The 13th Floor

I’ve never been in a hotel that didn’t have a 13th floor. I hear strange things happen there.

The doors open and you step out onto the floor, but is squishy and soft . You look down and see it is a plastic disk with red lights underneath. In front of you is a view to the whole sky, a bright glowing blue.

A voice asks you to "log in with your password". You speak, not knowing what to say, but when you hesitatingly say "ummmm" the view in front of you changes from sky to a 3-D projection. A horseshoe which floats in front of you, turns and wobbles just out of reach and fades away. As you watch in wonder your own favorite rabbit’s foot appears. You want to touch it and feel the fur, but just as you reach for it, it disappears. But then you see your lucky hat from Babe Ruth Baseball days float by; and after that a parade of good luck charms you have had since childhood. You feel happy, at peace and most of all Lucky.

OK you think, the 13th floor isn’t going to be bad luck after all. So you turn to go back to the elevator. You look for the button for the elevator. It’s gone, the elevator is gone, no wait, it's coming back, why did it do that? You turn your head to look side to side; and in your periferal vision you notice the projection has gone to a still blackness. As you turn your body toward it, the picture springs back to life and the charms begin floating across once again.

Searching the view you notice a tiny X in the upper right corner. If you can just reach it. You realize, at last, the projection is a computer monitor, and you are standing on the mouse. The slightest movement brings up the 3-D program. The elevator doors are just obscured for a moment by the light display and when the screen goes black you can find your way out. Thanks for visiting the 13th Floor.