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Recently, I discovered that one of my childhood experiences was inside of a liminal space. Everything was so peaceful, but it all went wrong in seconds. I've finally been able to muster the courage needed to tell people. I'm afraid you will not believe me.
When I was 5, My school went on a field trip. Do you remember going somewhere that was filled with inflatables beyond your wildest dreams?
I do. Very Clearly. My friends and I were having so much fun. This place is called Pump It Up. It was a staple of my childhood. There was an entry room, with a patterned carpet that looked like something you would see in the 80's. We would sit down and watch the introduction video, filled with rules and fun. We would go to the three rooms, and each one had three inflatables. We had 1 hour in each room.
The first two rooms were fine, but when I saw the third room, I felt like I'd been there before. I had this sinking feeling. I told one of the chaperones that I needed to use the restroom, and was able to get out of there.
One time, and one time only, did the door out of the third room lead to a fourth room. It was filled with inflatables, but not the kind that would be in a children's inflatables collection. I was in a completely different location.
I can't even begin to describe it.
It looked so surreal. The inflatables you'd only see in a lucid dream were all stored in that specific room. The room was always getting bigger, more and more inflatables added by the minute. Soon, the inflatables started to close in on me. I ran to the door, and tried to get out.
No matter how hard I tried to open it, the door wouldn't budge. I started to feel the latex creeping up on me, pushing my body closer and closer to the door. Suddenly, the door opened, and I tumbled out, falling face first onto the floor. I quickly got up, and tried to tell the chaperones about the fourth room, but they said I was crazy. I am sure it was not my imagination.
-xXSoftieXx