Darkness prevailed infinitely to the point that I thought I was blind. I could just feel. Feel everything from the whacking of the turbulent wind, to the sickening palpitations in my chest. My skin was ripping and my hairs were ruffling as I spiraled down the deep black abyss at a breakneck speed. It seemed like a bottomless pit but shortly after, I realized that a floor is there to catch me. I could now see my death looming over me like a gigantic shadow with an evil smile. I closed my eyes right away out of fear which gradually enhanced as I waited for my fate to get to me. But just when I was ready to let go, my eyes opened to a realm of colors that ghastly dream was devoid of.
I aroused to find myself in my bed, clammy and wobbly. My heart wasn’t in its senses and I was gasping. I had to keep on repeating, “It was just a dream” until things got back to normal. They again went wild though, when I checked the time. It was 9 o’ clock and I had my last exam at 10. I jumped out of bed, instantly got dressed and hit the road to be there before time. Fortunately, I did and in a couple of hours, I was through with it. Now I wanted to rush home and have a hell lot of idle time. I immediately took out my cell phone to tell my mother that I am done. Then as I waited for her, I reflected on my dream. An article about dreams I once read, flashed across my mind. This dream meant bad luck. “What nonsense!” I said and laughed it off.
Just a few moments later, I received a phone call from my cousin inquiring about my grandfather’s health in a panic stricken voice. I was confused and replied that he is okay. “Don’t lie to me! I heard that he died!” she screeched. I started yelling at her for I was shocked and I knew this could not be right. I had just talked to my mother and she had not mentioned anything. “He was okay when I left this morning and he is okay right now” I told my cousin and myself. I hung up as soon as my mother came and rushed towards the car to tell her what just happened. She confirmed my fears for my disbelief and explained everything. As I silently listened to her, the real intensity of this news weighed on me.
He had taken his last breath and was no more. I wanted to escape this reality, run away, hide; I would do anything to shake this feeling of losing him; Feeling of a hole in my heart and a strange void in my life. I wanted to fly away with the wind which gushed through the cars window. As I began to visualize my life without him my heart felt so heavy that I couldn’t breathe. I could sense a strange pain in my chest which seemed to consume my every essence of life. Tears rolled down my cheeks even though I tried hard not to cry. This was worse than that dream I had in the morning. Now darkness actually prevailed and I was falling for real, from that cloud nine I was on. A mere moment has changed my life forever because someone I love now won’t ever be here.