Real v/s Unreal

If dreams were to come true, then it better not be this one. After four rigorous days of assignments at MI, I finally decided to get some sleep on the fifth night. As I laid back, the alpha waves slowly began to overpower my senses. I vaguely remember seeing the clock ticking, door creaking and the faint noise of the cooler.

It was a dark barren land stretching as far as my vision could extend. The sky was reddish brown, gloomy enough to scare me out of my wits. I sensed a shooting pain in my head as I walked further and reached a mansion. The door was humungous that reminded me of the old castles I read in fiction. As I entered, I noticed that apart from small lanterns here and there, there was barely any light. Standing inside, my heart pounded faster, resonating the fear and anxiety within me. By now I was convinced I was all alone in that house. Somewhere in the background I could hear the dripping sound of a leaky wall and the flutter of nocturnal birds. I further went ahead and found something terrible. There were three doors which had something written on each of them. The first door said ‘Dope sheet’, the second said ‘News Paper Assignment’ and the third took some time and then showed ‘Journal’. My head began to swell at what I saw as I had to open one of the doors to find my way out. Instead, I ran frantically away from those doors towards my left. Now I reached a point where I had to cross over a small bridge made of bamboo with water gushing below it. As I started to walk over it, I realized that it began to move. The bridge then capsized in no time. Screaming my lungs out I crashed on to the floor the next morning only to realize it was a NIGHTMARE…!

Phew.. ! It took me a while to realize that work had taken over my sleep too. The rest of the day surely didn’t go well either. Every time my mentors came in, that nightmare reminded me of my pending assignments. As Aleksandar Hemon rightly said, “Your nightmares follow you like a shadow, forever.” if not for ever, it certainly did for the rest of the week. Nevertheless, at least it didn’t let me procrastinate any further. ..