It’s Not So ȼƟɱƿᶅɘẋ

It’s very rare that I have a memorable dream, let alone a vivid and realistic one.

The setting, obvious to me, is on campus at Mason-Abbot hall. This M-A is very different from the one that exists as I know it every day. It’s approximately six stories tall, there’s a dark lake outside of my window, and the grass is dark green and spongy. My friend (Girl) had recently broken up with her boyfriend (Guy). The Girl has began seeing another person, but the Guy insists that they remain friends. She agrees and continues her life.

The first night enters. I’m with the Girl and her boyfriend has recently left. She’s concerned that the Guy is becoming jealous of her new relationship. It’s pitch black outside, and it’s cold. We’re outside of the building, also completely dark on the inside. She suddenly tells me to get down on the ground. We’re on the ground and silent. She whispers to me, “He’s in the water.” We don’t move, but it becomes apparent we’re at the edge of the lake. He rises out of the water, three inches from my face. The Guy claims he wasn’t doing anything, and was only hanging out. We take it as a valid excuse, and night one ends.

The second night immediately begins. The Guy has showed up, and is angry at the Girl for dating already. The Girl is not phased, and explains it’s unfair for him to treat her as a girlfriend when they’re broken up. He tells her that she’ll be sorry. I’m present and aware of the situation, but watch from the corner and stay silent.

The third day starts. I’m standing by myself outside, watching the Guy and his friends building a structure. It’s a staircase-like structure that runs relatively parallel to the building wall with platforms rising three feet at a time. The structure is immediately finished. There’s a wall to the left of it. I overhear the Guy and his friends planning the demise of the Girl’s new boyfriend, involving razor-sharp darts the size of small missiles.

It’s night. I’ve told the Girl the plans, and she’s gone to confront the Guy. The confrontation ends poorly, and we’re suddenly running from the Guy. He’s snapped and wants to injure both of us. We begin ascending the platform structure. We’re already five stories up, and he’s still at the bottom, but we have no exit and the structure is reaching the top. I see a window with the screen cracked open. I reach over and open the screen. Upon trying to climb in the room, I can’t. I open the screen more, and finally get into the room. I look behind me to get the Girl into the room, but He already has her. I try to grab her, but he pushes her off the platform, she falls to the concrete, and breaks her neck. The Girl bleeds out onto the pavement, and I’ve failed her.

The dream ends.