Creative Writing

Dream Story

by: Imani Muhammad

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Flash

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   Mia sits on the green warm grass it feels as if she is sleeping on a bed of flowers. She watches the clouds change shape behind a blue sky endlessly stretching above the grass. The sun is piercing her eyes. But she is steal as a cube in her body position. Her long legs are arched as her white dress spreads across the grass. Her hair is as flat and sparled on the floor as she is. While there is flower she turning in her hand between her index finger and thumb. She’s not doing anything as she can hear the Earth’s song; the music and the movement underneath her. She can hear the animals talking to each other and she can witness butterflies flying all around her. She takes in a deep breathe as she takes in the relaxation. She only closes her eyes just for a second then opens them.

    Now she is on a beach in the same position under sand it was burning the back of her body. As her confusion is in play. She turns her head downward to see the ocean. The sun is setting and the waves are low and slow. She is steal as the watches the sea animals crawl and walk around her. She hears the birds above her as the ocean waves sing. She blinks.

   She finds herself in traffic above dark starry night. This time she’s on a highway in the same position and she can not move. As she struggles; her paranoia is increasing. She is stuck laid out on the floor as cars are passing, headlights are glowing, and city colors are flashing everywhere all around her. Her vision is blurry. Then at lighting speed with a hunking of a truck her heart is racing and her body is shaking. She closes her eyes as she is near death. A car is passing over her whole body.

      She opens her eyes again and the sky was  not dark, setting, or blurry. It was cloudy and snow as swiftly as the wind was just falling on her. Her dress matched the snow and her body was shivering out of coldness. She had goosebumps all over her but her arms could not cover her as she was frozen to the snowy ground. She looks down at her flower the plant was dying. She witnesses the Earth’s transition.

     She is now somewhere warm. As she watches the milky way sky and the stars shine above her. It was beautiful; it was stunning! She stood and watched the fireflies glow and unglow. She could hear the crickets crick and annoy the night.

   Her eyes open from her daydream and still under the hot sun with her flower dangling above her chin. On the green grass she is still staring as the blue sky stretched above her.  Where is he? She thought… She gets up and looks around everything was the same. Maybe he's not coming? She was waiting… for someone to show… she closes her eyes and then their was dark shadow hovering over her sunlight. She opens her eyes and there standing above her was the werelion she had been waiting for.

  Mia: You're late…

  Mathew: Sorry I had eat before such a human came along…

  Mia: I was waiting for hours…

  Mathew: No… it's been only 20 minutes since you called me. Speak of impatience

   Mia: Really?

   Mathew: I’m just kidding.. You’ve been having those dreams again.. Huh?

   Mia: (rubs the back of her head without answering)

Mathew: Are you ready to go?

Mia: No, lay down with me..

Mathew: (started to play with her legs) Come on…

Mia: Stop that tickles

Mathew: (looks up and does it again)

Becca: Stop…

Mathew: ( Stops playing and lays down with her)

He forces his body to change shape and when he does his arms are over his head and her head is over his chest.

They were both looking at the sky and watched the clouds change shape and as they closed their eyes and  took a deep breathe from relaxation. Their eyes opened again and they both were on a deserted  road. They were under a bridge in a city with stores and gift shops. But there was no one walking and no cars parked or driving anywhere. It was just them and they were glued to each other in that same position on to the rocky rebel ground.

Mathew: (whispering) Are you seeing what I’m seeing?

Mia: I think so..

Mathew: Okay! Now this is your dream… you can go anywhere and do anything… you can control this dream!

Mia took the advice; took his hand then squeezed her eyes together with a vision . She opened her eyes and their she was watching the Eiffel Tower stretched above her vertically. In a night so dark it glowed with its light show. Mia looked up at Mathew with a smile across her face. She closed her eyes and did it again. She took him to the Lakefront in Chicago and they watched the fireworks spark the night. The air was moist but the breeze was hot. The show was mind blowing as they sat for just a little while. Mathew was laid back and chill as always not minding that this was Mia’s mindset!

Mia: Close your eyes..

Mathew flashed his eyes shut and did what he was told and together they opened their eyes. They were above the Hollywood Sign behind a sunset. Mia could hear Matthew's heart race.
Mia; Beautiful! Huh?

Mathew: (grinned) You're so boring

This time Mathew took Mia by hand and when they opened their eyes they were on a rollercoastering going down hill. Mia stomach jumped and she closed her eyes in fright of the fall. Mia opened her eyes again and they were in an ocean sinking. When Mia realized she started moving and shaking she felt as if she were drowning. She stopped when she realized in Mathews dreams she could move. Mathew took her by the hands again and they closed their eyes together and all of a sudden she was floated on a cloud during sunset. It felt as if she was burning on a hot pan. Struggled to get off the cloud she kept turning and turning till she fell off the cloud. Now she was floating through the sky which was better for Mia as her back was beginning to cool down. But then from the distance Mia could hear a sound.. It sounded like a race car. When Mia turned to see what it was within seconds a plane flashes between the both of them. While Mia was freaking out about the separation thinking after this she would lose Mathew. When the plane passes by Mathew is laughing at her.

Mia: This isn’t funny…  

Mathew: (grabs her hand) Let’s go to space…

Mia: What?

Mathew: I’ll warn you to close your eyes…

Mia: (as stubborn as she was) No…

Mathew: Suit yourself…

Mathew made her witness another transition of the Earth they were floating.

Mia looks down knowing she’s afraid of heights So this is why I should’ve closed my eyes… She thought to herself. They kept floating higher and higher watching the city zoom out. Like a plane going up and up into the sky. When they were caught into the atmosphere that's when they floated without Mathew’s force.That’s when Mia saw the dark starry sky. She saw the planets  floating around the sun. Mia was in shock she finally saw it; what space really looks like. Mathew grinned at her.

Mathew: Ya know if we go further… you’ll see the milky way!

Mia didn’t respond she was stunned at what she was witnessing.

Mathew blinks her out the dream. Then they were back where they started. Mia was on Matthew's chest  again like it was when she left.

Mia: HEYYY! I was enjoying that..

Mathew: Shut up scary cat! Let's go catch the movies before it gets too late.

Mia: How long was that?

Mathew: Just 10 minutes..

Mia: Really?

Mathew: Really…

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