Which Door?
with apparently no answer forthcoming
There was only one rule: don’t open the door.
It would have been helpful had they told me which one.
Thirteen separate doors. Indications of at least seventeen directions one might proceed beyond them: up, down, to the left, right, diagonally, forward, backward, etc.
How does one even do that—proceed backward through & beyond a door? Wouldn’t that mean simply return me to the room?
Apparently not. Unless that’s the point.
So many questions. It’s enough to drive a person batty.
Which poses another problem: When you’re the only person in the room, how do you know you’re losing your mind?
Argggh!
Back to the doors. Which one? Any of them? Is only one forbidden? That would mean twelve to one odds that choosing one at random would be okay. I like those odds.
Unless simply opening a door is what renders it forbidden.
I wonder if any of the doorknobs even turn. Perhaps I should check them.
But what if I accidentally cause the wrong one to open simply by touching the knob?
What if the doors are automatic & open upon approach?
How close would I have to come before it opens?
Did I just see a flash of light under that one or was it just a trick of my eyes?
Are the lights flickering in here?
How did I get into this room in the first place?
I don’t remember.
Wish I had some food.
Water might be nice.
Of course, I don’t see any bathroom facilities, so maybe that would be a bad idea.
And that would probably involve a door.
I wonder which one.
About the Creator
Randy Wayne Jellison-Knock
Retired Ordained Elder in The United Methodist Church having served for a total of 30 years in Missouri, South Dakota & Kansas.
Born in Watertown, SD on 9/26/1959. Married to Sandra Jellison-Knock on 1/24/1986. One son, Keenan, deceased.
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