I had a dream last night where I was staying at Thomas Sandersâ house for whatever reason and it was raining really hard and I asked him where his water glasses were and he told me to follow him.
So I follow him. For some reason now weâre in winter traveling clothes. Iâm wearing a hoodie. Heâs wearing that leather jacket you know.
That one. And we walk outside.
Outside is not a parking lot or the rest of an apartment complex. Rather, it is a field. A green healthy one. I look behind us. Behind us is no longer his apartment but a trendy shopping center. It is no longer raining and it is the middle of the night. It is really cold. Too cold for the clothes that we are wearing. This doesnât look like Florida anymore. I turn. The field is gone. Iâm in a city now.
Thomas gently takes my hand and leads me inside a building in the shopping center. I ask him what this all has to do with water glasses. He tells me not to worry about it. Something in his eyes makes me trust him but logically at this point Iâm not sure if I should. Regardless, I walk into this place with him arm in arm.
Itâs a restaraunt. There are fairy lights everywhere in the restaraunt. Suddenly Iâm seated in a large booth and donât remember how I got there. The restaraunt is crowded, trendy, and sells light things like grilled chicken, pasta, and vegan wraps. There is not one greasy thing on the menu. Somehow I know all of this just from looking around. It has that air about it.
At the table are a bunch of strangers and Brittany Kelly, who is also a stranger to me, but at least I know her face. It occurs to me that Thomas is technically also a stranger to me. Why was I at his house in the first place? These thoughts are banished from my mind when Thomas tells me that he has to go get something. I ask him about water. He tells me thatâs coming.
I sit there by Brittany. She talks to me long enough to get my name and then turns to the other people at the table. Sheâs drinking from a wine glass that looks stained on the edges. I wonder how much sheâs had to drink and I decide that it doesnât matter. She laughs and talks really loudly with the people around us. Eventually Thomas comes back and talks to her but he never sits down. We are the only ones not dressed for a party.
Eventually Brittany walks outside with us. Itâs mostly empty in the city except for a few couples on a late night stroll. Itâs gently snowing. Iâm sure now that weâre not in Florida. Brittany is dressed for fall now. Has a scarf and everything. Sheâs still carrying the wine glass. Thomas and I are still dressed the same. Brittany throws back the rest of her wine and tells me âYou really seem sure of yourself donât you? Thatâs fine.â
Her wine glass is full again. She kisses us each on the cheek and then goes back in the restaraunt. I note that seems out of character. Thomas reminds me that I donât know her. I say thatâs fair. He leads me away but this time we donât hold hands. The dark city slowly transforms into a field again. This time itâs overgrown and dying.
A series of duplexes and mobile homes appear in the field. Like they were always there but I know that they werenât. He leads me inside one of them and we are back in his apartment. I look down and Iâm back in my around the house clothes. Iâm barefoot. Iâm in an old t-shirt and jeans. My hoodie and sneakers are gone. Thomas is still dressed in that jacket and sneakers. I rush outside. Itâs raining again. Itâs hot and humid. Thereâs his apartment complex. Weâre back in Florida.
I look back at Thomas and ask where the water glasses are. He opens a cupboard in his kitchen for me and I reach inside to get a water glass. I fill it at the sink and drink the room temperature water. Itâs at this point that I realize that Iâm dreaming but I canât change the course of events. The dream changes to third person and I see that Iâm thinner and look weathered and tired.
âWhy?â I ask him, still standing in the kitchen.
âI donât know. I was hoping you did. Iâm sorry.â He said. âI know youâre dreaming.â
Then he kissed me on the forehead like Frodo did to Sam at the end of Return Of the King and then I woke up very confused and kind of thirsty. Why does my brain do this
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