Donnie's Thoughts

Dream

I sat at my workbench , drinking a hot cup of coffee in the lab. I was trying to relive the dream I just had moments ago. I look at the clock hanging on the wall beside me. Four twenty in the morning.

I didn't care much about what time it was at the moment. I was thinking real hard to catch at least some fragment of my dream. A bead of sweat slowly trickled down my forehead. I could faintly feel a headache coming from all my hard concentration.

I gave up after five strain-full minutes of trying to remember. It was getting difficult to remember that dream. I sat back and took a sip out of my coffee. I looked to my right at the wall where I kept photos of my family up on. Some with my brothers and I goofing around. Others that contained my brothers and my father. Then I look to the pink framed photo with red hearts near the corners. This particular photo is pretty special to me.

This photo captures me with a wide smile that spread across my face. The reason for my smile is the person who is also in this photo. She too is also smiling that brilliant mega watt smile of hers. The girl in this photo is April. I remember when this photo was taken. It was one of the times when I got to hang out with April alone. We went to an open lot that had a swing set. It was the perfect place to hang out with April. We had the greatest time, me pushing her on the swings laughing and talking. Having the most fun I had with anyone else in a long time.

The memory put a faint smile upon my face. I took another sip of my coffee only to realize that it's empty.

I frown and walk to the kitchen to refill my mug. While I'm walking toward the kitchen, I think back to my memory of April and I on the swing set. Her smile. Her laugh. The way she blushed when I complimented her.

While pouring my cup of coffee I feel as though something is off. I slowly put down my cup as I try to determine what is going on. It's like I'm getting a strange sense of déjà vu.

I look down at my hands and suddenly it hits me!

My dream. I'm starting to remember it now. It was about me and April. W-we were at the lot ... A-and. Gosh it's hard to remember.

Then the dream hits me with a hard blow. I remember now. But I realize now that the dream wasn't a dream at all. It was a memory. My favorite memory. The one that I proudly have hanging on my wall in the lab. The one that I look and relive everyday.

A huge smile breaks from my face as I dump out the mug of coffee in the sink and walk back to my lab. That smile is still there as I look at the pink framed photo one more time before I turn out the lights. I walk out my lab straight toward my bedroom, smile still intact.

I shut my door and crawl into bed. I slowly close my eyes and let sleep overcome me. All while smiling and reliving my special memory. The one where I have the greatest day of my life with the one I love. Soon, I fall asleep.

And dream.