Underwater (flash Fiction)

• Hannah Gerrey, Grade 10
• Short Story
• 2018

The door is large, carved from mahogany, embellished with golden patterns; swirls spirals and floral designs, beautifully intwined into one another, leading my eyes to the handle. It twists and turns, opening wider than an eagle's wings. Behind it reveals a white marble floor, paired with graceful beige and gold geometric wallpaper, and white sheer curtains, draped from the windows. But I can't see through the windows, a white glaze covers the glass, blocking my view.
Walking around I admire the vases, the long chaise lounge, the sparkling chandelier, and everything else in the room that reflects the ridiculous price I payed for the place.
My adventure stumbles along a control panel, a silver board on the wall with black buttons, levers and switches. One stands out, it glistens in the lighting. My finger grass on it and pushes it deep into the depths of the wall. Ding! In a blink, the white glaze disappears and replacing it lays the big blue ocean I all it's beauty. A fish swims up, its nose on the glass, and then suddenly...CRACK! A lightning forms in the panel, water rushes in, my breath is taken away.