Like a mermaid rising from an ocean of paper, the girl emerged across the room.
Like a mermaid rising from an ocean of paper, the girl emerged across the room.
My house had suddenly turned into a hospital ward.
The idea of going to the movies made Hugo remember something Father had once told him about going to the movies when he was just a boy, when the movies were new. Hugo's father had stepped into a dark room, and on a white screen he had seen a rocket fly right into the eye of the man in the moon. Father said he had never experienced anything like it. It had been like seeing his dreams in the middle of the day.
Time can play all sorts of tricks on you. In the blink of an eye, babies appear in carriages, coffins disappear into the ground, wars are won and lost, and children transform, like butterflies, into adults.
As I look out at all of you gathered here, I want to say that I don't see a room full of Parisians in top hats and diamonds and silk dresses. I don't see bankers and housewives and store clerks. No. I address you all tonight as you truly are: wizards, mermaids, travelers, adventurers, and magicians. You are the true dreamers.
I hope the snow covers everything so all the footsteps are silenced, and the whole city can be at peace.
If you've ever wondered where your dreams come from when you go to sleep at night, just look around. This is where they are made.
In that moment, the machinery of the world lined up. Somewhere a clock struck midnight, and Hugo's future seemed to fall perfectly into place.
© 2020 Inspirational Stories
© 2020 Inspirational Stories