This is where you're meant to be
As the driver slows the bus, I look out the window.
I hear the faint sounds of carolers. I see a thick layer of snow, Christmas lights trying to peak through.
I drift off to a dream. A dream I've had before. Not a memory, but I remember as if it were yesterday.
I have the key to my first real home. I unlock the door to find wooden chairs behind a small countertop, a long sofa with multicoloured pillows.
This is where I'm meant to be.
Sliding doors to a small backyard with a picnic bench.
This is where I'm meant to be.
Tall stairs that lead up, up, up! All the way to one cozy bedroom with a fluffy blue blanket.
This is where I'm meant to be.
A bathroom with white tiles.
I couldn't ask for more.
I imagine feeling an emotion I haven't felt in ages.
Happiness.
When I wake up, I begin to feel sad.
The bus stops and I feel something in my pocket. I fish it out and almost as if it were magic, a key appears!
There's a note connected to it. It says, Merry Christmas Jeff, from Habitat for Humanity. Address 2414B Marshall Rd. This is where you're meant to be.
And instantly, I know, this will be the best Christmas yet.
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