The twilight in the horizon

The Last Dream

"I know this is too much to ask right now, but can you do one last favour for me?"

I whispered with my dying breath but loud enough for him to hear.

"Yes man.. anything for you.." said my best friend of 14 years.

"Find Sophie and realize her true meaning of existence... She has been there for me more than any family, friend or foe. Everything that I lived for, everything I believed in, every sacrifice I made and every pain I endured... she knows.."

"Anything for you man.. anything for you" said he with tears gushing out of his eyes and beaking down for the last time in front of me.

As I began to cherish all the memories of my life, my eyes were feeling heavy and I wanted to close them... leave this miserable world and attain the one true peace. I was able to realize all the instances of my life .. the happines of friendship and having the best nakama; the pain of loneliness and being alone; the exitement of finally being acknowledged for who I was; the feeling of being in love.

I had led a full life with many ups and downs, all my questions answered and no doubts lingering in my mind. I wanted to take one last picture and entrap it in my memory forever.. the leaves falling slowly under the tree I lay.. surrounded by the people who really cared and loved me... The setting sun to which I yearned to walk towards.

"Talk to me, talk to us.. don't go yet.. we're almost there, we can save you.. don't give up!!"

I'm confused and dazed and I hear sirens blazing... I want to scream about the pain I'm feeling; But not one sound comes out.. I want to know who are the people around me.. I wanna know where I am... I want to know what's going on.

My heart is racing and my vision blurring with the sirens lingering in my ear, I scream one last time with all my breath... "Help me!!!" Seconds pass by, the quickest ever; Suddenly I realize as I fall asleep... I just woke up from my best dream.

- The 18 year old man