The Nightmare

I was flying. Flying above an endless stream of meadows filled with flowers and valleys, with amazing sights to offer. I flew over cities, with tall skyscrapers and beaches, moist air and beautiful sunsets. I was at peace. I finally knew the meaning of bliss, and I felt that even heaven could not be better than THIS. Cool wind rushed against my face, the sun smiled down at me, the sky was clear and cloud-free. And well, I was stress free. I spread out my arms and finally understood what it meant to be a bird. I felt the true freedom.. Nothing, nothing could possibly ruin this day I thought and smiled. But, I probably shouldn’t have said that. Soon, something which suspiciously resembled an arrow, had pierced my paraglider, the scenery below me had changed from a beautiful sunset behind the mountains to an ugly and thorn filled forest. And before I knew it, I was plunging straight into the heart of the forest as the paraglider finally gave out. As I was crashing through the trees, the first thing I noticed was that there was blood everywhere. And it wasn’t even red, it was BLUE. But then, I finally crashed to the ground, and fell unconscious.

When I came to, probably 3-4 hours later, I was surprised to find myself alive under the circumstances of a 500 feet drop.

Apparently, I had not learnt my lesson, and the next thing I knew, the trees suddenly had teeth as sharp as a t-rex’s (not that I have met one) and they suddenly had feet and arms too. Talk to me about surprises!

And well, I thought that was the end for me, but soon I realized that it won’t be so easy to die because the next moment, I was being brutally dragged along the forest floor to.. An unknown place…

When we stopped, I was sure that there were at least a million bruises on my back, but gradually, it dawned on me that it was the least of my worries. I was in a forest, with living trees (actually living ones), who were set out to end me. But I wondered, what could possibly be worse than this? After this incident, never did I again make the same mistake because the next thing I knew a hulking 30 feet tall ogre had walked into my view and soon, I was being roasted above a fire.

It was not that bad though, it was warm and cozy there, not much of a burning sensation, just slightly. Anddddd, that's when I realized that the fire was not lit yet -_-.. My heart pounded with fear at this realization and my thoughts went to my family, whom I would never be able to see again. And I started to scream and twist in agony. When the fire was finally lit, I felt that every molecule in my body was being crushed and torn apart. Every inch of my body was now covered in flames and I breathed one last breath… AND WOKE UP!!

It was all a dream??!! You’ve gotta be kidding me, I thought to myself.

Just then, my mom called out from downstairs, “wanna go paragliding today honey??!” anddddddd, I fainted once again, swept into the world of dreams and nightmares.