When You Wake

The 2nd Dream.

As Tom was drifting to sleep on the night of his sister's birthday all he could think of was his uncle, things started to click.
He started to understand exactly why his Uncle wasn't there.
He would never be able to fully understand the reasons for the things his uncle had done... But now he knows he can't even remember them all.
But as these worries plagued his mind, and rogue tears dampened his pillow. His mind quickly incased itself in imaginary clouds that would make for a new perspective. A creatively unique and unrealistic perspective.

Tom was walking down his stairs.
Skipping steps as he went.
He reached for a water bottle and drank out of it until it was about half empty.
He left the bottle on the counter next to their fruit bowl.
Tom got in his car and drove up the rode to a place he couldn't think of the name.
He got out of his car on the side of the road.
To his right was the diner.
He walked up to the diner and there was a woman next to the door.

Tom: Fancy seeing you here.

Rachel: Oh please. I'm the one with the card.

Tom: Fair enough.

Tom motioned for Rachel to enter the door before him.

Rachel: How very chivalrous of you.

Tom: I sense large amounts of sarcasm but regardless of that, thank you for acknowledging my chivalry.

Rachel and Tom entered the diner and sat at a couple of bar stools.
Rachel on the right, Tom on the left.

Tom: No menus?

Rachel looked around the room and there were none to be found.

Rachel: I guess not?

???: Hello kids. Take hold of my hand.

The lady behind the counter extended one hand to each of them palm upwards facing.

They both placed one of their hands in one of hers.

The lady retracted her hands and walked away.

Tom: Do you know anything about this symbol?

Tom was speaking to Rachel.

Rachel: Is it Celtic?

Bon appétit.

Their food appeared in front of them.

Tom: Toast?

Rachel: This is an Apple...?

Tom and Rachel both looked at eachother confused.
Simultaneously they spoke: Come and find me.

Tom: When you wake.

Tom jolted awake in his bed.
It was early morning, the sun still emerging for the day.

He only remembered one thing from the dream.

Celtic

Tom: "Celtic"

Tom thought about this a minute and made sure to write it down.
He wasn't even sure what it related to at that time... But he knew he would remember later.
Tom checked his phone and noticed he had a text from Sam with the timestamp 2:01 AM

Tom: What was he texting me so late about.

Tom checked the text and read exactly what it said.
"You remember that girl from the wing place like almost a month back?"

And that was all it said.

Tom: What the heck Sam?

Tom typed a message back "Yeah I remember her, what about her?"

It was still early of course.
He knew that Sam wouldn't reply right away.
In Tom's emails he noticed an invitation to PeoplePark's Annual Content Creator Convention (The PPCCC).
They have people invited to this convention from many different platforms not just PeoplePark. Although PeoplePark is one of the most popular of them all.

The email read as follows:
"Everyone here at PeoplePark strives to create a platform that people of any age can come to for a good laugh, so a big thank you is going out to you and everyone else making this dream of ours come true, we're sending you this email in the hopes that you would be able to join the main panel this year for all three days of the PPCCC."

Tom: The main panel?

Tom felt as if there were way more creators more qualified than himself.
He would rather be doing a side panel.
He did however email back accepting the offer.

He went downstairs and got some food to eat.
As he was eating his breakfast his uncle popped to his mind.

Tom finished his meal and drove out to see his uncle.
When he arrived and visited his uncle, his uncle was asleep.
Tom sat with him for a few hours and then went to go home.
On his way back to his car he felt his phone buzzing in his pocket.
He took his phone out of his pocket and it was Sam calling him.
Tom picked up the phone.

Tom: Yo.

Sam: Okay so the girl from the wing place.

Tom: Yes Sam, what about her?

Sam: I set you up on a date with her!