicely furnished with a delicate smell of crackling bacon. I was surprised to be here, wherever it was in the luxurious home. Against my better judgment to proceed anywhere, I continued on until I was met with a door at the end of the room I had appeared in. I turned the knob to discover that Dave was there in an all white suit sitting on the couch waiting for me calmly? I started my sentence with the weeping sounding “Hi?” He looked at me and said calmly “Sit down Rick.” So I sat since he was being reasonable this time and not trying to attack me. He spoke quite softly and said to me, “ Rick, we have to balance your scales.” I still had no idea whatever these scales were. He then again spoke to me asking  what was holding me back from being happy? I stared him down with anger and confusion as if he had not saw what he had done moments ago. I shouted at him saying do you not remember what horrible tragedy you committed? He assured me that it was in the past and he did not mean to and that it was okay now. I did not believe an ounce of what he said to be true, all he wanted to do was try to excuse his actions.
- I was so furious and angry, but something told me that he was right somehow. I replied to his poor plea of guilt and spoke to him saying “ You killed our mom Dave!” “How could you not even feel remorse for what you did for us.” I exclaimed with pain and anger in my voice as it cracked when I hollered at him! Dave glanced up at me for a slight moment, and when he did he couldn’t hold it in anymore. “I din’t mean to Rick, it was all an accident.” He cried aloud. “Please believe me I didn’t want to she tried to attack me!” I could see right through his deception and lies. “I am no fool Dave, you better stop before it gets bad for you.” He looked up and revealed him self to be joy the deity. “You did it Rick Starr you were finally able to find your comfort zone and accept his responsibilities for the actions committed he against you.” You can let go now Rick, your free.” The feeling was like no ever.
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