After ignoring all the waiters and chefs until nightfall. The City of Mayland finally comes into view.
"It's... Not a fake at all. It's a real city, built on the water!" I thought.
The city looked grand. Buildings built up to the heavens, lights that seem to beam a rainbow, the sound of parties going on, everyone entering the city smiling and cheerful. It was almost a dream come true.
The ship lands at the city's port and we make our way to the front gate.
"Please present the invitation," the gate keeper asked us.
We presented the invitation and the gate keeper smiles widely as he stared at us.
"Please enjoy your stay here. Forever," the gate keeper laughs maniacally.
The doors then open widely leading to a room with just a brown table in the middle, with a chair of the same color, except with red cloth padding sitting at it, and bookshelves lining the room. No sight of any door in the room. My son and I walk into the room and see a depressed looking man sitting at the table. Healthy looking at least, writing on a piece of paper in front of me.
"Come in here. Take a seat. I don't have all day!" yelled the man sitting at the desk.
We continued walking towards him. We didn't see any chair for us to sit in, but we still proceed towards him.
"Oh, I'm sorry, sir. Allow me to get you a chair or two. Seeing as you have a child with you," the man said as we approached him. The room started to spin slowly, however the middle with the man, desk, and us were still stationary. The room started to spin quickly, and quicker. Then all of a sudden, it stops. A chair shoots from the wall across the room in front of us.
"There we go. Now, take a seat. We have much to discuss," the man said to us calmly.
We sit in the chairs and prepare to listen to the man. However, all we heard was him scribble on the paper, we could not yet identify.
"Welcome to the grand City of Mayland! Where your life will change for the best. And you will continue to grow the city! Now. Please sign here to start your 'vacation'," the man greeted us.
I tried to say something, but the man quickly shut me down.
"Now, please sign here. Here. Here. And here. Oh, and here," the man said as he piled papers up, "Now there's no time to delay! Sign them, now, now, now! We got other people waiting! This is a grand city!"
I quickly signed the papers, trying to read what the text says, but the man kept taking them away as soon as I finish signing.
"Father, we're going to have a grand time. Right, Father? I'm really nervous to see this grand-" son tried saying before quickly cut off by the man.
"The grand City of Mayland!" the man quickly finished son's sentence.
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