close your eyes. when you open them you are in a parking lot of a super 8 in ohio. you are 13 yrs old and walking slowly to the family car to get your mad libs
close your eyes. when you open them you are in a busy meijer, looking up at the freezer, holding a gallon of breyer’s. you see your mom next to the lobster tank. you rush towards her with your hands around the cold carton
close your eyes. when you open them the hot sun is beaming down on you. you are sitting in your driveway with your roller blades splayed out. you feel the tickle of an ant crawling on your hand
close your eyes. when you open them you are sitting in the passenger side of a station wagon, a hot hungry howie’s box on your lap. two blockbuster videos slide over your feet
close your eyes. when you open them you are floating down a river in a black inner tube. your cousins are floating ahead and behind you. your butt grazes a sandbar as you hear a turtle fall off a log
close your eyes. when you open them you are at the beach. you run full speed into the sparkling water, the cold takes your breath away. when you get out your dad hands you a towel and sandy pb & j
close your eyes. when you open them you are trying to breathe lightly while hiding under your sister's bed. you quietly suck on an oreo and listen to forbidden conversations
close your eyes. when you open them you're in the basement on a saturday afternoon. thunder and lightning crack outside. you eat cheez-its while watching "are you afraid of the dark?"
close your eyes. when you open them you are in a pink bathtub. you swish your hair under the water from side to side, like seaweed. you hear your mom on the phone in the next room
close your eyes. when you open them it's sunday night and you're at the bonanza buffet. you're loading up your plate with hot french fries and a bowl of chocolate pudding. you slide into the booth and your brother passes you the ketchup
close your eyes. when you open them you are running as fast as you can down the sand dunes towards the lake. you know it isn't possible but you feel like you're flying and you shriek loudly, a mixture of joy and fear