The next morning I woke up to the smell of almond and banana pancakes.

“Are you okay, buddy? Are you still with me?”, I heard Charlie’s voice and opened my eyes finding myself on my back on the basement floor. “What Happened?” I managed to mumble as I opened my eyes to see a blurry green robe with Charlies head floating just above it. I blinked a few times,…

I approached the center more slowly. Seeing the hand of the creature first, I was surprised to see what resembled a human hand with its fingers clawing at the high notes. As I rounded the corner fully, I’d swear I saw the scraggly tail of a dog running out. The figure at the keys was…