Meraki

Elysian couldn't fall asleep and it wasn't his insomnia that kept him awake. It was too humid in his comforter. The air conditioning was broken. He was having a hard time just breathing properly. His discomfort led him to walk around the house. He found himself in the attic. At least it was cooler up here. The smell of fresh polish greeted him. His eyes fell on a gap between the pile of boxes and he spotted something that looked like a door handle. His mood shifting from mild annoyance to some excitement, he began to set the boxes aside.  He laughed as he picked up each box, the puns written on them tickling his funny bone. Equanim, his brother, was bored when they were moving and so a marker and these boxes were his weapon of choice to kill the boredom. The last one which said ‘Donut worry’ with a donut drawn on it when put away revealed what Elysian was anticipating-a small hidden door.  Unable to contain the suspense, he held the...