My parents were at work when I arrived at home from school. I walked in and sat down on the couch in front of the TV, since I didn't have any homework. The first channel to come on was a black and white drama about a kid that was about fifteen, who could do anything that he set his mind to. For example he would close his eyes and put his hand on a wall. He then would believe that he could walk through, or that it wasn't really there, allowing him to actually walk through it.
Most people in my school thought it was stupid, but I honestly find it to be very interesting. According to my grandpa it was very popular when he was in 8th grade. My parents even said that they had watched it on TV. This day was normal for awhile, until it reached dinner time. Now my mom would be cooking something delicious as my dad would sit at the table drooling, but not this time.
Unlike other times, they still weren't home. Shortly before dinner time I checked the phone to see if I somehow missed a phone call and that there was a message. I looked on the door and on the counter table to see if I missed a note. There was none. The day got weirder when the earth under my feet started to shake. Where I live earthquakes never occur and when they do, they are very vague, and from about a hundred miles away. Despite that, the earthquake was much more powerful than normally.
The door mysteriously swung open and an old man walked in. I tried to tell him that this wasn't his house but I could not muster a word. He looked at me and smiled as though he knew me. All I could do was stare at him.
"I'm sorry that I intruded, Vani." He said as I suddenly could speak again.
"How do you know my name? Why are you here?"
"How I know your name is currently irrelevant and I am here to teach you something that has nearly been forgotten. Have you ever seen the old show, Belief?" I could only answer his question.
"Yes, I was watching it a few hours ago."
"Good," He nodded "you should be able to understand me." He sat down at the dining table gesturing for me to sit on the other side. I did so. "I am the same person who played as Paul. If you've ever payed attention to the credits you'd see Paul's actor was named Paul Teich. I am Paul Teich."
"You're kidding aren't you?" I said as I grabbed a slice of bread from a basket. I didn't notice than but it only than just appeared there.
"No, Vani, I tell the truth. Everything you see in Belief was real."
"Even as the supposed actor of Paul you're in the fantasy world. I'm not a gullible idiot. Everything was fake." The old man sighed at this.
"Watch." He said as he touched the table. He closed his eyes and from what I can tell, concentrated. Suddenly the table vanished. I jumped in surprise. "See? I can do as I did in the show. Why? Because everything was real." I somewhat ignored this.
"Impossible... nobody can do that."
"That's not true," He quickly replied. "But only a few can."
"Why do you come to me?" I stammered.
"Because you are the only other person that can do such things. Simply close your eyes, and such power will come alive."
I wanted to wake up even though I knew very well I wasn't dreaming. Something forced me to do what he told me to do. I closed my eyes and started to believe that I was in my bed and that was I about to wake from my dream. I reopened my eyes to find myself in bed. I looked at the clock to see what time it was. The clock said school had just ended. I got out of bed, panicking, thinking that I accidentally slept through the whole school day. I saw my parents doing their normal things. My mom looked up at me and said.
"Feeling better are you? We found you sick laying on the ground."
Most people in my school thought it was stupid, but I honestly find it to be very interesting. According to my grandpa it was very popular when he was in 8th grade. My parents even said that they had watched it on TV. This day was normal for awhile, until it reached dinner time. Now my mom would be cooking something delicious as my dad would sit at the table drooling, but not this time.
Unlike other times, they still weren't home. Shortly before dinner time I checked the phone to see if I somehow missed a phone call and that there was a message. I looked on the door and on the counter table to see if I missed a note. There was none. The day got weirder when the earth under my feet started to shake. Where I live earthquakes never occur and when they do, they are very vague, and from about a hundred miles away. Despite that, the earthquake was much more powerful than normally.
The door mysteriously swung open and an old man walked in. I tried to tell him that this wasn't his house but I could not muster a word. He looked at me and smiled as though he knew me. All I could do was stare at him.
"I'm sorry that I intruded, Vani." He said as I suddenly could speak again.
"How do you know my name? Why are you here?"
"How I know your name is currently irrelevant and I am here to teach you something that has nearly been forgotten. Have you ever seen the old show, Belief?" I could only answer his question.
"Yes, I was watching it a few hours ago."
"Good," He nodded "you should be able to understand me." He sat down at the dining table gesturing for me to sit on the other side. I did so. "I am the same person who played as Paul. If you've ever payed attention to the credits you'd see Paul's actor was named Paul Teich. I am Paul Teich."
"You're kidding aren't you?" I said as I grabbed a slice of bread from a basket. I didn't notice than but it only than just appeared there.
"No, Vani, I tell the truth. Everything you see in Belief was real."
"Even as the supposed actor of Paul you're in the fantasy world. I'm not a gullible idiot. Everything was fake." The old man sighed at this.
"Watch." He said as he touched the table. He closed his eyes and from what I can tell, concentrated. Suddenly the table vanished. I jumped in surprise. "See? I can do as I did in the show. Why? Because everything was real." I somewhat ignored this.
"Impossible... nobody can do that."
"That's not true," He quickly replied. "But only a few can."
"Why do you come to me?" I stammered.
"Because you are the only other person that can do such things. Simply close your eyes, and such power will come alive."
I wanted to wake up even though I knew very well I wasn't dreaming. Something forced me to do what he told me to do. I closed my eyes and started to believe that I was in my bed and that was I about to wake from my dream. I reopened my eyes to find myself in bed. I looked at the clock to see what time it was. The clock said school had just ended. I got out of bed, panicking, thinking that I accidentally slept through the whole school day. I saw my parents doing their normal things. My mom looked up at me and said.
"Feeling better are you? We found you sick laying on the ground."
