My Dream

I was running on a plateau that was grassy. I was worried because it would be night soon. It was halloween night. On the edge of the plateau stood an old man, a native american. As I reached the edge there was a town ahead of me at the bottom of the plateau. It was a long drop down and there was a long twisting path to the north, with steps and a guard rail. The old Native American looked at me and told me it was a long way down, and that no one ever was brave enough to do it. I looked down and it was very steep and full of sand and grass. Some of this man's tribe gathered around the edge to watch and see if I would jump. The wind began to blow me back away from the edge. I looked at the old man and nodded, and then lept, sliding down the side. As I neared the bottom I saw a long tree branch laying in my path, I decided to slide over it, letting it pass between my legs. As I slid over I saw that it moved and it was a rattle snake. As I passed it, it jerked up and bit at me. I stumbled to the bottom where several of my friends waited. I asked them hysterically if It had gotten me, If I had been bitten. They laughed at me casually and said no.

I was worried because it was halloween night, and on this night I new I would not be able to hide what I am. My friends all laughed at me because I was already in costume. Though I knew I wasn't. We were going to a party where my friends girlfriend lived. I became excited thinking that her sister would be there. We hurried there where I broke off from my friends to search for this girl. People kept looking at me strangly and complimented me on the realism of my costume. I looked in the mirror and saw that I was my real self, and knew I couldn't hide it this night. I was looking through the crowd and then I found her face, looking for me. She smiled and ran through the crowd into my arms. She smiled and thanked me for coming. Then some of her friends dragged her away. I moved around the party looking for my friends. I found one friend on a couch with his girlfriend. They were getting undressed. I looked around me and saw that everyone was getting on the ground and taking their clothes off. I grew frustrated and walked towards the door, as I did my friend pulled on a rope and a curtain closed behind me. I went back and pulled the curtain away slightly and called my friends name out quietly. He looked up at me while his girlfriend was kissing his body. I told him if he saw her sister to tell her I went out to walk. He nodded and I closed the curtain.

I left the house and went out into the night. I knew it was cold but I could not feel it. I was having problems containing my self. I was frustrated but knew I had to. this was the only night in the year that I could not hide my true self. And I had to be careful not to let the ones that hunt my kind find me. I was scared but felt free. I walked all around town. I went to a park and waited for her. She came shortly after and curled up in my lap. She told me I shouldn't be out today. I felt warm with her next to me. I knew something was getting close and told her to run home, and that I would find her in the morning. She did so crying. I looked around until I saw the Lion. He was a ghost of course, white flames envelopped him. He was hunting my kind. Everthing in me told me to fight him. Though I knew I couldn't. I wasn't like that. I wasn't the kind of monster that let it control me. I fought my instincts. So instead I turned and ran. I knew that it smelled me and was chasing me. I knew i could turn and fight, and I would win. One lion was no match for me. Fighting the instinct to turn and fight was the harder then it would have been to fight the Lion. But i kept running, exhilerated. I was moving so fast the things around me blurred. I ran home and inside and locked the door.

My friend was on the couch sleeping. I lay down on the floor hoping my heart would beat slower. My friend got up and ran into the bathroom and began washing his arms. He was getting upset about something but I wasn't paying much attention. Then i heard a hiss and I opened my eyes. There was a snake bearing it's fangs at me. I jumped up bewildered. Then I looked around and snakes were all over the room. I began to kick them away. I yelled to my friend if he knew where all the snakes had come from. He replied with a "yeah they're always there. They just are always afraid of you." I told them they were trying to get me now and he commented that that was strange. The snakes began to hiss my name and I ran to the bathroom and moved my friend out of the way. I began throwing handfulls of water at the snakes until they left. I sat down and saw the sun rise out the window. I changed back to my illusion. and smiled.

I woke up.

Seth