Haze.
It was all I could see. Random shapes and colors swirled all around me. I closed my eyes and slowly opened them again. Everything began to fall into place. The shapes and colors turned into people. I was surrounded by people.
What is going on? I thought.
I closed my eyes again, then opened them. I was sitting cross-legged on the smooth floor. I looked all around me. The room was filled with people I knew and loved along with some I barely remembered.
What is going on? I thought again.
This time I got an answer though.
The voice in my head spoke; "They are here to help you Max."
Huh?
"Look around you," it said.
I did.
"Who is with you?"
Iggy, Nudge, Gazzy, Angel, Total, and Dylan were all here. So were my mom and Ella.
Ok, I thought, so all the people closest to me.
"Right Max. They all want to please you."
I felt strange. Like I was the most important person in the world, but only for that moment.
"What do you want the most in this world Maximum?"
I looked around the room again seeing words flash across the walls. Freedom. Safety. Money. A normal life.
Sure, I thought, I would like all of that sometimes. But no, that's not what I want most.
"Then what do you want most?"
I didn't know. I simply couldn't put my finger on it. So I closed my eyes once again and thought. I opened them one last time. I realized there was something in front of me. I looked up. It was a black hooded figure, staring straight at me. I looked into its obsidian eyes. It was at that moment that I realized what I wanted most of all. I didn't say a word, just leaned forward and hugged that figure in front of me. It stayed frozen for a moment, then slowly wrapped its arms around me. I sighed softly.
I whispered, "I can have anything?"
The figure nodded.
In the next heartbeat, it was over and I was opening my eyes, staring at the ceiling of a hotel room. My face was wet. I was crying. The dream had given me what I wanted most. It had given me Fang.