The Path to Love

Chapter 5: Dream

Two beings and realities appeared in an empty field. I was both of them .

But they were two versions of myself. One, my first self was Claire McLeighton, the rich daughter of two proud parents. She was popular, had many friends and excelled at everything.

The other was Claire McLeighton, the girl who wanted a simple life and a loving family. She was a free artist ,a creator, a composer and had a few loyal friends. She forged her own path , unashamedly pursuing a purpose driven life, in spite of her parents disapproval.

A third being appeared behind my two selves. It was a large black wolf. It howled loudly and ran through my first self ,as if I were air or a ghost .

My second self caressed its fur and it gazed into its eyes with an intensity that words could not sufficiently explain . I became one with my second self .

My first self started to violently shake before screaming at the top of her lungs.

Then the grass I stood on began to move and crack below my feet. The clouds darkened and thunder and rain erupted from above.

The wolf tried to cling to me but a crack in the ground separated us. Below the crack lay an abyss , a deep and incessant void .

On one side stood my two selves . On the other side ,stood the black wolf .

Dark shadows ascended from the abyss and all took their places behind the wolf .

My first self was smiling and my other self was crying. The rainfall turned into a storm.

Suddenly, the wolf transformed into a man ,or at least, the figure of a man. It pointed towards my first self for a few seconds. Then, it pointed towards my second self for another few seconds.

My second self continued to cry as rain poured from the sky. Then, my first self started laughing hysterically and spoke loudly.

"The choice is yours ." She bellowed. I had never heard myself sound so maniacal ,so entrenched in a venomous tone and gaze.

I gasped loudly, waking myself up. My heart was pounding and I was covered in sweat. My dream kept replaying itself in my head like a broken record.

I could not make sense of it and it created a deep unrest within me . I looked at my clock and realized that it was 7:30 am. I had an hour left before classes started .

I quickly had a shower, brushed my teeth and got ready for school. I could hear my parents arguing in the living room as I quickly walked out the door .

I didn't feel like being driven so ,I rode my bike to school. As I got to school, the bell rang and I quickly parked my bike and hurried to English class ,making it just in time .

Ms Quiznal passionately lectured about symbolism in literature. I intently listened and took notes as she spoke .

Then I began to hear chuckling behind me . Initially, I could ignore it . But after a few minutes ,I turned back to tell whosoever was disturbing me to stop.

Unsurprisingly, Delilah and her puppets were the culprits. Upon this realization, I simply scowled at them and told them to be quiet.

They didn't listen and continued to distract me from my work .
Ms Quiznal had to leave the class for a few minutes after receiving a knock from the door.

Then my mind slowly drifted away from the current reality before me. What did the dream mean? I might have to make an important choice but I don't know what my options are. 

After Ms. Quiznal came back ,I struggled to focus for the rest of the class. My thoughts were inundated with images of black wolves and a plethora of questions.

"Don't forget to read Chapters1-2 of Frankenstein. You will have a pop quiz on it soon ."Ms Quiznal reminded the class.

And that concluded English class. As I exited class, the three little pigs all bumped into me on purpose .

I ignored them and began walking in the opposite direction.

The halls began to empty as I walked towards the library.

"Aren't you going to eat ? It's lunchtime ." A voice said .

I looked behind me and there stood Mr. Augustus.