Shadows

4.

I screamed at him, asked him what all of this meant, but he refused to answer me. We were standing at the edge of the terrace. Suddenly, the door burst open and the hooded people appeared at the terrace. My friend looked terrified and started screaming. I tried talking to those strange figures, " who are you and what do you want with this man!??" But they convinently chose to ignore me.

One of those men raised his hand, and at that instant my friend who was standing next to me rose up in the air. He was thrown off the building and I watched him fall! I jumped off the building too, trying to catch him, but it was obviously a vain and foolish attempt. And now even I was falling, into my death.

Surprisingly, I fell with a small 'thud' and only my nose hurt a little. I got up and found myself standing in my room, at home! I realized that it was a dream! But it seemed so real!!

I went to the bathroom and washed my face. But when I looked into the mirror, I found a tiny red scar on my left cheek I don't remember getting. And my hands were red with scratches! Confused, I made myself a cup of coffee, opening the newspaper to read. My head spun as I read the headlines. "EXPLOSION AT THE EMPIRE BUILDING, OFFICES AT 10TH FLOOR SUFFERED FULL IMPACT OF THE BLAST. A MAN FOUND DEAD AT THE FOOT OF THE VERY BUILDING, FALLEN FROM THE TERRACE BY THE LOOKS OF IT, INVESTIGATIONS IN PROGRESS." I was filled with shock! Wasn't it just a dream!? Then how come I am alive!!!??