The beginning of this dream was lost, so why I have what I have at the beginning is just as much a mystery to me as it is to you.
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I walk through the city gates, and the first thing I notice is a man standing at a small Chinese side restaurant. But I'm only here to meet with my girlfriend, but I have no idea where she is. I could only imagine that she is somewhere in the crowd, having fun. Probably best if I allow her to find me, as I'm pretty easy to spot with a bow and arrow on my back.
I begin to walk over to the open Chinese restaurant, and I can make out what the man is screaming about. Hes screaming that they serve Sushi at a Chinese restaurant when it's a Japanese food. Plus that they can't even server it right. As I continue to get closer, I see him pick up the raw fish and throw it into the face of a Chinese worker.
Once I reach the small restaurant I take a seat on one of the small seats. The man continues to yell, and in between one of his yells, I clear my throat. The man turns to me with a murderous look in his eyes. "Problem?" He asks.
"I couldn't help but notice your much unneeded attitude, and would appreciative it if you would quiet down. Better yet, why don't you just leave," I tell him.
"Is that right?" He replies. He quickly grabs a knife that is over the counter, and takes a quick swing at me, but I am already a step ahead of him. I spin off my seat, and pull off my bow and one arrow and pull it back, and by the time I have completed a full spin, I am on one knee pointing an arrow right in between his eyes. "Last chance to leave, and drop the knife," I tell him.
He throws the knife down, narrowly missing his own two feet, and he storms away, towards an 18-wheeler. "I'll be back," I tell the Chinese man. "Just going to make sure he leaves."
I put the arrow back in the quiver and the bow back on my shoulder and I follow him to the truck, while being sure to blend in with the crowd so he doesn't spot me. He opens the door and looks back at the small shop. "I'll show them, I'll show them all," he mumbles.
He climbs into the truck, and turns the loud engine on, and turns away from the small shop. He drives it till he's about 200 feet away from the shop, then he turns the truck directly towards the shop, honking the horn, making everyone run out of the way. As the truck speeds up, coming right for me, I pull of my bow and two arrows. I pull the arrow back and take a couple of steps to the right, and I let it go. Before the arrow hits its target, I pull the second arrow back and let it go. The first arrow hits one of the front tires, and the truck loses most of its control. The second arrow hits another tire on the same side. It hits the rear tire of the Semi, just before the trailer.
With two flat tires, the truck loses all control, and begins to tilt. I run to my right, as quickly as I can, but not quite fast enough. The truck falls on its side, and the trailer follows, before breaking off the truck. The rear of the trailer grabs the quiver and the edge of my bow. The quiver is yanked off my back, which throws me before coming off completely, and I am forced to let the bow go. I fly through the air, and land hard on my back, which knocks the breath out of me completely. I quickly jump to my feet to see the trailer coming to a stop.
The cab of the truck however, continues moving towards the small shop and it soon hits. I sprint towards the shop, to make sure everyone is alright. I quickly reach what's left of the small Chinese restaurant, and through the rubble I can see everyone who was already there, no one hurt. I give a sigh of relief then I hear a female voice behind me. "Didn't take you long to find trouble did it baby?"
I give a smile before turning around. "You know how it is my love, I'll save any life I can," I begin. "No matter what the cost," she finishes. She walks to me, before planting a kiss on my lips. As her warm, soft lips are pressed to mind, I feel so many sensations run through my head. That's when I realize this is actually the first time we've ever kissed, as well as the first time I've ever kissed anyone.
I look back to the small Chinese restaurant, and I ask "I don't suppose it's possible to order anything?" The Chinese man gives me a wild look before telling me that they are now closed for renovations. "Always thinking about your next meal," Meghan chuckles. "Hey a man's gotta eat right?" I reply. She smiles wildly before grabbing my arm and dragging me away.
"What would you like to eat my love?" I ask while we are walking.
"I've heard a good bit about a new side restaurant just around the corner. Not too far from my apartment actually. They're a bit pricey but, you know I got it all covered," Meghan says. I give a nod to agree with her that that's where we should grab a bite to eat. While we are walking she says "I've never understood how you could do that."
"Do what?" I ask grabbing her hand.
"Risk your life like that, be so close to death and stay so calm. Like right now, you seem so calm as if it never happened," She says holding my hand tighter. I give a smile and look towards the ground as we walk. Truth be told, I don't quite understand it either.
"I guess, it's happened so many times it doesn't bother me anymore. I use to tremble out of control each time, but it stopped after a while," I say calmly. We continue to walk, and soon we reach a small but fancy pizza joint. Behind the counter I can see the cooks preparing everything. On their sign, it says "Fresh, everything made in sight."
At the counter many people sit, waiting for their food. Each wearing very nice clothes. I look down, at what I'm wearing, and over to Meghan. "I feel so under-dressed," I say to her.
"Perhaps we should stop by my apartment, I have some clothes there for you as well," She says with a smile. She begins to walk towards a large apartment building. I walk by her and she tries to grab my hand, but instead I put my hand around her. I wrap my hand around her waist and we walk very closely.
We both stop at the same time, looking up towards the apartments. Lights flicker wildly through the windows. "Someone must be throwing one massive party," a man to our left says looking in the same direction. We start walking towards the building again, and within just a few minutes we reach it. We walk inside and there's hardly anyone around. There's a couple waiting next to the elevator, as it is nearly at the bottom as we arrive.
Just a few seconds later the elevator dings, and the doors open up. Three people walk out and quickly walk past us, and the couple enter the elevator. Me and Meghan then enter the elevator behind them, and they both look at us with great surprise. We move behind them, to the rear of the elevator. "Did I mention below the apartments there's a small shopping mall?" She asks. I must have a dumb look on my face as she then says "guess not."
I hear woman in front of us give a slight chuckle. "That's actually where we are headed. Floor 64," she says. That should be our next stop, but for some reason the elevator passes that floor, and keeps going till 92. Then suddenly, the elevator just drops, plummeting down towards the ground, till it stops at floor 64. We all begin to look at each other, everyone having wild eyes. Alert, watching everything and trying to stay calm.
A voice comes on through the speakers, cold and unforgiving. "Tonight you four will be used as an experiment. Right now I am ready to blow charges at the top of the cable line, I would like for you to convince me why you should leave, and as it appears that there are two couples, you will be doing this together," the voice says.
We all continue to look at each other, not understanding what is going on. I look at Meghan, and I remember what I told her when I first asked her out. I remember telling her that I would die for her, that I would be willing to do anything to save her life. She grabs my hand again, tighter than ever, and I pull her close. I embrace her, and I whisper into her ear "I love you." Just before she can say it back, the voice comes back over the radio.
"Couple number one, the two standing in the front. Convince me to open the doors and allow you to live," he says. The couple in front of us look at each other, then the man says "we are complete nobody's, with no reason to say we should live. We only live for each other, out of love. We entrust you with our lives."
"Couple one, you may exit, but should couple two try and exit with you, I will drop the elevator with you all in it," the man over the speaker says. The doors open, and I hear screaming, and the couple quickly steps out and the doors shut. "Couple two, please say why I should let you off," he says.
I look at Meghan and the man yells "wrong" over the speaker. The elevator begins to quickly plummet towards the ground, and just when I think everything is over, the descent stops and we rise back up to floor 64. The man speaks again, laughing "I'm just kidding, but really. Why should I let you live?" He says.
"Honestly, you can take my life. I don't really care. All I ask is that you let Meghan off, let her live," I say. The man then says "very well, step off the elevator miss," and the doors open. She turns to me and kisses me, and slowly backs off the elevator. But as soon as she is fully off, I dive to get out. The doors quickly begin to shut and I hear explosions, and the elevator begins to plummet towards the ground.
We are standing with the other couple once again, in the shopping mall. On top of a wooden walkway, and I see that the mall wasn't fully finished. But that isn't what I notice. Below us, I see people running wildly, and some jumping in ways that shouldn't be possible. One of them spots us, and I see an animal in its eyes. "We need to move," I say quickly. We all begin to follow the walkway, and one of the people jumps at us, but I am to fast for it.
When it reaches me, I quickly punch it in the face while it's still mid-air. It hits the ground and jumps up and looks at me. I run to catch up with the others, and I realize that these aren't people, but creatures who look like people. The others turn into a small shop and I quickly follow. We all begin to grab what's in the shop, and pile it up in front of the doorway to make a barricade between us and the creatures. But we are too late, the one I hit bursts through the door, and heads straight for Meghan.
I run towards her as quickly as I can, and I yell "No." I reach her at the last, and I shove her aside, and the creature plants its teeth deep in my side. Instantly I feel great amounts of pain, but I shove the creature back as hard as I can, and it rips the skin around the bite off as it staggers back. Blood covers its mouth and teeth, and the man who was in the elevator with us, hits it in the head with a two-by-four, and it falls to the ground. Then he hits it again even harder crushing its head and killing it.
I fall to my knees, engulfed in an endless void of pain. I'm so busy trying to keep my sanity, to keep the pain at bay, that I don't notice Meghan on her knees beside me, with tears in her eyes. I see her moving her lips, trying to tell me something, but I can't hear anything. After another minute or so, everything begins to fade to black, and all of the pain disappears. I see Meghan come closer, and I feel her lips press against mine once more, before everything fades completely, and I awaken.
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Final Thoughts
This dream really surprised me. Its nothing like I've ever imagined, but for some reason it all happened inside my head, as if it was a movie. A movie being shown in first person, a movie that only I will ever see. Why Meghan Trainor was in this one, I have no idea. I doubt i'll ever know, but then I don't think I am meant to know. The start of the dream was perfect, just spending time with someone I love. Being happy, it's almost like a paradise. But things turned sour, and still it's one of my favorite dreams.
Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoyed your time inside my head;)