Levels (Hiatus)

Chapter 15 - Waking Up

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After what seemed like a lifetime, I was once again pulled to my dreamland.

I had expected to hear the voice of the system that regularly waited for me every time.

That was not the case this time.

I was not in the dreamland where there was always soft grass below me, a blue sky with beautiful clouds- but a different one.

Here I was in a hospital room I had become very accustomed to through my teenage and adult years.

Being here brought a certain emotion I can't consider somber or happy, but retrospective I suppose.

"System." I attempted to call in a low and straight voice as to not alarm anything that could harm me.

No response.

"..." I stayed silent as I moved around the room to finally stand in front of a hospital bed that was used by a person I loved the most.

'Oh mother..... If only you knew the trouble and miracles that happened.' I thought while touching the white covers on the bed.

My mother had always been a sick person. Having many kids and being what seemed to be a mother to a deadbeat father, her condition only worsened when I was at home.

My mother is a second generation Hispanic woman. This meant that she was raised in a tight family who treasured togetherness. Because of this, she cared for her family and didn't want my father messing it up.

No matter how neglectful my father was, she would continue to stay and take care of our family with that type of man. A resilient but pitiful women.

"System." I called again in hopes to cheer my mood.

I once again, I was met with silence.

"..."

The good thing about this place is that there seems to be no significant danger in this dreamscape even though I can't reach my system.

This told me, this is a dream I have created, no one can enter.

This made be relax a bit and turn from the hospital bed to walk to the window where I had expected to see a skyline view.

My expectations seemed to be right because what I saw was a view of a beautiful city filled with lights and cars passing by.

'I never thought I'd miss seeing cars so much.' I thought as I watched each car come and go. It was beautiful because it was already dark outside.

Nevertheless, I have noticed a great improvement of my conscious power in not only manipulating my dreams but seeing more vividly or clearly.

I never thought I could see something like this with such clarity and control in my dreams.

*sigh*

Once again I reminded myself of where I was and turned to look at the bed once more.

....I guess a part of me wanted to see my mother's face and hoped that she would just appear right there with a smile.

The smile that I and she worked so hard for.

'How the time have gone.' I thought as I pursed my lips and closed my eyes.

Doing this, I also leaned on the big window and thought about those days.

In those days, I always would remember going to middle school and going home to help her with housework and even taking care of the four children and little baby we had at the time.