Deep Sleep Insomnia

Chapter 13: My Dream

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I was on the road when I saw my home but I noticed there were so many people at our place and I went there. I tried to talk to everyone but everyone was just ignoring me when I saw the flowers and a coffin is when I realized there was a funeral and I saw myself in the coffin... I was shocked... Tears started falling from my eyes and I burst into tears when I saw my father and mother crying. I even broke a glass but they just cleaned up my mess...

I was suddenly helping my cousin at my elementary school but a teacher made me also wear their elementary uniform. There was a camping event at the volleyball court but I didn't go there when I heard when there was a program involving Jollibee so I went there instead hoping to get free food. I sat at the very front to make sure i'll get a free food but while they were discussing about the foods at Jollibee they started a question and answer and I was asked since im sitting at the very front but I didn't know the answer. I was so embarrased for not knowing the answer but the person who was asking me told me that I had such a beautiful speaking voice but I didn't believed him because that not true.

I wasn't able to get a free food when I got into a different place that I don't even know. There was a man telling me that we will end up with each other, he is not even Joseph.

In a blink of an eye I was finally at the green hill. I saw Joseph asking me to come with him and when I tried to walk I wasn't able to move and told him about it. He tried coming to me when a rope suddenly appears that seems like he was already tied to it. The rope stopped him when he was almost able to touch me. A loud sound started coming from my back and Joseph was started to be pulled away from me because of the rope tied to him. I was so afraid and sad because he is starting to disappear again. It started to become cold and it was getting darker and darker. While I was crying and not able to move a giant wave came to me and that's when I realized I just got into a tsunami. The tears on my face was instantly replaced with ocean water. I tried to move and my body started swimming but not too long after that is I ran out of breath and started to sink. I felt hopeless and just closed my eyes.

"Charlotte! Alas onse na hindi ka parin tumatayo sa diyan!" narinig ko ang boses ni Riley.

Binuksan ko ang mga mata ko pero napa pikit ako noong naramdaman ko ang sakit ng ulo ko.

"Okay ka lang?" tanong ni Riley.

Iminulat ko ang mga mata ko at umupo.

"Ano linuto mong ulam?" tanong ko habang humihikab.

"Omelet, tumayo kana diyan!" sagot ni Riley at lumabas ng kuwarto ko.

Humiga ako paglabas niya dahil nararamdaman ko ang bigat ng katawan ko at wala pang isang minuto ay nakatulog ako.

"Charlotte Briar! Tumayo ka diyan!" sigaw ni Riley habang hinihila ang kamay ko.

Naupo ako at humikab.

"Gisingin mo nalang ako mamayang lunch, innantok pa ako."

"Manahimik ka diyan Charlotte." at sabay hinila ni Riley ang kamay ko at napatayo ako.

Hinila ako ni Riley palabas at idinala ako sa kusina para kumain at inupo ako, narinig ko na kinukuha na rin niya ako ng pagkain ko habang ako ay nakaupo lang at naka pikit ang mga mata.

"Eto, kumain kana." sabi ni Riley habang linalagay iyong pagkain sa harapan ko.

"Thank you." sagot ko at iminulat kona iyong mga mata ko at nagsimula ng kumain.

Ikuwinento ko kay iyong napanaginipan ko habang kumakain ako ng breakfast at si Riley naman ay kumakain ng tinapay at umiinon ng minute maid.

"Ahhhh" humikab ako, "Birthday pala ni Joseph ngayon. Pwedeng ikaw muna mag hugas ng plato? Kailangan ko ng maligo."

"Sayo lang naman hindi naka hugas! Hugasin mona yan bago ka maligo." sagot ni Riley at tumayo't pumunta sa kuwarto niya para hindi siya mapilitan na maghugas ng isang plato.

Hinugasan ko na iyong pinagkainan ko at pumunta sa kuwarto ko. Tinignan ko iyong closet ko at inisip kung anong susuotin ko. Kinuha ko nalang iyong black dress ko na may seven white buttons. Pumunta na ako sa banyo para maligo at nagtagal ako ng isang oras dahil inaantok parin ako at mabigat ang pakiramdam ko. Lumabas ako ng banyo ng 12:34 pm at dumiretso sa kuwarto ko. Hindi naman siguro makakarating si Joseph dito sa dorm ng 1:00 pm dahil ganoong oras palang aalis si Daniel kaya nag set ako ng alarm ng 1:00 pm para maka hidlip muna ako.

"Charlotte! Anak ng tulog! Gumising ka diyan!" sigaw ni Ria.

Nagising ako sa ingay ni Ria at napaupo.

"Bakit? Ano kailangan mo?" tanong ko.

"Nasa labas na si Rj! Bilisan mo!" sagot ni Ria at umalis na sa kuwarto ko.

Tinignan ko iyong phone ko at nakita ko na 12:55 pm palang kaya hindi ako nagising sa alarm ko dahil hindi pa tumutunog.

Sinuot ko na iyong sapatos ko at palabas na ako nung na realize ko na ang gulo po ng buhok ko kaya bumalik muna ako sa kuwarto ko para mag ayos.

Lumabas na ako pagkatapos kong mag ayos at nakita ko si Joseph na nakasuot ng plain black shirt and white pants with a black sneakers. Hindi niya pa ako nakita dahil nakaharap siya sa daan at tinitgnan iyong phone niya.

"Happy twenty-second birthday Joseph Rafael Castañeda." at napatalikod si Joseph at nung nakita ako ay nag smile siya at nakita ko nanaman ang mga dimples niya.

"Thank you Charlotte." sagot ni Joseph habang naka ngiti pa rin.

Biglang sumakit at bumigat ang ulo ko kaya napa hawak ako sa ulo ko.

"Ayos ka-" at biglang bumigat ang buong katawan ko at matutumba na sana ako noong nasalo ako ni Joseph. Naka tingin siya sa akin at nakatingin ako sa kaniya at ang lapit ng mga mukha namin sa isa't-isa noong biglang nawalan ako ng malay.