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…

I rounded the first group of shelves that spiraled towards the center, uncoiling the cord as I took each careful and quiet step. The music crept from the center along floor and danced around my toes guiding each step of my rubber footed pajamas. It seemed to become less and less identifiable the closer I…