#adreamtraveller

It was a brightly cosy afternoon as I opened my eyes and tried to recognize this very familiar scenery. Everything remained the same as the last time I was there, only it gave somewhat a more sepia sense. I walked along the corridor through the building and gazed away at the park, which looked more like a jungle, to the same old grand playground.

I suddenly realized I got thrown back to my elementary school, where I simply called home back then.

The atmosphere made me feel so calm and spontaneously pushed me to go up and keep on exploring. The light noises gradually emerged from what were supposed to be classrooms as I stepped up the stairs. However, I did not feel the need to find out what it was all about so I merely kept going up.

I found myself standing in front of the big atrium, which was also used as a gym for PE class. Honestly, I did not take time to notice whether there was a crowd. I only heard the light noises every once in a while. I kept walking through the corridor that wrapped around the atrium and watched it from the outside.

As I was distracted by a group of kids in front of me, I faced them absentmindedly. They were a mix of boys and girls, chubby and skinny. Each one of them silently stared at me with blank faces, emotionless. I started to notice the chubby one looked so familiar to me. I just could not make up my mind who she was at that time. We were about to walk pass one another when my eyes met the skinny one’s. I kept walking pass them, but then something urged me to turned around and took a clear look at the skinny girl.

Surprisingly, I found her alone without her crew and that she was also looking back at me, staring blankly directly into my eyes.

I suddenly turned back without a second thought and ran away from her at my full speed.

What was she trying to give me the message? I could not know nor guess from that look of her. In spite of that, I did not bother to stay longer and find out. Because of what I just saw, I could not bear facing that even for a second.

It was in twilight when I found myself lying on the wooden floor. I got up and felt how crambling it was at the place where I was. When my eyes were clear, I finally realized I was on a cruise sailing in the middle of nowhere. The water in the ocean seemed so sparkling by the reflection of the mere sunlight. I had never been somewhere like this before, I only hoped the moment would last long enough for me to capture it with my heart.

I walked down the hall and went out to the outdoor space. I found many other familiar strangers. We greeted each other casually. Some of them took me to the terrace where we could get the closest access to the sea. I didn’t listen to any of the word the crowd were talking. I thought I could have been hung over or whatever.

By the time I reached the very rim of the terrace, I saw a group of creatures swiming down there in the water. I noticed they were dolphins trying to catch our attention. However, they were not any ordinary dolphins. They all came in baby pink skin. Admittedly, I had to say they were so adorable. I smiled at the thought of cuddling with them.

One of them gently smiled at me as if she could read my mind. I couldn’t help but waved at her. For some reason, I felt no gravity was holding on me. It was like she was responsible for some magnetic attraction. It all happened too fast and I had no idea how I fell from the cruise. The next thing I realized, I was drowning in the freezing cold but, in the mean time, warm ocean. I heard the screams from the crowd up there, yet I couldn’t sense any rescue coming for me.

I was running, running up the stairs, the stairs that surrounded a tower with a giant hollow centre. Both hands are armed, looking back to see whether my tiny companion was keeping up with me. She smiled back at me with an exhausted face. Although I knew how badly she was begging me to catch a breath with those innocent eyes, she knew better not to speak up because something more deadly could probably happen.

I stopped at the best spot I could find, waiting for the right moment that hadn't arrive. The tiny girl sat back and caught her breath behind me. The whining noise of the troublemaker was getting louder. I only told myself I couldn't fail because I was assigned to do this. I tried to breath out my anxiety and told the tiny girl to help me close the irrelevant windows. The noise was getting louder, that meant it was getting closer any minute. I could smell fear from her. However, it was totally not a babysitter hour right now, I told myself. After all, I couldn't help going after her. I double-checked the job I told her to do. I found all the windows were closed, yet unlocked. "Silly me, I only told her to close it, not lock it." I could't help but shaking my head.

"Awwwwwww!! Nahhhhh!!" I heard the scream of a little voice from the other corner. I rushed to where the tiny girl screamed and found the whining troublemaker, a large blazing red flying dragon with rage, appear from nowhere. "Back off!!!!" I heard myself scream out, and I pushed the tiny girl out of the way. Her sound of crying had faded away by the time I realized I was finally facing the dreadful creature I had been training to fight against.

There we were. Face to face. The dragon had stopped whining, I heard him smile. I knew it wasn't a good sign. With no fear, I pulled off the sword of my pride aiming to attack him. Though, everything happened very fast. In the middle of the combat, I found myself injured. My entire right arm was full of scratches, which I assumed they were caused by his full-of-stings and hard-like-stone tale. Without even noticing, my sword of pride dropped down many feet away from me where the tiny girl stood crying with terror. I had to back off and hide the tiny girl and myself. I heard him flying and whining once again. Not so long, I started to hear the crowd. "Thank god, they're back!" I heard myself speak to the crying girl. Her eyes lighted up with hope once again, she gently smiled back to me.