I woke up crying
Last night I had an awful dream. I wouldn't call it a nightmare since it wasn't scary. I just felt like I couldn't do anything to make things better. In my dream, I found out that one of my old childhood friends had died. It was back in elementary school when I met Jasmine. She was a fourth grader and I was a fifth grader. I just happened to play volleyball with her during recess and then she ended up joining tennis as well. I was really good at it and she adapted quickly to it. She had as much skill as I did. In a way, I was her senior, but we didn't think of it that way since we were just kids and a year apart. She became part of my friend circle and we always had fun during tennis. That was the extent of our friendship. She was always happy and optimistic. The only times she would cry would be when she was injured. Everyone young would cry when they felt pain. There was no shame in that. She always was supportive and friendly as well. Once the school year ended, I never got the chance to say goodbye to her. I knew I wouldn't see any of my elementary school friends again. I was going to a different school district with different people. I only met her once while in Costco, but that was kind of it. We only said hi, nothing more to catch up. We were kids after all. Now, in my dream, I heard that she was killed. Murdered. She was walking with her friends, of course it was Drew (snobby violinist) and Kimberly(tennis friend) near the woods when they got kidnapped and were left stranded in the woods. Jasmine was taken and killed. They couldn't find out the culprit. I was at school when I heard. I felt lost and wondered "why again?" I knew her not for long, and we soon separated, but I asked why. I couldn't do anything about it. She was already gone. Dead. I didn't cry in my dream. I didn't think that it was real. But it was real in the dream. I was so shaken, so depressed. I saw people around my school talking about her. Talking about her like they knew her. I thought "Why are you talking about her so disrespectfully? You didn't know her. Not like I did." I wanted to tell them to stop talking. She didn't deserve those kinds of talks about her. But I didn't have the heart to speak up. I decided to handle things my own way. I started investigating. I read all the articles I could about the murder. I followed Drew and Kimberly on Instagram in hopes of finding more clues. At last, I found Jasmine's private Instagram. The username was thatonegirlfromthatoneday. I couldn't believe it. Why she would use a username like that. The worst part was, even if I tried to follow her, no one would be there to accept my request. My search almost ended there. Finally, I asked Drew and Kimberly about what happened. I could tell they were still shaken and traumatized from the incident. It turns out they made her one last Instagram account to remember the good times with her. I interrogated them, asking all I could. I ended up going to a dark house with some sort of wise but hostile bird, a parrot most likely. It was white, resembling my mom's pet cockatoo. I tried finding answers there, but the bird wouldn't give me any edge. I had to give up. There were no leads. I finally started crying. Crying at the fact there was nothing I could do anymore. I couldn't protect her, I couldn't avenge her, I couldn't even say goodbye to her one last time. I gave in to my worst fears. The fear of not being able to help. To make things better. Of course, I rarely make things right, let alone better, but the feeling of not being able to do anything is the worst. She was helpless, and I impotent. Alas, my alarm woke me up. My only savior from that terrible "nightmare". A few tears were already on my cheeks. A few more came out. And a few more dropped down. More and more. I cried silently in bed for just a little longer. Eventually I decided I shouldn't be in that vulnerable state any longer. It had been a long time since I had cried. Saddened, I went to wash my face and get ready for school. On another note: Have I ever told you that I have some sort of weird psychic powers? Often, maybe by coincidence, my dreams come true. Other times I close my eyes and I go to a direction I feel my mind is drawn toward to find a lost item. It works very well. Maybe I'm just really good with coincidences. I wish this was just a coincidence. I really wish.













