Tuesday 3:55 PM.
Sidney Daniels
I fluttered my eyes open as sunlight beamed on me through the window. I sat up before realizing I was all chained up. I looked around to see I was in some sort of basement. I immediately started screaming in cries for help. Anything to get me out of here.
Eventually though, when nobody came and nobody seemed to hear me I stopped. I cried at my defeat and laid back down. It seemed like an eternity had passed.
"You just gon lay there?" I heard my mom say.
I looked up in confusion as I saw my mom standing in the corner.
"What you doin here?" I asked sitting up.
"Come dance with me baby, like old times," she smiled.
I hesitantly stood up and began dancing with her. An old record started playing as we danced and laughed.
"I love you," she smiled at me.
"I love you too ma," I said before I tried to hug her.
The image of her disappeared before I realized she was only a fragment of my imagination. I began to cry now that she's gone.
I sung as I played in my hair to pass time.
"You always did have beautiful hair, just like your mama," my dad said.
"Thank you," I smiled.
"I remember I used to sing that song to you when you were little. You loved it," he said as I smiled and continued to sing.
Later on I imagined on was back on the court with Von.
"You can't block me baby I'm the ultimate beast!" He said before I waved him off.
"Boy please you better recognize who the real GOAT is," I said as he laughed.
I had nothing but a open space to dream. I allowed myself to do just that.