My parents and I sat in at a local diner called The CrashDown where waitresses all wore horrid mint green dresses with glittery tiaras with two boucey disco balls on their heads that were supposed to resemble antenie.
"Leelo," My mother began keeping her voice low, "are you sure about this?"
I was getting tired of her asking that,"I'm sure, I wouldn't uproot our family on a whim."
"I'm not saying that; but its been over fifty years."
"So what are you saying? That I shouldn't have come here? He's not dead," I nearly yelled and we immediately glanced around at the other tables but no one was paying us any attention but I cut my voice low again," I know he's not I've had the dreams and I know he's alive."
"Leelo," My father leaned across the table, "out of all the ships that we escaped in just one," He raised on finger to emphasize his words,"One went off the grid. We came here to this region,"he let his finger pad the table, after we heard about the strange crash but all we found were gossip and rumors of a crash with dead bodies."
"I know all that, Dad. you've told me all this before we left Albuquerque but what if by some miracle he's here? He's mine, Dad, and I have to find him."
"We're just saying not to get your hopes up too high." Mom said takeing my hand.
I smiled and nodded but I had been waiting my entire existence to meet a guy whom I'd thought was dead but what were the odds he'd want to meet me?
Was he dreaming about me? Was his soul being tortured like mine? Had he decided to follow the clues in his dreams like I had? Was he in Albuquerque, right now looking for me?
These questions haunted my dreams that night and when I did sleep I dreamt of him,but this time it was more like a nightmare than a dream.
I stood in the middle of a desert at night as something like a bright fell out of the sky, like a comet but it hit the ground to hard to be a comet and as I ran towards the point of impact I saw the fire amongst the wreckage. Shards of sharp, twisted metal. I dropped into the crater and began searching through the wreckage for survivors and after I lifted a flat, plain of metal I discovered my dream guy's face.
"No!" I screamed and placed my fingers to his carotid artery and felt for a pulse but I couldn't find one. Tears began to slide down my cheeks as I lied across him and cried. I kissed his lifeless lips; pressed for forehead to his; and finally closed his dark, unblinking, eyes.
My eyes flew open and stared up at the ceiling while I tried to calm my heart as it pounded against my sternum.
Momma came into my room to get me up for the day, "Good morning, Sweetheart."
"Oh, Mommy!" I reached for her.
"What is it?"
"I had a nightmare."
"Tell me."
"I saw it happen."
"Saw what happen?"
"The crash, it was horrible, I searched for survivors and amongst the wreckage lied Him."
"Shh. Shh. Shh." She began to rock me for side-to-side.
"Is it an omen?"
"You're just freaked out because of what your father told you last night."
"Do you really think so?"
"Positive." She smiled and wiped my eyes,"now, let's go find your soul mate."