Last Friday Night

Last Friday night,I had the most peculiar dream.Infact, you could say it was the most peculiar dream I had my entire life.I had a very bad headache after the dream but here's what I do remember.

In my dream, I was standing in front of a door.But that was not the strangest part of my dream.I slowly turned the knob and opened the door.My ears rang out with the swanky music coming from a stereo somewhere in the back of the huge ballroom.The ballroom was majestically decorated with wreaths and stars and a huge crystal chandelier hanging from the ceiling.In the middle ,was an elegantly decorated Christmas tree that could put all other christmas trees to shame.I was dumbstruck.The room was filled with people dressed in all their tuxedos and gowns.It looked like a glitzy and glamourous affair.But that was not the strangest part of my dream.They were all strangers to me and I didn't recognize any of the men or women gathered around me.I looked down to see what I was wearing and was surprised to find myself wearing my pajamas .This was unusual but not strange enough.The crowd didn't seem to notice me or my attire for that matter.

I walked around the room searching for a familiar face but to no avail.And that's when I saw YOU from across the room.There you were, poles apart ,chatting with a man and a woman with a champagne glass in your hand.There you were with your amazing strawberry blonde hair, standing out in the sea of brunettes and red-heads.There you were wearing a white frilled gown ,reminiscent of the Victorian era.There you were looking for an excuse to pull away from the mundane conversation you were engaged in.That was the moment your brilliant blue eyes looked my way.Our eyes met and sparks flew and it was as, time stood still.You smiled and I smiled.You walked towards me,I walked towards you.We met near the Christmas tree and then I knew I was supposed to meet you .I introduced myself and then you did too.You didn't care what I was wearing to a Christmas party like this.We talked like we were old friends meeting after a long lapse of time.We talked for what seemed like ages, about all the things under the sun.Something inside told me to reach into my pant's pocket. I did and I fished out a beautiful gold heart shaped pendant.I knew I was supposed to give it to you.I offered to put it on for you and you willingly turned around, pushed your hair off from your shoulders and then I placed the pendant around your neck and clicked the lock shut. You turned around with the locket in your hand and then opened it to reveal both our photos.But before I could ask you, if we knew each before this party.They barged in.

There were six of them.Six armed, masked robbers ,here to rob from the guests of an innocent Christmas party!They shot the stereo with a bang.The people were terrified and huddled close to each other.I shielded you from their sight.The robbers had bags with them and they demanded anything valuable they could find, to be put into the bags .Most of the guests threw their stuff in, without a word or hesitation.Some of them women started crying.Wallets,rings,bracelets,earrings anything silver, gold or diamond went into the bag.

One of the robbers passed us but didn't seem to notice anything valuable that they could salvage from the two of us.But then another standing closely, with his gun pointed at the guests,called out to the one with the bag that he missed one.I looked at him and I saw that he was pointing towards us.You and me.The guy with the bag was walking toward us now rapidly. He stopped in front of me and asked me to empty out my pockets, not taking any notice of my strange attire.I did as I was told and turned my pockets inside out.Seeing that it was empty,he shifted his attention to you.He saw the gold pendant I gave you and ordered it to be put into the bag.You refused boldly.You said it was your pendant and it wouldn't belong to anyone but you ,alone.I was surprised by your courageous refusal.I looked at the robber,and then the pendant, then at you.That was the moment,I recognized You.How could I forget You ? Why didn't you tell me before ? I'm sorry I took this long to remember.

The guy put his hand on your neck to snatch the pendant.I punched his living daylights out.But before I know it,I hear a deafening shot right behind me and then a thud.I whirl around to see you lying in a pool of blood,shot in the stomach.Some of the women in the crowd get hysterical now.Your white gown now slowly turns red.I kneel beside you,tears brimming my eyes.You have one hand on your pendant and the other covering your wound.I slowly rest your head on my lap.You tell me not to worry for you and that you will see me again.Then you close your baby blue eyes.I grasp your hand tightly in mine and the tears now start flowing down my cheek.I run my fingers through your blonde hair one last time and then bow my head down to kiss you on the lips.I pull the pendant from your neck and slip it back into my pocket.I slowly lay your head on the floor and then slowly get up watching your angelic face.I turn around and then I feel a sharp blow to my head and then that's all I remember.

I wake up to find myself in front of a door.Thank God it was only a dream that I had last Friday night.I have this nasty pain in the back of my head that just won't go away.I turn the knob and open the door to find myself at a party.I have the strangest feeling of déjà vu.I'm in my pajamas but the crowd doesn't notice.My pocket feels heavy and I reach into it and find a gold pendant,just like the one I give you in my dream.I open the pendant to find a picture of me and you.And then, I see you across the room and I know what is going to happen next.You walk across the room towards me and I walk towards you.But before you can speak, I take your hand and pull you towards the exit.

It's colder outside, but safer.We walk to the other side of the street but a few minutes later I see a van coming to a screeching halt right in front of the entrance.I see the robbers jump out of the van and then entering the party.But you and me,we walk further away from the scene. A few minutes later ,I stop to get you an ice-cream from a street seller while you look at me and start walking across the street .Out of nowhere,a van hits you and speeds away.It is the same van carrying the robbers.I drop the ice-cream and run towards you.You tell me not to worry about you and that you will see me again.But this is not a dream I tell you,with tears in my eyes, your head in my lap,it's real.Before you can answer,you close you eyes and I know it's over.I finally understand what you meant, when you said we will meet again.Heaven hopefully is a better paradise for you, my wife.I kiss you goodbye and then take your pendant, slip it back into my pocket and turn to walk away into the night, all the while wishing this to be, just another one of my strange dreams ........