Where fantasy comes to live

Wonderland?

Dreams..

This is  a dream, right? 

I can't tell.. what's even real or illusion?

      I remember I was at home, I peered out the living room window bored, as my family conversed with one another at the dinner table. Today was family day, that meant that everyone would get together for a day and enjoy the blissfulness of each other's company. I grew bored of family day, it was simply a day were we each wore our own mask and pretended to love one another. I simply dreaded this made up holiday, to be frank, it was quite stupid. 

     As I drowned within my own thoughts, I didn't notice a spark that erupted in the front yard, Not until bright colors awakened. A flame began to consume the grass of what we called the front yard, at the moment I wasn't sure of what I supposed to do.. Of course, its a fire! fight or flight instincts pop up.. right? Well, not if the flame is one that you would see in a kids film. Yeah, you know that 2D, quirky little flame? yup! that's the one.  After contemplating for three seconds, I ran to the kitchen and informed everyone of the current situation, but everyone seemed to ignore me. 

      I yelled and yelled out, until I decided to tell my uncle who was refilling he's glass of water, In the moment that he poured himself water from the pitcher, I wished he didn't turn around. My eyes widened in horror, An inhumane, Cheshire cat like grin appeared on his face, I gasped and looked around at the others, they as well portrayed the same grin, all except one. My mother. 

    She looked around in horror, as she saw the same atrocities that I did, I grabbed her arm and ran to the front door, but before I could open the door, she stopped. I turned back to see why, and I gasped once more.  Everyone was following us, In that moment all I could see was my loved ones with an inexpiable grin, and my mother's  back.

   "Mom?.." I called out. 

I slowly reached out to touch her, when she turned around with same expression as the others, I screamed as the all surrounded me..

Then I was in this void like state, were I was screaming with my ear buds on, but when I took them off, no sound came out of my mouth...but I was still screaming...

Until finally my eyes shot open, and I jumped forward in bed, gasping for air as I tried to tame my own mind. 

"It was just a nightmare." I repeated in my head, over and over as I steadied my own breathing,

It was just a nightmare.... right?