The Dream

I had the strangest dream a couple of nights back.. In my dream, I suddenly woke up in bed. Sitting cross-legged behind me was a long-haired figure, with my head in her lap, and my hands in hers. Her hands were cold, and her grip was firm but not hurtful. I could not (did not want to!) see her face in the dark, but somehow I could sense her intense sadness. After the first shock of fear had passed, compassion slowly crept in. I could not move my body, but I stroked the side of her hands with my thumbs in an effort to somehow comfort her.

At that point, I woke up in real life. It was morning, but somehow my whole body felt cold, even with the blanket wrapped tightly around me. I was scared, like how you would feel after waking up from a nightmare, but I also felt very sad.

This chilling dream was so vivid, it stayed with me the whole of the day. Combined with the tea I had at supper, I simply could not fall asleep last night. I finally slept at 7:30am in the morning..