She Didn't Expect The Door To Open So Easily

She recognised the door immediately. She’d been trying to open it for over thirty years. It was the door from her dreams. The most beautiful and unusual door she’d ever seen. The door was made of water. The first time she dreamt about the door she hadn’t realised it was made of water. From the outside it looked dry and blue, more like the sky than the ocean. However, when she touched it, it felt as if she was reaching into a crisp pool of water. In fact, when she took her hand away she expected it to be dripping wet. However this wasn’t the case. Whenever she removed her hand from the door in her dreams, it would be completely dry. Dry with a celestial glow. Furthermore, unlike most other doors this one was shaped like a star - a seven-pointed star with a hard rock-like handle in the middle. When she held the handle it felt as if she was cradling a slice of the moon.

Whenever she found herself in front of the door in her dreams, she felt compelled to open it. She reasoned that such a special door could only lead to somewhere equally magical. However, when she tried the handle it would turn and turn but the door always remained shut. She’d try to push the door with her palms but they would simply sink into the water. Then she’d press her whole body against the door, willing it to open with all her might, until she felt like she was drowning and would have to come up for air.

When she came across the door in real life, she didn't expect it to open so easily. Before she knew it she was on the other side and the door had turned to ice.