> be kid

> we used to play pretend outside every day

> made “bases” in different yards

>my house was level 1

> friend's shed was level 2

> one kid's yard was level 3 but we NEVER used it

> he said it was “unfinished”

> lol what does that even mean when you're 8

> one day he brings a notebook

> says he’s designing the “real” level 3

> little squares and stick figures

> crayon doors everywhere

> he draws one door bigger than the others

> says “this one opens by itself”

> weeks later he stopped coming outside

> parents said he was sick

> we all stopped playing after that

> years later I walked by that yard again

>there was a door leaned against the fence

> same color he drew

> tfw